On Fri, 3 Dec 2010 14:42:09 +0100 J B <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > I have: > $ uname -r > 8.1-RELEASE > installed. > > I understand the concept of software dev, and RELEASE (a snapshot in > time), and CURRENT as a dev branch, and STABLE as a dev branch > followed CURRENT. But I have difficulty placing them in a dev and > respository tree. > > For example, in my case, can I describe it as below > 8.1-RELEASE -> 8.2-CURRENT -> 8.2-STABLE -> 8.2-RCn -> 8.2-RELEASE > and the cycle repeats ?
Broadly n-STABLE branch-off from CURRENT and release security branches branch-off from a STABLE branch. Release candidates are usually points on a Stable Branch, and releases are points on the security branch. Occasionally it has been bit more complicated. _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[email protected]"
