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From: "Duke Normandin" <01031149@3web.net>
To: Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org>
Date: Thu, 4 Jan 2001 21:25:54 -0700
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On  4 Jan 01 at 10:34, Mike Meyer wrote:

>> But, can we really in FreeBSD update a 3.X release to an 4.X or 5.X
>> doing a CVSUP and then a make world ?
>
>Yes. If you're going from an a.out system to an elf system, you'll
>need to do a "make ugprade" as well.
>
I've waited a long time for an opportunity to ask about what the "a.out" / 
"elf" systems are all about. Would you be so kind....? Tia!

 -duke
Calgary,Alberta, Canada


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