From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Nov 8 19:39:56 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 30FDC16A421 for ; Thu, 8 Nov 2007 19:39:56 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mario.lobo@ipad.com.br) Received: from ipad.com.br (recife.ipad.com.br [200.249.204.129]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 1E43813C4B8 for ; Thu, 8 Nov 2007 19:39:54 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mario.lobo@ipad.com.br) Received: (qmail 44041 invoked by uid 79); 8 Nov 2007 19:39:47 -0000 Received: from 192.168.64.1 by recife.ipad.com.br (envelope-from , uid 1008) with qmail-scanner-1.25-st-qms (clamdscan: 0.92rc2/4702. spamassassin: 3.1.8. perlscan: 1.25-st-qms. Clear:RC:1(192.168.64.1):. Processed in 0.021653 secs); 08 Nov 2007 19:39:47 -0000 X-Antivirus-IPAD-Mail-From: mario.lobo@ipad.com.br via recife.ipad.com.br X-Antivirus-IPAD: 1.25-st-qms (Clear:RC:1(192.168.64.1):. Processed in 0.021653 secs Process 44034) Received: from unknown (HELO lobo.ipad.com.br) (mario.lobo@ipad.com.br@192.168.64.1) by ipad.com.br with SMTP; 8 Nov 2007 19:39:47 -0000 From: Mario Lobo Organization: IPAD To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2007 16:40:27 -0300 User-Agent: KMail/1.9.7 References: <200711081455.39635.cesar@expresso.com.br> <200711081448.48390.mario.lobo@ipad.com.br> <20071108183239.GA65453@slackbox.xs4all.nl> In-Reply-To: <20071108183239.GA65453@slackbox.xs4all.nl> X-Face: "j9,S@~?m[/.]/lb=?utf-8?q?S=5D=2EI=0A=09ITlWP=3A-?=" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200711081640.28429.mario.lobo@ipad.com.br> Cc: Roland Smith Subject: Re: About Freebsd 7.0 versus 6.3 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 08 Nov 2007 19:39:56 -0000 On Thursday 08 November 2007, Roland Smith wrote: > On Thu, Nov 08, 2007 at 02:48:47PM -0300, Mario Lobo wrote: > > Concerning this, I've "cvsuping" to 6-CURRENT on a dual-core desktop. T= he > > system is running well, but I'd really like to move up to 7. Can it be > > done through cvsup from 6.2-STABLE to 7-CURRENT or is it "wiser" to > > install from scratch? any upgrade gotchas/procedure ? > > It _can_ be done. (I've done it). > > First, make a list of all your ports (portmaster -L works fine for > that). Then csup to RELENG_7. Then follow the instructions from > /usr/src/Makefile (the bit about 'upgrade their source'). I've outlined > the process below, with my own additions marked with lowercase letters > > > a. Make backups > b. Read /usr/src/UPDATING > 1. `cd /usr/src' (or to the directory containing your source tree= ). > 2. `make buildworld' > 3. `make buildkernel KERNCONF=3DYOUR_KERNEL_HERE' (default is GENER= IC). > 4. `make installkernel KERNCONF=3DYOUR_KERNEL_HERE' (default is GENER= IC). > [steps 3. & 4. can be combined by using the "kernel" target] > 5. `reboot' (in single user mode: boot -s from the loader prompt= ). > 6. `mergemaster -p' > 7. `make installworld' > 8. `make delete-old' > 9. `mergemaster' > 10. `reboot' > c. `pkg_delete -a' (delete all your ports) > 11. `make delete-old-libs' (in case no 3rd party program uses them > anymore) d. Reinstall all root and leaf ports. Dependencies will then be > installed automatically. > > Roland Wow ! Thanks, Roland !! Just what I needed.=20 One last question. You said "csup to RELENG_7". I use cvsup so should my tag be 7-RELENG ? =2D-=20 Mario Lobo Seguran=E7a de Redes - Desenvolvimento e An=E1lise IPAD - Instituto de Pesquisa e Apoio ao Desenvolvimento Tecnol=F3gico e=20 Cient=EDfico