Subject: Some questions about CVS and keeping up-to-date
To: None <netbsd-users@NetBSD.org>
From: Gary Parker <G.J.Parker@lboro.ac.uk>
List: netbsd-users
Date: 01/21/2005 11:21:10
Hi all, I've currently got a couple of machines running 2.0 installed from
the 2-0-RELEASE CDs.

I did a cvs checkout of netbsd-2-0-RELEASE so I could build a custom kernel
and maybe even do an optimised buildworld at some point but I noticed the
other day that 2.0.1 had appeared in CVS and have a few questions about the
best ways to keep up to date.

1) As I already have netbsd-2-0-RELEASE checked out will it automagically
upgrade me to netbsd-2-0-1-RELEASE if I do 'cvs update' in /usr/src?

2) If that's not the case is there way for me to update other than just
deleting the source tree and checking it out again?

3) Do updates like this (2.0 -> 2.0.1) get announced anywhere? I didn't see
anything on the announce list and it was only while having a look in cvsweb
that I noticed it was released. Where can I find out what changes have
actually been made?

4) If I can simply update the source from 2.0 to 2.0.1 is it possible to do
something like 'make update' that will only recompile the chunks of code
that have changed or do I need to do a buildworld for the whole distribution
and install it?

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