Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2000 23:43:55 -0800 (PST) From: Tom <tom@uniserve.com> To: gbnaidu@123india.com Cc: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Upgrading from Ver 4.0 to ver 4.1 STABLE Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.10012102338450.20875-100000@shell.uniserve.ca> In-Reply-To: <20001211064102.19266.cpmta@c008.sfo.cp.net>
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On 10 Dec 2000 gbnaidu@123india.com wrote: > Hi, > > I need some help regarding the upgradation. Currently my system is > running FreeBSD ver 4.0 installed using CD. Now I would like to > upgrade it to ver 4.1 STABLE. > > I am planning to synchronize my local source tree with ver4.1 sources. > Iam using cvsup for this. Here is my supfile: ---------- start of If you've never done this before, use /usr/share/examples/cvsup/stable-supfile and just chnge the Cvsup server. The file you've supplied here probably won't do what you want. ... > I am trying to sync only the /usr/src directory. That is all cvsup ever does. > Can I use a separate directory for sources rather than the standard > /usr/src and upgrade my system? ... I suppose it is possible, but using cvsup on existing tree is much faster, as only changed files are downloaded. If you have a problem with the "buildworld" step, there is no reason to try to go back to the 4.0-RELEASE source code, since you are already running 4.0-RELEASE you don't need to compile it. Tom Uniserve To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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