how to upgrade to gnupg-1.4.9 ? SOLVED

[Daniel Staal]

--As of June 20, 2008 6:37:10 AM -0600, macintoshzoom is alleged to have 
said:

> Does this means that I wouldn't to be able to install latest gnupg (or
> any other key software) that solves a security issue, till next 6-monthly
> release, when running OpenBSD release/stable on a production public
> machine? Is this just a sample of software upgrade issues on OpenBSD
> (stable),upgardes trat are absolutely required on production critical
> boxes, where I don't want to play with the "developer's toy" "current"
> version? .. What do you think about?

--As for the rest, it is mine.

If an update is absolutely required, you can often compile it yourself. 
The ports/packages system is just configuration and patches to make sure 
programs work well with the rest of the OpenBSD system.  It is not the 
required way to install things; it is only the _recommended_ way to install 
things.

If you find you can adapt the port to handle a newer version, it may be 
worth contacting the maintainer of the port.  (Especially with a patch, if 
needed...)  Ports can get updated with the -stable branch, on occasion.

Daniel T. Staal

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