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<!-- $Id: current.sgml,v 1.5 1995-09-27 00:46:16 jmz Exp $ -->
<!-- $Id: current.sgml,v 1.6 1995-10-16 09:01:52 jkh Exp $ -->
<!-- The FreeBSD Documentation Project -->
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THE FREEBSD CURRENT POLICY
Last updated: $Date: 1995-09-27 00:46:16 $
Last updated: $Date: 1995-10-16 09:01:52 $
This document attempts to explain the rationale behind FreeBSD-current,
what you should expect should you decide to run it, and states some
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changed from then on. Many people run sup from cron
and keep their sources up-to-date automatically.
The problem is that sup does not use the bandwidth efficient,
unless the round-trip is very fast. If the cost of connection
or the duration of the session is a concern, use CTM.
<item> Use ftp. The source tree for FreeBSD-current is always
"exported" on:
<verb>
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tar file.
</enum>
<item> Essentially, if you need rapid on-demand access to the source and
communications bandwidth is not a consideration, use sup or ftp.
Otherwise, use CTM.
<item> If you're grabbing the sources to run, and not just look at,
then grab <em>all</em> of current, not just selected portions. The
reason for this is that various parts of the source depend on
updates elsewhere and trying to compile just a subset is almost
guaranteed to get you into trouble.
then grab <em>all</em> of current, not just selected portions. The
reason for this is that various parts of the source depend on
updates elsewhere and trying to compile just a subset is almost
guaranteed to get you into trouble.
<item> Before compiling current, read the Makefile in /usr/src
carefully. You'll see one-time targets like `bootstrapld'