[FreeBSD-Announce] FreeBSD Errata Notice FreeBSD-EN-16:09.freebsd-update

[George L. Yermulnik]

Hello!

On Mon, 25 Jul 2016 at 15:22:31 (+0000), FreeBSD Errata Notices wrote:

[...]
> 3) To update your system via a source code patch:

> The following patches have been verified to apply to the applicable
> FreeBSD release branches.

> a) Download the relevant patch from the location below, and verify the
> detached PGP signature using your PGP utility.

> # fetch https://security.FreeBSD.org/patches/EN-16:09/freebsd-update.patch
> # fetch https://security.FreeBSD.org/patches/EN-16:09/freebsd-update.patch.asc
> # gpg --verify freebsd-update.patch.asc

> b) Apply the patch.  Execute the following commands as root:

> # cd /usr/src
> # patch < /path/to/patch

> c) Recompile the operating system using buildworld and installworld as
> described in <URL:https://www.FreeBSD.org/handbook/makeworld.html>.
[...]

Do we really need to recompile the world after applying this patch? %-\
It's only one-letter diff in sh-file...

-- 
George L. Yermulnik
[YZ-RIPE]