For those on 8-STABLE, when do you upgrade to 9-STABLE?

t0ken

t0ken

I'm a bit confused about what exactly I should be doing if I want to stay with the -STABLE branch. Do I just pick some point in time and adjust my supfile to RELENG_9? Are RELENG_8 and RELENG_9 essentially the same thing right now until 9-RELEASE comes out? Excuse my ignorance. I have indeed looked for such answers in the documentation however perhaps I've missed something.

Thanks in advance for any input.
 
It's a tree, there's more than one -STABLE branch. The 8-STABLE branch will continue on, or you can jump to the 9-STABLE branch at any time.
 
t0ken said:
Do I just pick some point in time and adjust my supfile to RELENG_9? Are RELENG_8 & RELENG_9 essentially the same thing right now until 9-RELEASE comes out?
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No, RELENG_9 and RELENG_9_0 are practically the same until FreeBSD 9.0-RELEASE is released.

RELENG_8 is the the stable branch for FreeBSD 8. RELENG_9 is the stable branch for FreeBSD 9.

Have a look at the handbook as well.
 
Ahhh thanks guys. For whatever reason, I was under the impression that once another branch is released, the previous branch's development would cease -- which is very obviously not true. Excuse my boneheaded question, lol. Thanks again.
 
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