OpenBSD Following -current and using snapshots [FAQ Index]

Active OpenBSD development is known as the -current branch. These sources are frequently compiled into releases known as snapshots.

Aggressive changes are sometimes pushed in this branch, and complications can arise when building the latest code or upgrading from a previous point in time. Some of the steps for getting over these hurdles are explained on this page. Make sure you've read and understand how to build the system from source before using -current and the instructions below.

In general, it's far easier to use snapshots, as developers will have gone through much of the trouble for you already.

You should always use a snapshot as the starting point for running -current. This process typically consists of running sysupgrade(8) with the -s flag. Alternatively, download (and verify) the appropriate bsd.rd file from the /snapshots/ directory of your preferred mirror, boot from it, and choose (U)pgrade at the prompt. Any installed packages should then be upgraded after booting into the new system.

Upgrading to -current by compiling your own source code is discouraged for everyone except for experts, as difficult build-time crossing-points can occur often, and no assistance will be provided. In case of failure, use a snapshot to recover.

Most of these changes will have to be performed as root.

2020/05/29 - [ports] net/isc-bind example files dropped

Outdated example configuration (including some "standard" zone files and an old root hints file) have been removed from the BIND 9 port. Root hints can be removed from your configuration, in which case the (newer) compiled-in defaults will be used. If your existing configuration uses these files, back them up before updating: 
# cd /var/named
# tar czf old-bind-files.tgz etc/bind.keys etc/root.hint standard

2020/06/24 - TLS defaults changed in ldapd(8)

ldapd(8) no longer defaults to using the insecure TLSv1.0 and TLSv1.1 protocols and ciphers with tls and ldaps. If your environment requires this for compatibility with older clients, add the new legacy keyword before tls and ldaps in ldapd.conf(5).

2020/06/27 - libperl.a no longer installed

perl(1) no longer installs libperl.a. You should remove the old file. 
# rm /usr/lib/libperl.a

2020/06/30 - snmpd.conf(5) socket no longer supported

snmpd.conf(5) no longer supports the socket keyword. The socket lines should be removed before upgrading.

2020/07/10 - libxkbui removed from Xenocara

Xenocara no longer includes libxkbui, which has been deprecated by X.Org. It should be manually removed. 
# rm /usr/X11R6/lib/libxkbui.*
# rm /usr/X11R6/lib/pkgconfig/xkbui.pc
# rm /usr/X11R6/include/X11/extensions/XKBui.h

2020/08/07 - [ports] www/goaccess default config file path

The update to 1.4 moves the default config file path from /etc/goaccess.conf to /etc/goaccess/goaccess.conf, make sure to move your own config file if you customized one.

2020/08/24 - httpd.conf(5) fastcgi grammar change

To support non-localhost fastcgi sockets, the grammar in httpd.conf(5) has been changed from fastcgi socket :port to fastcgi socket tcp hostname/ip port. For example, 
location "/www/*" {
	fastcgi socket :9090
}
must be changed to 
location "/www/*" {
	fastcgi socket tcp 127.0.0.1 9090
}

2020/09/10 - snmpd.conf(5) listen on grammar change

Snmpd's listen on statement changed from 
listen on <address> [tcp | udp]
to 
listen on [tcp | udp] <address> [port <port>]
The old syntax is deprecated and will be removed in the next release.
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