Date: Fri, 23 May 2008 07:24:26 -0700 From: soralx@cydem.org To: kayve@sfsu.edu Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: /usr/src/Makefile instructions Message-ID: <20080523072426.7de88f38@soralx> In-Reply-To: <Pine.SOC.4.64.0805230646410.367@libra.sfsu.edu> References: <Pine.SOC.4.64.0805230546140.28091@libra.sfsu.edu> <1211548239.10665.4.camel@localhost> <Pine.SOC.4.64.0805230646410.367@libra.sfsu.edu>
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> On that note, was I given misinformation when I was advised > that it would be impossible to upgrade RELENG_6_2 directly to > RELENG_7 ? Close to implausible, perhaps? That would indeed be the case, unless you truly are longing for a major workout, either with mergemaster et al, or both with mergemaster and the ports. The former case, which assumes you don't have many ports installed, is often a no-brainer: install a fresh system. The latter case may be somewhat more complicated: install a fresh system for the least effort on your side, or go the update route if you need to keep your system up and usable during the process. I should note that I always took the update trail, and never regretted it afterwards (well, if only so slightly). For instance, my workstation lived through 5.2.1-R, 6.2-R, RELENG_6, and finally RELENG_7, all with the aid of cvsup. The process is straightforward, well-designed and easily executed (thanks to the developers), but problems often pop-up with ports (especially such messy ones as Gnome, etc) which take lots of time to correct. So, in summary, a sane person should probably go with clean system update. P.S.: whoever replies next, it's safe to drop hackers@ from CC: anytime now > Kayven Riese, BSCS, MS (Physiology and Biophysics) [SorAlx] ridin' VS1400
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