From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Oct 30 16:16:30 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B154916A417 for ; Tue, 30 Oct 2007 16:16:30 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from brucegb@realtime.net) Received: from ruth.realtime.net (mercury.realtime.net [205.238.132.86]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7613213C447 for ; Tue, 30 Oct 2007 16:16:30 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from brucegb@realtime.net) Received: from tigerfish2.my.domain (cpe-70-122-44-4.austin.res.rr.com [70.122.44.4]) by realtime.net (Realtime Communications Advanced E-Mail Services V9.2) with ESMTP id 124206741-1817707 for ; Tue, 30 Oct 2007 10:36:28 -0500 Received: from tigerfish2.my.domain (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by tigerfish2.my.domain (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id l9UFaRZc095157 for ; Tue, 30 Oct 2007 10:36:27 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from brucegb@tigerfish2.my.domain) Received: (from brucegb@localhost) by tigerfish2.my.domain (8.13.8/8.13.8/Submit) id l9UFaRVe095156 for freebsd-stable@freebsd.org; Tue, 30 Oct 2007 10:36:27 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from brucegb) Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2007 10:36:27 -0500 From: Bruce Burden To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20071030153627.GA1005@tigerfish2.my.domain> References: <7dc35e670710291625l43902c92o5b364f84bf769811@mail.gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <7dc35e670710291625l43902c92o5b364f84bf769811@mail.gmail.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i Subject: Re: Upgrading FreeBSD Questions X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2007 16:16:30 -0000 On Mon, Oct 29, 2007 at 04:25:18PM -0700, Jason Slack wrote: > > I want to try version 7 as it has items of interest to me, but I am not one > to continually wipe and reload my machine, can you upgrade from the test > releases of 7 available now to the final release when ready? Or do you have > to wipe? > From ports, you install "cvsup" and you can keep your ports and OS source up to date. The last time a full install was preferred was going from the 5.x release to 6.x, I believe, due to differences in GCC 3.x and GCC 4.x. So, it rarely happens. Bruce -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ "I like bad!" Bruce Burden Austin, TX. - Thuganlitha The Power and the Prophet Robert Don Hughes