On Tue, Feb 27, 2007 at 09:23:40PM +1300, scorch@muse.net.nz wrote:
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> >On 2/26/07, Default User <xyzzyx@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> >>When will we ever see binary updates for OpenBSD?  Taking a system
> >>off-line for over 20 hours to do a source code rebuild is just too long,
> >>and just tracking RELEASE means running an insecure system.
> >>
> >>Binary updating - try it, you'll like it!
> 
> you *can* do this - use snapshots. i just did one today -
> 
> check openbsd.org/ for any upgrade information
> 
> - download bsd.rd, reboot on that & follow (u)pgrade instructions
> - it uses ftp to retrieve the rest of the sets you need
> - use pkg_add -uiv to upgrade any packages for the final finishing touches
> 
> looks like a binary upgrade to me. or are you expecting something else?

There are no binary updates for the base system to the -stable branch.
The solution, of course, is to create those yourself - see release(8),
the FAQ, or ...

And hint: system don't need to be taken offline in most cases, and you
*can* build on a non-production machine.

		Joachim