Re: As the OpenBSD 3.7 was released, I've got some doubts about the OpenBSD releases! releases.

["L. V. Lammert" <lvl_(_at_)_omnitec_(_dot_)_net>]

At 02:05 PM 5/20/2005 -0300, Joco Salvatti wrote:
> All right, I've got it. I didn't want to mix different releases, I just wanted
> to know why a OpenBSD 3.6 package didn't run under OpenBSD 3.7. I understand
> that a module cannot be loaded due to structural kernel changes, but a package
> is not so significant!! But I think excellent the way OpenBSD releases are
> distributed. I just wanted to get some clarifications about it.

You might want to spend some time perusing the excellent online documentation.

        http://www.openbsd.org/faq/upgrade37.html

Packages are built against the system version designated - e.g. 3.6 is 
built against 3.6 RELEASE, the same with 3.7. There IS a chance that 
packages will work against a different release, *IF* there are no 
structural, installation, or dependency changes, but in the normal world 
that chance is slim to none.

With so many variables involved, it's FAR simpler to stick with the 
versions as intended.

        HTH,

        Lee