On 30 Apr 2013 05:24, "Glen Barber" <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Mon, Apr 29, 2013 at 10:16:43PM -0600, Brett Glass wrote: > > At 09:46 PM 4/29/2013, Glen Barber wrote: > > > > >This has _always_ been the case with freebsd-update(8). > > > > Should it be? > > Yes. freebsd-update(8) does not, and cannot, know of custom kernel > configurations. > > > It seems to me that the current behavior > > > > a) Violates POLA; and > > > > Wrong. Users that build a custom kernel are responsible for maintaining > the custom kernel for upgrades. > > > b) Puts any system with a custom kernel at serious risk if > > surgery and/or a kernel rebuild is not done prior to the > > next reboot. If there's a power failure, the system may > > well not come up. > > Wrong. Previous statement applies. I agreed with Glen, but when checking the docs it turns out that they say that freebsd-update will detect a kernel in /boot/GENERIC: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/updating-upgrading-freebsdupdate.html Are the docs wrong, or is this only in new freebsd-update? Chris _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-security To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[email protected]"