A.7 CVS Tags

When obtaining or updating sources using cvs or CVSup, a revision tag must be specified. A revision tag refers to either a particular line of FreeBSD development, or a specific point in time. The first type are called “branch tags”, and the second type are called “release tags”.

A.7.1 Branch Tags

All of these, with the exception of HEAD (which is always a valid tag), only apply to the src/ tree. The ports/, doc/, and www/ trees are not branched.

HEAD

Symbolic name for the main line, or FreeBSD-CURRENT. Also the default when no revision is specified.

In CVSup, this tag is represented by a . (not punctuation, but a literal . character).

Note: In CVS, this is the default when no revision tag is specified. It is usually not a good idea to checkout or update to CURRENT sources on a STABLE machine, unless that is your intent.

RELENG_8

The line of development for FreeBSD-8.X, also known as FreeBSD 8-STABLE

RELENG_8_0

The release branch for FreeBSD-8.0, used only for security advisories and other critical fixes.

RELENG_7

The line of development for FreeBSD-7.X, also known as FreeBSD 7-STABLE

RELENG_7_3

The release branch for FreeBSD-7.3, used only for security advisories and other critical fixes.

RELENG_7_2

The release branch for FreeBSD-7.2, used only for security advisories and other critical fixes.

RELENG_7_1

The release branch for FreeBSD-7.1, used only for security advisories and other critical fixes.

RELENG_7_0

The release branch for FreeBSD-7.0, used only for security advisories and other critical fixes.

RELENG_6

The line of development for FreeBSD-6.X, also known as FreeBSD 6-STABLE

RELENG_6_4

The release branch for FreeBSD-6.4, used only for security advisories and other critical fixes.

RELENG_6_3

The release branch for FreeBSD-6.3, used only for security advisories and other critical fixes.

RELENG_6_2

The release branch for FreeBSD-6.2, used only for security advisories and other critical fixes.

RELENG_6_1

The release branch for FreeBSD-6.1, used only for security advisories and other critical fixes.

RELENG_6_0

The release branch for FreeBSD-6.0, used only for security advisories and other critical fixes.

RELENG_5

The line of development for FreeBSD-5.X, also known as FreeBSD 5-STABLE.

RELENG_5_5

The release branch for FreeBSD-5.5, used only for security advisories and other critical fixes.

RELENG_5_4

The release branch for FreeBSD-5.4, used only for security advisories and other critical fixes.

RELENG_5_3

The release branch for FreeBSD-5.3, used only for security advisories and other critical fixes.

RELENG_5_2

The release branch for FreeBSD-5.2 and FreeBSD-5.2.1, used only for security advisories and other critical fixes.

RELENG_5_1

The release branch for FreeBSD-5.1, used only for security advisories and other critical fixes.

RELENG_5_0

The release branch for FreeBSD-5.0, used only for security advisories and other critical fixes.

RELENG_4

The line of development for FreeBSD-4.X, also known as FreeBSD 4-STABLE.

RELENG_4_11

The release branch for FreeBSD-4.11, used only for security advisories and other critical fixes.

RELENG_4_10

The release branch for FreeBSD-4.10, used only for security advisories and other critical fixes.

RELENG_4_9

The release branch for FreeBSD-4.9, used only for security advisories and other critical fixes.

RELENG_4_8

The release branch for FreeBSD-4.8, used only for security advisories and other critical fixes.

RELENG_4_7

The release branch for FreeBSD-4.7, used only for security advisories and other critical fixes.

RELENG_4_6

The release branch for FreeBSD-4.6 and FreeBSD-4.6.2, used only for security advisories and other critical fixes.

RELENG_4_5

The release branch for FreeBSD-4.5, used only for security advisories and other critical fixes.

RELENG_4_4

The release branch for FreeBSD-4.4, used only for security advisories and other critical fixes.

RELENG_4_3

The release branch for FreeBSD-4.3, used only for security advisories and other critical fixes.

RELENG_3

The line of development for FreeBSD-3.X, also known as 3.X-STABLE.

RELENG_2_2

The line of development for FreeBSD-2.2.X, also known as 2.2-STABLE. This branch is mostly obsolete.

A.7.2 Release Tags

These tags refer to a specific point in time when a particular version of FreeBSD was released. The release engineering process is documented in more detail by the Release Engineering Information and Release Process documents. The src tree uses tag names that start with RELENG_ tags. The ports and doc trees use tags whose names begin with RELEASE tags. Finally, the www tree is not tagged with any special name for releases.

RELENG_8_0_0_RELEASE

FreeBSD 8.0

RELENG_7_3_0_RELEASE

FreeBSD 7.3

RELENG_7_2_0_RELEASE

FreeBSD 7.2

RELENG_7_1_0_RELEASE

FreeBSD 7.1

RELENG_7_0_0_RELEASE

FreeBSD 7.0

RELENG_6_4_0_RELEASE

FreeBSD 6.4

RELENG_6_3_0_RELEASE

FreeBSD 6.3

RELENG_6_2_0_RELEASE

FreeBSD 6.2

RELENG_6_1_0_RELEASE

FreeBSD 6.1

RELENG_6_0_0_RELEASE

FreeBSD 6.0

RELENG_5_5_0_RELEASE

FreeBSD 5.5

RELENG_5_4_0_RELEASE

FreeBSD 5.4

RELENG_4_11_0_RELEASE

FreeBSD 4.11

RELENG_5_3_0_RELEASE

FreeBSD 5.3

RELENG_4_10_0_RELEASE

FreeBSD 4.10

RELENG_5_2_1_RELEASE

FreeBSD 5.2.1

RELENG_5_2_0_RELEASE

FreeBSD 5.2

RELENG_4_9_0_RELEASE

FreeBSD 4.9

RELENG_5_1_0_RELEASE

FreeBSD 5.1

RELENG_4_8_0_RELEASE

FreeBSD 4.8

RELENG_5_0_0_RELEASE

FreeBSD 5.0

RELENG_4_7_0_RELEASE

FreeBSD 4.7

RELENG_4_6_2_RELEASE

FreeBSD 4.6.2

RELENG_4_6_1_RELEASE

FreeBSD 4.6.1

RELENG_4_6_0_RELEASE

FreeBSD 4.6

RELENG_4_5_0_RELEASE

FreeBSD 4.5

RELENG_4_4_0_RELEASE

FreeBSD 4.4

RELENG_4_3_0_RELEASE

FreeBSD 4.3

RELENG_4_2_0_RELEASE

FreeBSD 4.2

RELENG_4_1_1_RELEASE

FreeBSD 4.1.1

RELENG_4_1_0_RELEASE

FreeBSD 4.1

RELENG_4_0_0_RELEASE

FreeBSD 4.0

RELENG_3_5_0_RELEASE

FreeBSD-3.5

RELENG_3_4_0_RELEASE

FreeBSD-3.4

RELENG_3_3_0_RELEASE

FreeBSD-3.3

RELENG_3_2_0_RELEASE

FreeBSD-3.2

RELENG_3_1_0_RELEASE

FreeBSD-3.1

RELENG_3_0_0_RELEASE

FreeBSD-3.0

RELENG_2_2_8_RELEASE

FreeBSD-2.2.8

RELENG_2_2_7_RELEASE

FreeBSD-2.2.7

RELENG_2_2_6_RELEASE

FreeBSD-2.2.6

RELENG_2_2_5_RELEASE

FreeBSD-2.2.5

RELENG_2_2_2_RELEASE

FreeBSD-2.2.2

RELENG_2_2_1_RELEASE

FreeBSD-2.2.1

RELENG_2_2_0_RELEASE

FreeBSD-2.2.0

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