On Wed, 2007-05-30 at 09:51 -0800, Jimmy Mitchener wrote: > Is there a reason snapshots do not currently come with a > src/sys.tar.gz as releases do? I would think this to be quite useful > for people wishing/requiring building their own kernels, and using > snapshots, as it would help to minimize damage from kernel/userland > (and packages) coming out of sync. > > I'm sure there's a good reason for them not being included, but I'm > just curious as to what it is, I was unable to find anything in the > archives. >
This has been answered in the past; it comes down to too much work for too little gain. You want to live safely, run -stable. > Jimmy.