uname -r output values?

[Devin Teske]

On Dec 21, 2012, at 9:51 AM, Fbsd8 wrote:

> Fleuriot Damien wrote:
> 
>> On Dec 21, 2012, at 2:36 PM, Fbsd8 <fbsd8 at a1poweruser.com> wrote:
>>> When issuing the uname -r command what are the different values possible to expect?
>>> 
>>> So far I have this list.
>>> 
>>> Where X.X = major release . Sub release numbers
>>> Where y = number 1 through 9
>>> 
>>> X.X-BETAy
>>> X.X-RCy
>>> X.X-RELEASE
>>> X.X-RELEASE-py
>>> X.X-PRERELEASE
>>> X.X-CURRENT
>> mybsd dam  ~
>> $ uname -r
>> 8.2-STABLE
> 
> How did you create this 8.2-STABLE system?
> 
> I don't see any .iso file for this.
> 

Slurp down the -STABLE code for a kernel, compile said kernel, then boot said kernel.

"uname -r" will now produce "-STABLE"

That's the easiest way to get a uname like that, but other ways include doing a "buildworld/installworld" off the same slurped code to get a full userland (not just kernel) that is -STABLE.
-- 
Devin

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