Problems with freebsd-update, did I make a mistake?

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parcival

Hi all,

I have here FreeBSD 8.2-RELEASE-p3. For FreeBSD Security Advisories patches I made freebsd-update fetch install. Afterwards I generated world and kernel with make buildworld buildkernel installkernel (with reboot) and an uname-mrs resulted in the following "FreeBSD 8.2-RELEASE-p5 i386".

Interestingly enough, I received the message from cron last night (freebsd-update fetch).

Code: 
Looking up update.FreeBSD.org mirrors... 4 mirrors found.
Fetching metadata signature for 8.2-RELEASE from update5.FreeBSD.org... done.
Fetching metadata index... done.
Inspecting system... done.
Preparing to download files... done.

The following files are affected by updates, but no changes have
been downloaded because the files have been modified locally:
/var/db/mergemaster.mtree

The following files will be updated as part of updating to 8.2-RELEASE-p5:
/boot/kernel/kernel

After freebsd-updateinstall, I had my old p3 Kernel again and this information.

Code: 
The following files are affected by updates, but no changes have
been downloaded because the files have been modified locally:
/var/db/mergemaster.mtree

Why?

Thanks for any assistance.
parcival
 
None of the security updates between p3 and p5 updated the kernel. Hence it'll still show as p3.
 
Hi SirDice,

OK, but why I get after buildworld and kernel a "FreeBSD 8.2-RELEASE-p5 i386" and after freebsd-update install a FreeBSD 8.2-RELEASE-p3 i386?

And why is there this message, is there a solution in addition?
Code: 
The following files are affected by updates, but no changes have
been downloaded because the files have been modified locally:
/var/db/mergemaster.mtree
 
parcival said:
Hi SirDice,
OK, but why i get after buildworld and kernel a "FreeBSD 8.2-RELEASE-p5 i386"
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The kernel was rebuilt with an updated newver.sh.

and after freebsd-update install a FreeBSD 8.2-RELEASE-p3 i386?
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The update replaced the kernel because it's hash didn't coincide with the one distributed by freebsd-update(8)

And why is there this message, is there a solution in addition?
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Because you've been mixing a source update with a binary update. Stick to one or the other.
 
SirDice,
Thanks for your exact explanations. But i am now somewhat confused with the different patch Versions *p3 and *p5.
What now is the correct way, in order to get the Kernel with most current FreeBSD Security Advisories patches?

freebsd-update fetch install or make buildworld buildkernel installkernel

Are most current "FreeBSD Security Advisories patches" contained in both versions (p3,p5)? And are the two versions identical? And can therefore with freebsd-update fetch install "FreeBSD 8.2-RELEASE-p3 i386" use?

And please explain somewhat more exactly which I must do, so that this message is not any longer generated.
Code: 
The following files are affected by updates, but no changes have
been downloaded because the files have been modified locally:
/var/db/mergemaster.mtree

Thanks again for your time :)
 
Both are proper procedures. The 'problem' with freebsd-update(8) is that if the kernel isn't replaced the version number doesn't change. The version numbers p3, p4, etc. are stored in the kernel.
 
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