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1.1 henning 24: <h2><font color="#0000e0">The OpenBSD 3.7 Release:</font></h2>
25: <p>
1.13 henning 26: Released May 19, 2005<br>
1.1 henning 27: Copyright 1997-2005, Theo de Raadt.<br>
28: <font color="#e00000">ISBN 0-9731791-5-5</font>
29: <p>
30:
31: <a href="#new">What's New</a><br>
32: <a href="#install">How to install</a><br>
33: <a href="#upgrade">How to upgrade</a><br>
34: <a href="#ports">How to use the ports tree</a><br>
35: <a href="orders.html">Ordering a CD set</a><br>
36:
37: <p>
38: <h3><font color="#0000e0">
39: To get the files for this release:
40: <ul>
41: <li>Order a CDROM from our <a href="orders.html">ordering system</a>.
42: <li>See the information on <a href="ftp.html">The FTP page</a> for
43: a list of mirror machines.
44: <li>Go to the <font color="#e00000">pub/OpenBSD/3.7/</font> directory on
45: one of the mirror sites.
46: <li>Briefly read the rest of this document.
47: <li>Have a look at <a href="errata.html">The 3.7 Errata page</a> for a list
48: of bugs and workarounds.
49: <li>See a <a href="plus37.html">detailed log of changes</a> between the
50: 3.6 and 3.7 releases.
51: </ul>
52: </font></h3>
53: <br clear=all>
54:
55: <strong>Note:</strong> All applicable copyrights and credits can be found
56: in the applicable file sources found in the files src.tar.gz, sys.tar.gz,
57: XF4.tar.gz, or in the files fetched via ports.tar.gz. The distribution
58: files used to build packages from the ports.tar.gz file are not included on
59: the CDROM because of lack of space.
60: <p>
61:
62: <a name="new"></a>
63: <hr>
64: <p>
65: <h3><font color="#0000e0">What's New</font></h3>
66: <p>
67: This is a partial list of new features and systems included in OpenBSD 3.7.
68: For a comprehensive list, see the <a href="plus37.html">changelog</a> leading
69: to 3.7.
70: <p>
71:
72: <ul>
73:
74: <li>New platforms:
75: <ul>
76: <li><a href="zaurus.html">OpenBSD/zaurus</a><br>
1.24 deraadt 77: Expanding the arm porting effort by supporting the Sharp Zaurus SL-C3000,
78: bringing a secure ssh-capable machine to your pocket.
1.1 henning 79: <li><a href="sgi.html">OpenBSD/sgi</a><br>
80: </ul>
81: <p>
82:
83: <li>Improved hardware support, including:
84: <ul>
1.9 pvalchev 85: <li>New <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ath&sektion=4&arch=i386">ath(4)</a>
86: driver for Atheros IEEE 802.11a/b/g wireless network adapters.
87: <li>New <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=iwi&sektion=4&arch=i386">iwi(4)</a>
88: driver for Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG/2225BG/2915ABG IEEE 802.11a/b/g wireless network adapters.
89: <li>New <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ipw&sektion=4&arch=i386">ipw(4)</a>
90: driver for Intel PRO/Wireless 2100 IEEE 802.11b wireless network adapters.
91: <li>New <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=atu&sektion=4&arch=i386">atu(4)</a>
92: driver for Atmel AT76C50x USB IEEE 802.11b wireless network adapters.
93: <li>New <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ral&sektion=4&arch=i386">ral(4)</a>
1.15 deraadt 94: and <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ural&sektion=4&arch=i386">ural(4)</a> [USB]
95: drivers for Ralink Technology RT25x0 IEEE 802.11a/b/g wireless network adapters.
1.9 pvalchev 96: <li>New <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=rtw&sektion=4&arch=i386">rtw(4)</a>
97: driver for Realtek 8180 IEEE 802.11b wireless network adapters.
98: <li>Added support to <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=re&sektion=4&arch=i386">re(4)</a>
99: driver for Realtek 8169 CardBus Ethernet adapters.
1.16 jsg 100: <li>New <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=udav&sektion=4&arch=i386">udav(4)</a>
101: driver for Davicom DM9601 USB Ethernet adapters.
1.9 pvalchev 102: <li>New <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=vge&sektion=4&arch=i386">vge(4)</a>
103: driver for VIA Networking Technologies VT6122 PCI Gigabit Ethernet adapters.
1.1 henning 104: </ul>
105: <p>
106:
1.12 mickey 107: <li>Support for a number of much faster 64bit machines in the <a href="hppa.html">OpenBSD/hppa</a>
108: port.
109: <p>
110:
1.21 claudio 111: <li>Many enhancements in the <a href="mac68k.html">OpenBSD/mac68k</a> port.
112: <ul>
113: <li>Switch to a bsd.rd based install.
114: <li>Create partitions with <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pdisk&sektion=8&arch=mac68k">pdisk(8)</a>
115: <li>Add <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=mc&sektion=4&arch=mac68k">mc(4)</a>
116: support and enhance
117: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=zsc&sektion=4&arch=mac68k">zsc(4)</a>
118: support.
119: </ul>
120: <p>
121:
1.19 claudio 122: <li>New tools:
123: <ul>
124: <li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ospfd">ospfd(8)</a>,
125: implementing the <a href="http://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc2328.txt">OSPFv2</a>
126: routing protocol.
127: </ul>
128: <p>
129:
1.11 henning 130: <li>New functionality:
131: <ul>
1.12 mickey 132: <li>Repaired mirroring mode in <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ccd&sektion=4&arch=i386">ccd(4)</a>
1.11 henning 133: </ul>
134: <p>
135:
1.10 henning 136: <li>New functionality for <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ntpd&sektion=8&">ntpd(8)</a>,
137: the Network Time Protocol Daemon:
138: <ul>
139: <li>ntpd can now set the time hard on startup itself, eleminating the need to
140: run rdate -n beforehands
141: <li>use median instead of average when collapsing all the peers' offsets
142: into one, greatly improving resistance against falsetickers
143: <li>calculate rootdelay, stratum and precision properly; include these in
144: replies sent out in server mode
145: <li>many logging improvements, ntpd is now almost completely silent in normal
146: operation (unless in debug mode, of course)
147: </ul>
148: <p>
149:
1.7 henning 150: <li>New functionality for <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=bgpd&sektion=8&">bgpd(8)</a>,
151: the Border Gateway Protocol Daemon:
152: <ul>
153: <li>Allow sessions to depend on a CARP interface's master/backup state,
154: reducing failover times in redundant setups
155: <li>Lower latency for requests from other peers or bgpctl while under heavy
156: load, e. g. initial table transfer when a session comes up
157: <li>Allow for the peer descriptions to be used in bgpctl commands where
158: previously only their IPs where allowed
159: <li>Allow bgpd to not prepend its own AS number and to not modify the nexthop
160: on updates sent out
161: <li>Show associated interfaces and their state on "show nexthop",
162: to help pointing out why nexthops are invalid
163: <li>Allow for relative metrics modification, i. e.
164: "set localpref +20"
165: </ul>
166: <p>
167:
1.20 hshoexer 168: <li>New functionality and improvements for <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=isakmpd&sektion=8&">isakmpd(8)</a>,
169: the Internet Security Association and Key Management Daemon:
170: <ul>
1.22 hshoexer 171: <li> Allow the Address, Network, or Netmask values of the "IPsec-ID"
172: to be specified with an interface name or the keyword "default"
173: (in which case the address is selected based on the default route)
1.25 hshoexer 174: <li> Improved NAT-T and DPD stability and interoperability
1.20 hshoexer 175: </ul>
176: <p>
177:
1.8 pvalchev 178: <li>Over 3000 ports, 2800 pre-built packages.
1.1 henning 179: <p>
180:
1.3 henning 181: <li>Many improvements for security and reliability.
1.1 henning 182: <p>
183:
184: <li>As usual, many improvements in manual pages and other documentation.
185: <p>
186:
187: <li>OpenSSH 4.1:
188: <ul>
189: </ul>
190: <p>
191:
192: <li>The system includes the following major components from outside suppliers:
193: <ul>
1.6 matthieu 194: <li>X.Org 6.8.2 (+ patches, and i386 contains XFree86 3.3.6 servers
195: (+ patches) for legacy chipsets not supported by X.Org)
1.1 henning 196: <li>Gcc 2.95.3
197: (+ <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=gcc-local&sektion=1">patches</a>)
1.2 henning 198: and 3.3.5
1.1 henning 199: (+ <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=gcc-local&sektion=1">patches</a>)
1.2 henning 200: <li>Perl 5.8.6 (+ patches)
1.1 henning 201: <li>Apache 1.3.29, mod_ssl 2.8.16, DSO support (+ patches)
202: <li>OpenSSL 0.9.7d (+ patches)
203: <li>Groff 1.15
1.2 henning 204: <li>Sendmail 8.13.3, with libmilter
205: <li>Bind 9.3.0 (+ patches)
1.1 henning 206: <li>Lynx 2.8.5rel.2 with HTTPS and IPv6 support (+ patches)
1.2 henning 207: <li>Sudo 1.6.8p6
1.1 henning 208: <li>Ncurses 5.2
209: <li>Latest KAME IPv6
210: <li>Heimdal 0.6rc1 (+ patches)
211: <li>Arla 0.35.7
1.2 henning 212: <li>Binutils 2.15
213: <li>Gdb 6.3
1.1 henning 214: </ul>
215: <p>
216:
217: </ul>
218:
219: <a name="install"></a>
220: <hr>
221: <p>
222: <h3><font color="#0000e0">How to install</font></h3>
223: <p>
224: Following this are the instructions which you would have on a piece of
225: paper if you had purchased a CDROM set instead of doing an alternate
226: form of install. The instructions for doing an ftp (or other style
227: of) install are very similar; the CDROM instructions are left intact
228: so that you can see how much easier it would have been if you had
229: purchased a CDROM instead.
230: <p>
231:
232: <hr>
233: Please refer to the following files on the three CDROMs or ftp mirror for
234: extensive details on how to install OpenBSD 3.7 on your machine:
235: <p>
236: <ul>
237: <li>CD1:3.7/i386/INSTALL.i386
238: <li>CD1:3.7/vax/INSTALL.vax
239: <p>
240: <li>CD2:3.7/amd64/INSTALL.amd64
241: <li>CD2:3.7/macppc/INSTALL.macppc
242: <p>
243: <li>CD3:3.7/sparc/INSTALL.sparc
244: <li>CD3:3.7/sparc64/INSTALL.sparc64
245: <p>
246: <li>FTP:.../OpenBSD/3.7/alpha/INSTALL.alpha
247: <li>FTP:.../OpenBSD/3.7/cats/INSTALL.cats
248: <li>FTP:.../OpenBSD/3.7/hp300/INSTALL.hp300
249: <li>FTP:.../OpenBSD/3.7/hppa/INSTALL.hppa
250: <li>FTP:.../OpenBSD/3.7/luna88k/INSTALL.luna88k
251: <li>FTP:.../OpenBSD/3.7/mac68k/INSTALL.mac68k
252: <li>FTP:.../OpenBSD/3.7/mvme68k/INSTALL.mvme68k
253: <li>FTP:.../OpenBSD/3.7/mvme88k/INSTALL.mvme88k
254: <li>FTP:.../OpenBSD/3.7/sgi/INSTALL.sgi
255: <li>FTP:.../OpenBSD/3.7/zaurus/INSTALL.zaurus
256: </ul>
257: <hr>
258:
259: <p>
260: Quick installer information for people familiar with OpenBSD, and the
261: use of the "disklabel -E" command. If you are at all confused when
262: installing OpenBSD, read the relevant INSTALL.* file as listed above!
263: <p>
264:
265: <h3><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/i386:</font></h3>
266: <ul>
267: Play with your BIOS options to enable booting from a CD. The OpenBSD/i386
268: release is on CD1. If your BIOS does not support booting from CD, you will need
269: to create a boot floppy to install from. To create a boot floppy write
270: <i>CD1:3.7/i386/floppy37.fs</i> to a floppy and boot via the floppy drive.
271:
272: <p>
273: Use <i>CD1:3.7/i386/floppyB37.fs</i> instead for greater scsi controller
274: support, or <i>CD1:3.7/i386/floppyC37.fs</i> for better laptop support.
275:
276: <p>
277: If you can't boot from a CD or a floppy disk,
278: you can install across the network using PXE as described in
279: the included INSTALL.i386 document.
280:
281: <p>
282: If you are planning on dual booting OpenBSD with another OS, you will need to
283: read INSTALL.i386.
284:
285: <p>
286: To make a boot floppy under MS-DOS, use the "rawrite" utility located
287: at <i>CD1:3.7/tools/rawrite.exe</i>. To make the boot floppy under a Unix OS,
288: use the <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=
289: dd&sektion=1">dd(1)</a> utility. The following is an example usage of
290: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=dd&sektion=1">dd(1)
291: </a>, where the device could be "floppy", "rfd0c", or
292: "rfd0a".
293:
294: <ul><pre>
295: # <strong>dd if=<file> of=/dev/<device> bs=32k</strong>
296: </pre></ul>
297:
298: <p>
299: Make sure you use properly formatted perfect floppies with NO BAD BLOCKS or
300: your install will most likely fail. For more information on creating a boot
301: floppy and installing OpenBSD/i386 please refer to
302: <a href="faq/faq4.html#MkFlop">FAQ4.1</a>.
303: </ul>
304:
305: <p>
306: <h3><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/vax:</font></h3>
307: <ul>
308: Boot over the network via mopbooting as described in INSTALL.vax.
309: </ul>
310:
311: <p>
312: <h3><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/amd64:</font></h3>
313: <ul>
314: The 3.7 release of OpenBSD/amd64 is located on CD2.
315: Boot from the CD to begin the install - you may need to adjust
316: your BIOS options first.
317: If you can't boot from the CD, you can create a boot floppy to install from.
318: To do this, write <i>CD2:3.7/amd64/floppy37.fs</i> to a floppy, then
319: boot from the floppy drive.
320:
321: <p>
322: If you can't boot from a CD or a floppy disk,
323: you can install across the network using PXE as described in the included
324: INSTALL.amd64 document.
325:
326: <p>
327: If you are planning to dual boot OpenBSD with another OS, you will need to
328: read INSTALL.amd64.
329: </ul>
330:
331: <p>
332: <h3><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/macppc:</font></h3>
333: <ul>
334: Put the CD2 in your CDROM drive and poweron your machine while holding down the
335: <i>C</i> key until the display turns on and shows <i>OpenBSD/macppc boot</i>.
336:
337: <p>
338: Alternatively, at the Open Firmware prompt, enter <i>boot cd:,ofwboot
339: /3.7/macppc/bsd.rd</i>
340: </ul>
341:
342: <p>
343: <h3><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/sparc:</font></h3>
344: <ul>
345: The 3.7 release of OpenBSD/sparc is located on CD3. To boot off of this CD you
346: can use one of the two commands listed below, depending on the version of your
347: ROM.
348:
349: <ul><pre>
350: ok <strong>boot cdrom 3.7/sparc/bsd.rd</strong>
351: or
352: > <strong>b sd(0,6,0)3.7/sparc/bsd.rd</strong>
353: </pre></ul>
354:
355: <p>
356: If your SPARC system does not have a CD drive, you can alternatively boot from floppy.
357: To do so you need to write <i>CD3:3.7/sparc/floppy37.fs</i> to a floppy.
358: For more information see <a href="faq/faq4.html#MkFlop">FAQ4.1</a>. To boot from
359: the floppy use one of the two commands listed below, depending on the version of
360: your ROM.
361:
362: <ul><pre>
363: ok <strong>boot floppy</strong>
364: or
365: > <strong>b fd()</strong>
366: </pre></ul>
367:
368: <p>
369: Make sure you use a properly formatted floppy with NO BAD BLOCKS or your install
370: will most likely fail.
371:
372: <p>
373: If your SPARC system doesn't have a floppy drive nor a CD drive, you can either
374: setup a bootable tape, or install via network, as told in the
375: INSTALL.sparc file.
376: </ul>
377:
378: <p>
379: <h3><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/sparc64:</font></h3>
380: <ul>
381: Put the CD3 in your CDROM drive and type <i>boot cdrom</i>.
382:
383: <p>
384: If this doesn't work, or if you don't have a CDROM drive, you can write
385: <i>CD3:3.7/sparc64/floppy37.fs</i> to a floppy and boot it with <i>boot
386: floppy</i>.<br>
387: Make sure you use a properly formatted floppy with NO BAD BLOCKS or your install
388: will most likely fail.
389:
390: <p>
391: You can also write <i>CD3:3.7/sparc64/miniroot37.fs</i> to the swap partition on
392: the disk and boot with <i>boot disk:b</i>.
393:
394: <p>
395: If nothing works, you can boot over the network as described in INSTALL.sparc64
396: </ul>
397:
398: <p>
399: <h3><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/alpha:</font></h3>
400: <ul>
401: <p>Write <i>FTP:3.7/alpha/floppy37.fs</i> or
402: <i>FTP:3.7/alpha/floppyB37.fs</i> (depending on your machine) to a diskette and
403: enter <i>boot dva0</i>. Refer to INSTALL.alpha for more details.
404:
405: <p>
406: Make sure you use a properly formatted floppy with NO BAD BLOCKS or your install
407: will most likely fail.
408:
409: </ul>
410:
411: <p>
412: <h3><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/cats:</font></h3>
413: <ul>
414: <p>
415: After updating the firmware to at least ABLE 1.95 if necessary, boot
416: <i>FTP:3.7/cats/bsd.rd</i> from an ABLE-supported device (such as a CD-ROM
417: or an existing FFS or EXT2FS partition).
418: </ul>
419:
420: <p>
421: <h3><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/zaurus:</font></h3>
422: <ul>
1.18 deraadt 423: <p>
424: Using the Linux built-in graphical ipkg installer, install the
425: openbsd37_arm.ipk package. Reboot, then run it. Read INSTALL.zaurus
426: for a few important details.
1.1 henning 427: </ul>
428:
429: <p>
430: <h3><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/hp300:</font></h3>
431: <ul>
432: <p>
433: Boot over the network by following the instructions in INSTALL.hp300.
434: </ul>
435:
436: <p>
437: <h3><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/hppa:</font></h3>
438: <ul>
439: <p>
440: Boot over the network by following the instructions in INSTALL.hppa or the
441: <a href="hppa.html#netboot">hppa platform page</a>.
442: </ul>
443:
444: <p>
445: <h3><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/luna88k:</font></h3>
446: <ul>
447: <p>
448: Copy bsd.rd to a Mach or UniOS partition, and boot it from the PROM.
449: Alternatively, you can create a bootable tape and boot from it. Refer to
450: the instructions in INSTALL.luna88k for more details.
451: </ul>
452:
453: <p>
454: <h3><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/mac68k:</font></h3>
455: <ul>
456: <p>
1.26 ! claudio 457: Boot MacOS as normal and extract the Macside "BSD/Mac68k Booter" utility from
! 458: <i>FTP:3.7/mac68k/utils</i> onto your hard disk. Configure the "BSD/Mac68k
! 459: Booter" with the location of your bsd.rd kernel and boot into the installer.
! 460: Refer to the instructions in INSTALL.mac68k for more details.
1.1 henning 461: </ul>
462:
463: <p>
464: <h3><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/mvme68k:</font></h3>
465: <ul>
466: <p>
467: You can create a bootable installation tape or boot over the network.<br>
468: The network boot requires a MVME68K BUG version that supports the <i>NIOT</i>
469: and <i>NBO</i> debugger commands. Follow the instructions in INSTALL.mvme68k
470: for more details.
471: </ul>
472:
473: <p>
474: <h3><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/mvme88k:</font></h3>
475: <ul>
476: <p>
477: You can create a bootable installation tape or boot over the network.<br>
478: The network boot requires a MVME88K BUG version that supports the <i>NIOT</i>
479: and <i>NBO</i> debugger commands. Follow the instructions in INSTALL.mvme88k
480: for more details.
481: </ul>
482:
483: <p>
484: <h3><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/sgi:</font></h3>
1.18 deraadt 485: <p>
486: Setup a DHCP/tftp network server, and boot using "bootp()/bsd.rd".
1.1 henning 487: <ul>
488: </ul>
489:
490: <p>
491: <h3><font color="#e00000">Notes about the source code:</font></h3>
492: <ul>
493: src.tar.gz contains a source archive starting at /usr/src. This file
494: contains everything you need except for the kernel sources, which are
495: in a separate archive. To extract:
496: <p>
497: <ul><pre>
498: # <strong>mkdir -p /usr/src</strong>
499: # <strong>cd /usr/src</strong>
500: # <strong>tar xvfz /tmp/src.tar.gz</strong>
501: </pre></ul>
502: <p>
503: sys.tar.gz contains a source archive starting at /usr/src/sys.
504: This file contains all the kernel sources you need to rebuild kernels.
505: To extract:
506: <p>
507: <ul><pre>
508: # <strong>mkdir -p /usr/src/sys</strong>
509: # <strong>cd /usr/src</strong>
510: # <strong>tar xvfz /tmp/sys.tar.gz</strong>
511: </pre></ul>
512: <p>
513: Both of these trees are a regular CVS checkout. Using these trees it
514: is possible to get a head-start on using the anoncvs servers as
515: described <a href="anoncvs.html">here</a>.
516: Using these files
517: results in a much faster initial CVS update than you could expect from
518: a fresh checkout of the full OpenBSD source tree.
519: <p>
520: </ul>
521:
522: <a name="upgrade"></a>
523: <hr>
524: <p>
525: <h3><font color="#0000e0">How to upgrade</font></h3>
526: <p>
1.4 henning 527: If you already have an OpenBSD 3.6 system, and do not want to reinstall,
1.1 henning 528: upgrade instructions and advice can be found in the
529: <a href="faq/upgrade37.html">Upgrade Guide</a>.
530:
531: <a name="ports"></a>
532: <hr>
533: <p>
534: <h3><font color="#0000e0">Ports Tree</font></h3>
535: <p>
536: A ports tree archive is also provided. To extract:
537: <p>
538: <ul><pre>
539: # <strong>cd /usr</strong>
540: # <strong>tar xvfz /tmp/ports.tar.gz</strong>
541: # <strong>cd ports</strong>
542: </pre></ul>
543: <p>
544: The <i>ports/</i> subdirectory is a checkout of the OpenBSD ports tree. Go
545: read the <a href="ports.html">ports</a> page
546: if you know nothing about ports
547: at this point. This text is not a manual of how to use ports.
548: Rather, it is a set of notes meant to kickstart the user on the
549: OpenBSD ports system.
550: <p>
551: The <i>ports/</i> directory represents a CVS (see the manpage for
552: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=cvs&apropos=0&sektion=1&manpath=OpenBSD+Current&arch=i386&format=html">
553: cvs(1)</a> if
554: you aren't familiar with CVS) checkout of our ports. As with our complete
555: source tree, our ports tree is available via anoncvs. So, in
556: order to keep current with it, you must make the <i>ports/</i> tree
557: available on a read-write medium and update the tree with a command
558: like:
559: <p>
560: <ul><pre>
1.5 henning 561: # <strong>cd [portsdir]/; cvs -d anoncvsserver.openbsd.org:/cvs update -Pd -rOPENBSD_3_7</strong>
1.1 henning 562: </pre></ul>
563: <p>
564: [Of course, you must replace the local directory and server name here
565: with the location of your ports collection and a nearby anoncvs
566: server.]
567: <p>
568: Note that most ports are available as packages through ftp. Updated
569: packages for the 3.7 release will be made available if problems arise.
570: <p>
571: If you're interested in seeing a port added, would like to help out, or just
572: would like to know more, the mailing list ports@openbsd.org is a good
573: place to know.
574: <p>
575:
576: <hr>
577: <a href="index.html"><img height="24" width="24" src="back.gif" border="0"
578: alt="OpenBSD"></a>
579: <a href="mailto:www@openbsd.org">www@openbsd.org</a>
580: <br><small>
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