Help understanding basic FreeBSD concepts (ports, updates, jails)

[Adam Vande More]

On Sat, Nov 7, 2009 at 10:39 AM, Roger <rnodal at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> I have another concept that I'm confused about, the source distribution.
> Some ports, like "lsof" require the existence of /usr/src.
> What I don't understand is which version to use to keep synchronized
> with the production release.
> When the installed was performed the release was 7.2 but after doing
> "freebsd-update" the release is now
> 7.2-p4. According to the documentation, I can track CURRENT, STABLE plus
> other.
> Which one is the recommended one for a production server. I have not
> build that many
> packages that need the sources present so now would be a good time to
> find out which one
> I should use.
>
> Thank you for your time and patience,
>
>
There are three basic branches, CURRENT STABLE RELEASE

You want release.  You shouldn't run anything else unless you're willing and
able to help with testing, debugging, and development.

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Adam Vande More