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From: Marc W <mwlist@lanfear.com>
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To: Beech Rintoul <akbeech@anchoragerescue.org>,
	Marc W <mwlist@lanfear.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: Upgrading from 4.1 to 4.2
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    actually, it wasn't even that painful -- cvsupit to RELENG_4
    
    make world
    rebuild kernel
    mergemaster
    reboot.

    all appears well with 4.2.  Don't think I've ever had an OS upgrade
that painless :-)

    sweeeeeeet.

    marc.


> -----------------------------
> From:  Beech Rintoul <akbeech@anchoragerescue.org>
> To:  Marc W <mwlist@lanfear.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
> Subject:  Re: Upgrading from 4.1 to 4.2
> Sent:  02/28/01 16:46> 
> 
> 
> On Wednesday 28 February 2001 12:08, Marc W wrote:
> >     okay, so i'm going to give this a go.  I've  got a 4.1 system
here,
> > but want to upgrade it to 4.2 using the ports and all the automated
> > rebuilding systems.
> >
> >     So, I went to /usr/ports/cvsupit, and installed and ran it, and
it
> > gave me the choice of tracking RELENG_4, which is i think what i
want.
> >
> >     now, the question is -- after i've run this -- what do i have?
a
> > -STABLE or a -CURRENT ??? i'd really rather stay away from the
-CURRENT
> > releases and stay with a -STABLE....
> 
> RELENG_4 will give you 4.2 STABLE
> >
> >     after reading the docs it appears that all that is left after
that
> > is
> >
> >     make -DNOPROFILE=true buildworld
> >     make -DNOPROFILE=true installworld\
> 
> then:
> 
>    make buildkernel KERNCONF=FOO  <--YOUR KERNEL NAME
>    make installkernel KERNCONF=FOO
> >     reboot
> >
> >     that's it?
> Not quite
> run mergemaster (see man mergemaster)
> 
> >     thanks!
> >
> >     marc.
> >
> your welcome  -  Beech
> >
> >
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