Default User <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Now, the patches applied were through 009, the latest currently listed > in the errata. But when 010 and later patches need to be applied, will I > have to each time again download and unpack the (updated?) source code > in the same way,
The easy way to find the answer to that question is to check the size and dates of the archives on the ftp site compared with what you have already. The answer is fairly obvious. > or have to (YUCK!) mess around with CVS or CVSup? Or can I > (hopefully) just patch against the source code I have downloaded? just whining about how horrible cvs and cvsup are is not going to help you solve the problem. A little FAQ browsing will tell you the rather obvious answer. > Final questions: by "patching the system as indicated, is that the same > as "updating to stable", or is that something different? And when > OpenBSD 4.1 comes around, can I "update" to 4.1, or will I have to do a > mandatory fresh install? At roughly the same time a new release appears, so do instructions for upgrading from a previous one (see the web site). Some manual steps are usually involved, it's up to you to decide if it's easier to do a complete reinstall than upgrading and merging your setup. The definition of -stable is very easy to find on the web site. -- Peter N. M. Hansteen, member of the first RFC 1149 implementation team http://www.blug.linux.no/rfc1149/ http://www.datadok.no/ http://www.nuug.no/ "First, we kill all the spammers" The Usenet Bard, "Twice-forwarded tales" delilah spamd[29949]: 85.152.224.147: disconnected after 42673 seconds.
