https://www.mtier.org/solutions/apps/openup
On Sat, Oct 24, 2015 at 12:39 PM, Todd <norr...@gmail.com> wrote: > I know this is not what you asked, but openup is a great way meet your > stated goal of automated updates. > > https://www.mtier.org/solutions/apps/openupt > > On Sat, Oct 24, 2015 at 12:00 PM, Nils ReuÃe <n.reu...@hxgn.net> wrote: > >> Hi misc, >> >> i'm running 5.8-stable and am looking for a way automatically update my >> machine in case of updates. Patches are fine, but they require manual >> interaction and i would like to avoid that as much as possible. >> >> Both FAQ 5 [1] and the stable-page [2] propose to clean up before trying >> to (re)build the system, i.e. "make clean" or "rm -rf /usr/obj/*". Patches, >> on the other hand, do not propose to cleanup before rebuilding the changed >> parts (as far as i've seen). >> >> So i was wondering if a pre-cleanup is required for a new -stable build, >> especially if i would make sure that a new build is only performed if the >> source files changed? >> >> E.g. patch 5 for 5.8 affects the kernel and recommends to do >> >> cd /usr/src/sys/arch/`machine`/conf >> KK=`sysctl -n kern.osversion | cut -d# -f1` >> config $KK >> cd ../compile/$KK >> make >> make install >> >> So no "make clean" here. Is it safe to assume that -stable-updates will >> never require a cleanup? >> >> >> Regards >> Nils >> >> >> [1] http://www.openbsd.org/faq/faq5.html#BldKernel >> [2] http://www.openbsd.org/stable.html
