From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Nov 6 19:55:14 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 569F316A419 for ; Tue, 6 Nov 2007 19:55:14 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kozlov@ravenloft.kiev.ua) Received: from istc.kiev.ua (wolf.istc.kiev.ua [193.108.236.1]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0939313C48E for ; Tue, 6 Nov 2007 19:55:13 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kozlov@ravenloft.kiev.ua) Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=ravenloft.kiev.ua) by istc.kiev.ua with esmtp (Exim 4.52) id 1IpUVz-0001AI-K0; Tue, 06 Nov 2007 21:55:12 +0200 Received: from kozlov by ravenloft.kiev.ua with local (Exim 4.68 (FreeBSD)) (envelope-from ) id 1IpUVK-000FEX-3d; Tue, 06 Nov 2007 21:54:30 +0200 Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2007 21:54:30 +0200 From: Alex Kozlov To: Chuck Robey , current@freebsd.org, spam@rm-rf.kiev.ua Message-ID: <20071106195430.GA58521@ravenloft.kiev.ua> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.16 (2007-06-09) X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: Content analysis detailz: (0.0 points, 10.0 required) Cc: Subject: Re: conversion of an installed base i386 -> amd64 X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 06 Nov 2007 19:55:14 -0000 On Tue, Nov 06, 2007 at 02:10:41PM -0500, Chuck Robey wrote: > I have finally decided that I really should have installed my quad-core-2 > equipped box as a amd64, instead of the i386 (32 bit should have been 64 > bit). I just finished a buildworld, and I checked, the binaries (which I > haven't yet done an installworld on) are actually amd64/64 bit binaries. > I'm running -current, which is mostly why I;m on this list, but my question > is one of installation order: in doing the conversion, I don't really like > the idea of accidentally hanging the box. I would like someone to please > let me know, what's next? Understand, I am still running the i386 compiler > (but the buildworld builds it's own private compiler, thank you very much). > I need to know, should I install the world next? Or, is there some more > correct strategy to get the kernel built? May be this help: http://groups.google.com.ua/group/lucky.freebsd.cvs.all/msg/5be9f021e72a27db -- Adios