Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2008 20:29:37 +0100 From: Kris Kennaway <kris@FreeBSD.org> To: Andrew Berry <andrewberry@sentex.net> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Upgrading to 64 bit from a 32 bit installation on FBSD 7 Message-ID: <48D2AC21.8090208@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <6064616F-F11C-4EE9-8902-2646E5F6DCB5@sentex.net> References: <7D3E2F4C-5CF8-4DCA-8B8F-5AF2015250B1@sentex.net> <48D1F715.2070107@FreeBSD.org> <6064616F-F11C-4EE9-8902-2646E5F6DCB5@sentex.net>
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Andrew Berry wrote: > On 18-Sep-08, at 2:37 AM, Kris Kennaway wrote: > >> Andrew Berry wrote: >>> Can I simply rebuild the world (or use freebsd-update), and >>> portupgrade everything to rebuild for amd64? Or, will things break as >>> libraries are upgraded which still have 32-bit dependancies on the >>> system? >> >> This is a pretty common question, did you try searching the archives >> or google for the answer? > > Yes, I did, and was quite surprised when I didn't find a clear answer :) Perhaps because it's not a simple operation ;) Kris
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