On Mon, Feb 10, 2014, at 04:18 PM, Laurence Rochfort wrote: > Hello, > > I'm updating to 5.4-stable and would like some clarification. > > 1) "You must make sure your kernel, "userland" (the supporting utilities > and files) andports tree are all in sync, or unpleasant things will > happen." > > Does this mean I may no longer install binary packages from the FTP > servers, only compile ports, after updating to -stable?
You can use the binary packages from the mirror sites after updating to -stable. The purpose of -stable is to remain as compatible with -release as possible while fixing important security bugs and stability issues. > 2) "There are a couple additional steps that some users may wish to > perform, depending on the purpose of the build and if X is installed:" > > Should one always build Xenocara if X is installed, or only if the errata > page lists a patch for Xenocara? Having -release X packages with -stable userland is something you can often get away with but isn't recommended. I would always rebuild both if keeping up with -stable. -- Shawn K. Quinn skqu...@rushpost.com
