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Date:      Fri, 9 Nov 2007 06:12:48 +0100
From:      Roland Smith <rsmith@xs4all.nl>
To:        Albert Shih <Albert.Shih@obspm.fr>
Cc:        Mario Lobo <mario.lobo@ipad.com.br>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: About Freebsd 7.0 versus 6.3
Message-ID:  <20071109051248.GA94183@slackbox.xs4all.nl>
In-Reply-To: <20071108221413.GA75162@pcjas.obspm.fr>
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On Thu, Nov 08, 2007 at 11:14:13PM +0100, Albert Shih wrote:
> Be careful if you not using standard shell because....if you using a shell
> come from ports....

Root should _never_ use a shell from ports. You can use the 'toor'
account for that.

> > 11.  `make delete-old-libs' (in case no 3rd party program uses them any=
more)
> >  d.  Reinstall all root and leaf ports. Dependencies will then be
> >      installed automatically.
>=20
> Well....what's the difference between what you say and make a new
> installation ?=20

If you re-install, you're stuck with a GENERIC kernel, unless you
recompile that afterwards which is extra work.=20

> I've do this sometime ago because I don't have 7.0-Beta CD-rom, and I've
> install a 6.2 and make what you say...but for me rebuild all ports it's
> same thing to make a new-installation.

After a major version update you'll have to rebuild all ports
anyway. But it seems that portupgrade is up to the task as well.

I would go for a new install if I wanted to change the relative sizes of
my partitions. Otherwise I'd stick with the source upgrade, because it
is not as much work IMHO.

Roland
--=20
R.F.Smith                                   http://www.xs4all.nl/~rsmith/
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