> That handbook section is where I read:
> "The default is to update the source code, the entire base
> system, and the kernel."
First, freebsd-update tool sync the source.
> And in fact much of the /usr/src/ does contain source
> code.
>
> /usr/src/sys/ subdirectories seem populated, and some
On 2010-03-14 05:39, Alexandre L. wrote:
Please read the handbook section related to the FreeBSD update tool
http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/updating-upgrading-freebsdupdate.html
freebsd-update is a binary update tool, so you haven't got anything to rebuild,
except you
Please read the handbook section related to the FreeBSD update tool
http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/updating-upgrading-freebsdupdate.html
freebsd-update is a binary update tool, so you haven't got anything to rebuild,
except your custom kernel (if you are using one).
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On Mar 13, 2010, at 8:10 PM, johnea wrote:
> guess I was lead to believe that it updated the source from this entry in
> the handbook:
>
> "The default is to update the source code, the entire base system, and the
> kernel."
>
> http://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/updating-upgrading-freebsdupd
On 2010-03-13 19:58, Chuck Swiger wrote:
freebsd-update provides a binary update mechanism.
It doesn't do anything to update the source files; if you choose to rebuild
from source, use cvsup/csup/svn; you will normally get a -STABLE system from
the build cycle, and not a -RELEASE system, but
On Mar 13, 2010, at 7:37 PM, johnea wrote:
> I have been using freebsd-update to update several 7.1 systems.
> [ ... ]
> How can I build the source updated by freebsd-update?
freebsd-update provides a binary update mechanism.
It doesn't do anything to update the source files; if you choose to reb
