Re: how to install a freeze point version of OpenBSD

2015-03-12 Thread Peter N. M. Hansteen
On Thu, Mar 12, 2015 at 07:41:31AM +, Bogdan Andu wrote: > Thank you for detailed explanations. > In conclusion is safer to follow -current, > But if I am using a April 1st snapshot, for example I cannot use > 5.7 -stable channel to update the tree so I must update the April 1st > snapshot t

Re: how to install a freeze point version of OpenBSD

2015-03-11 Thread Ingo Schwarze
Hi, Peter N. M. Hansteen wrote on Wed, Mar 11, 2015 at 10:25:33AM +0100: > And the chance of finding a snapshot that matches the release > *exactly* is minimal to non-existent to start with. Even if you manage to find it in snapshots, trying to run -release before it is released has two consider

Re: how to install a freeze point version of OpenBSD

2015-03-11 Thread Peter N. M. Hansteen
On Wed, Mar 11, 2015 at 08:51:01AM +, Bogdan Andu wrote: > If I install the latest snapshot of 5.7 say April 1st, 2015, I do not think > it is possible after May 1st, 2015, to follow patch branch, orelse -stable > 5.7, because?? this snapshot it is more advanced than the one frozen to > beco

Re: how to install a freeze point version of OpenBSD

2015-03-11 Thread Peter N. M. Hansteen
On Wed, Mar 11, 2015 at 07:29:09AM +, Bogdan Andu wrote: > I would like to put in production an OpenBSD server but I have no time to > wait until May 1stso I have to either use 5.6 -stable or to follow -current. > > My question is: > > I would like to install 5.7 -current from freeze point

how to install a freeze point version of OpenBSD

2015-03-11 Thread Bogdan Andu
Hi, First, apologies for this question. I would like to put in production an OpenBSD server but I have no time to wait until May 1stso I have to either use 5.6 -stable or to follow -current. My question is: I would like to install 5.7 -current from freeze point which becomes 5.7 -release,but I