Why use --current-sources not Frozen Sources?

Qubes-Whonix
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https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-linux-template-builder/blob/master/scripts_debian/wheezy%2Bwhonix/02_install_groups_packages_installed.sh#L68

 --current-sources

Why use it?

Related build documentation on --current-sources:
https://www.whonix.org/wiki/Dev/Build_Documentation/10_full#CurrentSources_Builds_.28Optional.29

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[quote=“Patrick, post:1, topic:934”]https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-linux-template-builder/blob/master/scripts_debian/wheezy%2Bwhonix/02_install_groups_packages_installed.sh#L68

 --current-sources

Why use it?

Related build documentation on --current-sources:
https://www.whonix.org/wiki/Dev/Build_Documentation/9_full#CurrentSources_Builds_.28Optional.29[/quote]

Required since we use systemd and backports. Has issues trying to get it to build otherwise.

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Please report those issues so they can be fixed for Whonix 10 or at least 11.

Backports? :-\ Seems like calling for issues with upgrading one day.

Can backports be avoided at least when being based on jessie?

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[quote=“Patrick, post:3, topic:934”]Please report those issues so they can be fixed for Whonix 10 or at least 11.

Backports? :-\ Seems like calling for issues with upgrading one day.

Can backports be avoided at least when being based on jessie?[/quote]

Yes, no backports are required for Jessie

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What do we need from backports?

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I can see I was not very clear with last message. The backports are only required for wheezy and not Jessie, mostly to do with systemd.

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Great. Makes things much simpler and robust.