I've considered it, but isn't -STABLE a bit less stable than -RELEASE, since
the source in it is newer?
I just don't want to get stuck running my daily desktop OS (FreeBSD) only to
have a kernel panic or have XF86 lockup on me when I'm busy doing a
programming assignment or an essay or
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(11.14.2002 @ 0019 PST): E.S. said, in 4.8K:
I've considered it, but isn't -STABLE a bit less stable than -RELEASE, since
the source in it is newer?
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- -RELEASE is just
E.S. wrote:
I've considered it, but isn't -STABLE a bit less stable than -RELEASE, since
the source in it is newer?
There are two views. Stable has new code but it also has bug fixes
that never make it to one of the _x varieties. I go for the bug fixes.
I just don't want to get stuck
(11.14.2002 @ 0019 PST): E.S. said, in 4.8K:
I've considered it, but isn't -STABLE a bit less stable than -RELEASE,
since the source in it is newer?
- -RELEASE is just a snapshot of -STABLE at a specific point in time. In
general, -STABLE is supposed to remain stable enough to be a
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(11.14.2002 @ 0019 PST): E.S. said, in 4.8K:
I've considered it, but isn't -STABLE a bit less stable than -RELEASE,
since the source in it is newer?
end of Re: make buildkernel says device atapicam is unknown!!?? from
E.S.
-RELEASE is just a snapshot of -STABLE at a specific point
I figured out my make buildworld problem I mentioned earlier (I'd uncommented
NO_OPENSSL=true in my make.conf - big mistake!), and now that world builds
OK, I'm having kernel build problems.
I'm building 4.7-RELEASE (cvsup'ing to RELENG_4_7), and here's all the output
for make buildkernel
E.S. wrote:
I figured out my make buildworld problem I mentioned earlier (I'd uncommented
NO_OPENSSL=true in my make.conf - big mistake!), and now that world builds
OK, I'm having kernel build problems.
I'm building 4.7-RELEASE (cvsup'ing to RELENG_4_7), and here's all the output
for make
Well, 4.7-RELEASE was released before Nov. 1, 2002 (on Oct. 10). As I
understand it, 4.7-RELEASE is can be obtained by cvsup'ing to RELENG_4_7 (and
generally the only patches that are applied to -RELEASE are security
patches)... whereas if I cvsup'd to RELENG_4, *then* I would be getting
