On Wed, 28 Apr 2010 08:37 -0500, "Ahlsen-Girard, Edward F CTR USAF AFSOC AFSOC/A6OK" <edward.ahlsen-girard....@hurlburt.af.mil> wrote: > On 2010-04-27 23:01:30 Alastair Johnson wrote: > > > if i install a system from install47.iso taken from the snapshots > folder on > > a mirror i end up with a -current system eg: > > > > OpenBSD 4.7-current (GENERIC) #636: > > > > the docs state that you cant go from -current to -stable so my > question is - > > what happens if i do update it? > > surely thats exactly what will happen once 4.7 is released. > > > > ie, if i do this: > > > > cd /usr ; cvs -qd anon...@anoncvs.server-somewhere:/cvs get > -rOPENBSD_4_7 -P > > src > > > > and then follow the instructions for rebuilding the kernel and > binaries. > > > > http://www.openbsd.org/stable.html > > > > > > will i just end up with a mess or a sligtly more uptodate -current > > > > what happens to my 4.7-current system after 4.7 is released. can i > still > > update it with bug fixes and security patches etc? surely it will > become a > > -stable system? > > > > many thanks > > > > alastair johnson > > If you want a stable system right away, do a completely fresh install of > 4.6, and follow the instructions for tracking stable. > > If you don't mind waiting a few days, do a completely fresh install of > the 4.7 release (which, as Theo pointed out, is NOT -current) and track > stable from there. > > If for whatever reason you cannot tolerate a fresh install, you *might* > be able to safely wait ("wait" means, run the system exactly as it is > today, don't try to update anything at all) until the 4.8 release comes > out (around November) and upgrade to that. But I'm in no position to > say that that is safe.
Nor am I, but I do that often with base installs and have not had any major issues. There would be security concerns (especially with ports if you're using a full blown desktop). You can follow -current if you have the time and ability to keep-up or just occasionally install snapshots and update them periodically. Brad > The short answer is start again and install a release this time. > > -- > Ed Ahlsen-Girard, Contractor (EITC) > AFSOC/A6OK > email: edward.ahlsen-girard....@hurlburt.af.mil > 850-884-2414 > DSN: 579-2414
