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how often should you recompile your kernel?

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okay... to take a break from all the heartwrenching topics...

How often should you recompile your kernel? I'm talking about FreeBSD here.

Here's the deal....

FreeBSD.org said that the new release 4-stable (FreeBSD 4.4?) was released on the 15th.

Now... tell me if i'm right here...

Since the new release.... I should have updated my ports and sources via cvsup...

Once I did that... I should have done a make world... and then recomplie my kernel?

My question is this... when I do a cvsup does it update my sources to the current (FreeBSD 4.4?) sources? ... when I recomplike the kernel... will it incorporate those new sources into the new kernel?

tell me if I'm wrong here... if I'm wrong please tell me how I can get a hold of the new sources so that I can recompile my kernel and make it the latest (4.4)...

other than that... how often should one recomplie their kernel?
 
i'm not positive about most of the stuff in the beginning, but the universal answer is that you should only upgrade your kernel when there is a recently added feature that you NEED or a security patch that you have to apply. otherwise it's not really worth upgrading. (unless you have an urge to be a rebel on the bleeding edge)

i'm still not comfortable with cvs yet so i don't know the ins and outs yet...
 
yes... the way i recall it being necessary is when new drivers or better drivers are supported in the new kernel... otherwise, if it ain't broke, don't fix it.

-S
 
When 4.4-release it out (like you said it may be I havent checked yet) you can cvs the NEW SOURCES (you may need a different cvs flag for it) and use them. But if I remember correctly you should compile a new kernel then source.
 


<< When 4.4-release it out (like you said it may be I havent checked yet) you can cvs the NEW SOURCES (you may need a different cvs flag for it) and use them. But if I remember correctly you should compile a new kernel then source. >>



The thing is... they say 4.4 was released on the 15th... and I recomplied... after the reboot... it still says 4.3... and yes i've modified the cvsup-file so that it will pull the latest STABLE release...
 


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<< When 4.4-release it out (like you said it may be I havent checked yet) you can cvs the NEW SOURCES (you may need a different cvs flag for it) and use them. But if I remember correctly you should compile a new kernel then source. >>



The thing is... they say 4.4 was released on the 15th... and I recomplied... after the reboot... it still says 4.3... and yes i've modified the cvsup-file so that it will pull the latest STABLE release... >>



Did you specifically try and download 4.4 release? Release != stable I dont think. So it might have grabbed the latest stable, being 4.3-stable, instead of 4.4-release. But I could be wrong...
 
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