9.1-RELEASE packages

Forgive my ignorance please, but is it just a timing issue with the lack of the 'ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/amd64/packages-9.1-release/Latest/' branch?

Does this typically get created sometime after a new RELEASE and its just not yet present hence all current 'pkg_add -r <package>' currently fails?

Don't take this as a complaint - I'm just curious how this typically works in the FreeBSD-world.

TIA
 
You need to read the Release Notes:

Due to the security incident reported here:

http://www.FreeBSD.org/news/2012-compromise.html

only the small third-party package set on the DVD image is available at this time for users who require pre-built packages (just GNOME and KDE windowing systems). The FreeBSD Project's package building infrastructure is undergoing a complete review and redesign. At this time we can not commit to a date the full release package set will become available. A separate announcement will be made when that becomes available. If you wish to install 9.1-RELEASE now you can build your own packages using portsnap(8) to obtain an up to date ports tree and then build the packages. If you require pre-built packages you should wait for the announcement of the full release package set becoming available.
 
Missed that part - thanks.

So with a typical release then would the binary package set be more or less immediately available after the RELEASE?
 
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