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OpenBSD 5.6-beta testing begins
The development of OpenBSD 5.6 is now relatively complete, as the Beta testing phase has begun. Most of the features expected we can expect with 5.6 have been implemented. This is our opportunity to improve the quality of the next release!
For -current users:
For more on OpenBSD's development cycle, see FAQ 5.1 For a deep dive into the process, see Theo de Raadt's 2009 AsiaBSDCon presentation: The OpenBSD Release Process: A Suucess Story Last edited by jggimi; 16th July 2014 at 03:13 PM. Reason: again. typos. |
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This is good to know. I usually run stable, but will now take current out for a drive and kick the tires.
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It's not out, yet. BIND's named(8) is still in the build, still in /etc/rc.conf, and still in /etc/rc.d.
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And so I find that I must manually compile all "package" software from ports... Hopefully the packages will be ready soon to make it easier to test. |
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This is always a moving target. Snapshots are built by different teams, on different systems, and at a different cadence than "snapshot packages". Those packages are made available as a convenience, and there is no implied sync with snapshots.
In reply to a similar query, Theo posted this comment regarding the CVS log entry I linked in the top post here: Quote:
As the time of -release tagging approaches, the ports tree will be frozen and development will cease except for any remaining break/fix patches. This first part of the Beta period is intended find and fix as much as possible before the development freeze begins. |
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So far so good. No problems with broken packages.
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