Re: Exim-4.99

On 2025/10/28 12:45 PM, Odhiambo Washington via Exim-users wrote:
> I have been running the 4.99 release candidates until today when 4.99 was
> released.
> I compiled and installed it.
> 
> Whereas exim -bV says it's 4.99, the main log prints 4.98.2 and I am
> wondering whether I am going bonkers.
> 
> wash@eu:~$ which exim
> /usr/sbin/exim
> wash@eu:~$ /usr/sbin/exim -bV
> Exim version 4.99 #2 built 28-Oct-2025 15:20:27
> Copyright (c) University of Cambridge, 1995 - 2018
> (c) The Exim Maintainers and contributors in ACKNOWLEDGMENTS file, 2007 -
> 2025
> 
> 
> wash@eu:~$ tail -f /var/log/exim4/main.log
> 2025-10-28 15:30:34 cwd=/ 3 args: /usr/sbin/exim4 -bdf -q30m
> 2025-10-28 15:30:34 exim 4.98.2 daemon started: pid=146999, -q30m,
> listening for SMTP on port 25 (IPv4) port 587 (IPv4)
> 2025-10-28 15:30:34 cwd=/var/spool/exim4 2 args: /usr/sbin/exim4 -q
> 2025-10-28 15:30:34 Start queue run: pid=147002
> 2025-10-28 15:30:34 End queue run: pid=147002

The same variable is used for both of those outputs.  I suspect you're
not running the binary you think you are.
-- 
Cheers,
   Jeremy

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