Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2015 14:10:11 +0100 From: Kurt Jaeger <lists@opsec.eu> To: Peter Olsson <list-freebsd-stable@jyborn.se> Cc: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: There has to be a better way of merging /etc during a major freebsd-update Message-ID: <20150310131011.GN62590@home.opsec.eu> In-Reply-To: <20150310120540.GN8223@pol-server.leissner.se> References: <20150310120540.GN8223@pol-server.leissner.se>
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Hi! > This flag to mergemaster saved a lot of work when I did > upgrades the old way, with cvsup and the make steps and > then mergemaster: > " > # Install the new file if it differs only by VCS Id ($FreeBSD) > FREEBSD_ID=yes > " > Is there some equivalent to this flag in freebsd-update/merge? > > I just did my first major upgrade (8.4-RELEASE-p24 -> > 9.3-RELEASE-p10) with freebsd-update. It took more than > an hour of manual keyboard activity, most of which could > probably be done automatically. (And here I thought that > computers were supposed to free us from tedious routine > work...) Well, I've been through this in the past as well. If it helps, it gets much better with more recent versions of FreeBSD (9.3 -> 10.x). So, yes, it's a drag, but it will not repeat in future updates. -- pi@opsec.eu +49 171 3101372 5 years to go !
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