Re: uname discrepancy

From: <robert_at_rrbrussell.com>
Date: Sun, 26 May 2024 20:46:33 UTC
On Sun, May 26, 2024, at 08:08, void wrote:
> Sources built via 'doas git -C /usr/src checkout stable/14' creates
> a system with uname output containing
>
> FreeBSD 14.1-STABLE stable/14-n267809-432c0128bd3d
>
> My question is, why 14.1-STABLE but not 14-STABLE ?
>
> Not sure if it's always been like this and I've just not noticed...
> --

Releng/$VER means that release and only its patch sublevel. For example releng/14.0 says FreeBSD 14.0 patch 6 right now and releng/14.1 says FreeBSD 14.1-BETA3 right now.

Stable/$VER is all the generally stable changes to $VER where $VER might include patch releases as well.