From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Apr 6 22:18:15 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6C78016A4CE for ; Wed, 6 Apr 2005 22:18:15 +0000 (GMT) Received: from hotmail.com (bay15-f25.bay15.hotmail.com [65.54.185.25]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4E51543D39 for ; Wed, 6 Apr 2005 22:18:15 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from iain_dooley@hotmail.com) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Wed, 6 Apr 2005 15:18:15 -0700 Message-ID: Received: from 220.237.12.31 by by15fd.bay15.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Wed, 06 Apr 2005 22:18:14 GMT X-Originating-IP: [220.237.12.31] X-Originating-Email: [iain_dooley@hotmail.com] X-Sender: iain_dooley@hotmail.com In-Reply-To: <44hdil8bn2.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> From: "Iain Dooley" To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Thu, 07 Apr 2005 03:18:14 +0500 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed X-OriginalArrivalTime: 06 Apr 2005 22:18:15.0212 (UTC) FILETIME=[870DC6C0:01C53AF6] Subject: Re: Maintaining a Minimal Installation for a Small HDD X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 06 Apr 2005 22:18:15 -0000 hi lowell, >The recommended path is to do a binary upgrade. 5.4 will be out in a >few weeks, and release candidate builds are available now. to what extent does building the sources on my machine affect the resulting binaries? to be more specific: i read the freebsd handbook section on maintaining multiple systems from one 'build machine'. if i were to allocate one of the machines on my network to build sources into binaries, say my HP PII, would those binaries be appropriate to install on my thinkpad? my understanding is that i could take a subset of those binaries and install them on my laptop, and then build the kernel from the thinkpad and this would work (assuming i got all the binaries right). is that correct? cheers iain _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/