Re: build from source vs. rc.d files

2011-07-26 Thread Nick Holland
On 07/24/11 09:49, Alexander Krek wrote: Hello, may be this is something I simply overlooked, but I found out (hard way) that my way of building/updating -current system from source (FAQ 5.3 + Already wrong, in that you don't update your system from source, you update from nearest available

Re: build from source vs. rc.d files

2011-07-26 Thread Theo de Raadt
Building from source never alters anything in /etc, even (especially?) when there are major structural changes, as in /etc/rc.d. Right. A 'make build' does not modify anything which is configuration related. That would be a tremendous hazard. However, are you saying you ran sysmerge, and

Re: build from source vs. rc.d files

2011-07-25 Thread Ing. Alexander
Hello, thank you all for your binary upgrade responses, but I do not think that it is the right method for my conditions. My machines are about 500km away and my remote access is solved by openvpn clients. Physical access to them and booting from external CD (or other installXX.iso image) is

Re: build from source vs. rc.d files

2011-07-25 Thread Owain Ainsworth
On Mon, Jul 25, 2011 at 10:04:49AM +0200, Ing. Alexander KrE!ek wrote: Hello, thank you all for your binary upgrade responses, but I do not think that it is the right method for my conditions. My machines are about 500km away and my remote access is solved by openvpn clients. Physical

Re: build from source vs. rc.d files

2011-07-25 Thread L. V. Lammert
On Mon, 25 Jul 2011, Owain Ainsworth wrote: man 8 sysmerge pkg_add mc is another good solution. Lee

build from source vs. rc.d files

2011-07-24 Thread Alexander Kršek
Hello, may be this is something I simply overlooked, but I found out (hard way) that my way of building/updating -current system from source (FAQ 5.3 + FAQ 5.5 w/o Making a release + sysmerge) left my system without new /etc/rc.d/ startup files (and may be some else). Is this a) bug, b)