Date: Sat, 2 Dec 2006 20:13:18 +0300 From: Ruslan Ermilov <ru@freebsd.org> To: Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> Cc: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Cross compile world on i386 to x86_64 Message-ID: <20061202171318.GA32377@rambler-co.ru> In-Reply-To: <17777.45950.536177.528750@bhuda.mired.org> References: <20061202120938.GC31623@dinsnail.net> <84dead720612020527k644f67d1h36c715a2cbfd4c53@mail.gmail.com> <20061202170124.GD31897@rambler-co.ru> <17777.45950.536177.528750@bhuda.mired.org>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] On Sat, Dec 02, 2006 at 12:10:22PM -0500, Mike Meyer wrote: > In <20061202170124.GD31897@rambler-co.ru>, Ruslan Ermilov <ru@freebsd.org> typed: > > On Sat, Dec 02, 2006 at 06:57:32PM +0530, Joseph Koshy wrote: > > > >Can I avoid reinstalling the system with amd64 binaries by > > > >cross-compiling world and kernel for amd64 on the installed > > > >i386 FreeBSD-CURRENT? > > > > > > Yes, it is possible, do check the archives for the details. > > > > > We've been doing this "upgrade" last week; > > compared to the last time I checked it, the > > 32-bit compatibility only improved, so the > > whole process was much simpler, and basically > > was like this: > > I went through it a month or so ago. I'll add one bit of advice: > > Drop in a spare disk and dual boot during the transition. My system > disk was mirrored, and I turned that off and set up one of the two as > amd64 during the transition, then turned the mirror back on when it > was done. > > That also makes the cross-compile installation process easier, as you > can mount the second disk on your i386 system and just just install to > it. > That's not sexy; with two disks you can install amd64 bits on a spare disk under i386 without problems, boot from the new disk, and so on, but this would not be called the "in-place upgrade from i386 to amd64" then. ;) Cheers, -- Ruslan Ermilov ru@FreeBSD.org FreeBSD committer [-- Attachment #2 --] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFFcbQuqRfpzJluFF4RAitEAJ9S0KZfky6oeK/CjI2+bJQewk43dgCfSd9l nmRdCSKI1lO0Ph+7ZL+GJ3Y= =nCne -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----home | help
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