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[fernandel]

I like to know how are packages build. I am 14.3-RELEASE user and for now should be all build on 14.3 kernel. How is now when is version 15.0-RELEASE out. Are packages build for 15 and continue build for 14.3?
I am asking because I will not upgrade for 15 yest.
Thank you.

 

[cracauer@]

There are different jails building for the different releases. Completely separate trees.

 

[fernandel]

There are different jails building for the different releases. Completely separate trees.

Thank you.
And settings in /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/FreeBSD.conf will work without changes still?

 

[cracauer@]

Thank you.
And settings in /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/FreeBSD.conf will work without changes still?

The release ABI version is a variable in there, so yes.

 

[SirDice]

I like to know how are packages build.

It's done with ports-mgmt/poudriere.

Are packages build for 15 and continue build for 14.3?

Yes, within Poudriere you can create jails with different versions (and even different architectures). Each of them has a build run with at least a 'latest' ports tree, and for some also a quarterly ports tree. Those builds are spread over a multitude of machines.

So, there are jails for 150-releng-amd64 (naming convention appears to have changed), 143amd64, 143i386, 135amd64, 135i386, etc. Each of those jails are used to build packages for their respective version, which are then copied to the package servers.

https://pkg-status.freebsd.org/

I am asking because I will not upgrade for 15 yest.

That's fine, the 14 major branch will be supported until November 2028. The next release will be 14.4, expected release date is March 2026.

FreeBSD 14.4 Release Process

FreeBSD is an operating system used to power modern servers, desktops, and embedded platforms.

www.freebsd.org