Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2009 12:39:10 +0000 From: Ricardo Jesus <ricardo.meb.jesus@gmail.com> To: "krad@snaffler.net" <krad@snaffler.net> Cc: Akenner <SlackWareWolf@comcast.net>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Steps to upgrade from 7.0-RELEASE to 7.1-RELEASE Message-ID: <4981A36E.3000204@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <498178CD.8040405@snaffler.net> References: <94136a2c0901280332n7301fe50tc85408a9f20c6a22@mail.gmail.com> <49804A92.904@gmail.com> <20090128133943.6ac00015@gumby.homeunix.com> <4981455F.8060907@comcast.net> <498178CD.8040405@snaffler.net>
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krad@snaffler.net wrote: > here is howto rebuild you system via cvs > > dump this into a file > > --------------->8 > > *default host=cvsup.uk.FreeBSD.org > *default base=/usr > *default prefix=/usr > *default release=cvs tag=RELENG_7 > *default delete use-rel-suffix > src-all > > --------------->8 > > add these lines to /etc/make.conf > > SUP_UPDATE= yes > SUPFILE= <file u just created> > > then > > cd /usr/src > make update && make buildworls && make buildkernel && make installkernel > > ( if you are multicore do a -j 8 or something on the build lines, > anything upto 32 should build ok ) > > reboot > > cd /usr/src > mergmaster -p > make installworld > mergmaster > > reboot > > i theory tou should rebuild all your ports now as well, but generally i > never both and havent had trouble > > if you dont have anything in /usr/src or dont have one just install the > base src distribution from sysinstall > > or > > download install.sh, sbase.aa, sbase.inf from you favorite freebsd > mirror and do a > > ./install.sh base > > eg mine is here > > http://www.mirrorservice.org/sites/ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/i386/7.1-RELEASE/src/ > > > > > Akenner wrote: >> RW wrote: >>> On Wed, 28 Jan 2009 05:07:46 -0700 >>> Tim Judd <tajudd@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>>> Nothing really beats the CVS way. And when I tried a 7.0 to a 7.1, >>>> it wanted like >30,000 updates and was taking forever. >>>> >>> >>> It seems to me that most people that come to this list with base-system >>> update problems are using freebsd-update. >>> _______________________________________________ >>> >>> >> This is going to seem stupid, but instead of making a new topic, can >> someone link to me a working link of the handbook where you update >> your CVS and so on? I know that on the FreeBSD page there is a >> handbook that has exactly what I'm looking for, and for some reason >> I'm having trouble finding it even though I used to have it saved but >> I don't anymore and I wanted to get CVS sources updated so I can do >> some updating. >> >> Thanks >> >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to >> "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > Not sure if the OP wants to track the errata ou the stable branch so little heads up: tag=RELENG_7_1 to follow the errata branch tag=RELENG_7 to follow stable Regards, Ricardo Jesus.
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