Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2003 09:21:13 -0400 From: Jesse Guardiani <jesse@wingnet.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Upgrade to 4.8 RELEASE Message-ID: <bn8kk9$kq5$1@sea.gmane.org> References: <3F91D517.7040100@earthlink.net> <oprw9mihnq0cf2rk@mail.messagingengine.com>
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Jud wrote: > On Sat, 18 Oct 2003 20:04:39 -0400, Robert H. Perry > <rperry4@earthlink.net> wrote: [...] > Unless there is a specific reason not to do so, cvsup and make world would > seem to be an easier and altogether better way to go for an upgrade from > one minor version number to the next. Many users do this quite routinely > (e.g., I do it once every week or two). See <URL: > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/cutting-edge.html#CUTTING-EDGE-SYNOPSIS>. > While this section of the Handbook talks about the "cutting edge" > development branches, -CURRENT and -STABLE, the same process can be used > to upgrade to a -RELEASE. Do you find it impossible to install binary packages after such an update? Do you have to use ports after such an update? I could never get packages to install properly after cvsuping my source. I'm wondering if this is somehow by design, or if I did something wrong... ? -- Jesse Guardiani, Systems Administrator WingNET Internet Services, P.O. Box 2605 // Cleveland, TN 37320-2605 423-559-LINK (v) 423-559-5145 (f) http://www.wingnet.net
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