Date: Sat, 26 Nov 2005 18:51:03 +0100 From: Daniel Gerzo <danger@rulez.sk> To: Miguel Saturnino <mags@oniduo.pt> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: System upgrade questions Message-ID: <1078516665.20051126185103@rulez.sk> In-Reply-To: <1133026190.915.8.camel@localhost> References: <1133026190.915.8.camel@localhost>
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This is a cryptographically signed message in MIME format. ------------3B1102283C4DA846 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Miguel, Saturday, November 26, 2005, 6:29:50 PM, you wrote the following: > Hi! > I have a FreeBSD 5.3 release system which was upgraded with CVSup to > RELENG_5. I have recently built a new kernel, but *have not* rebuilt > "world". The computer now says it's a "FreeBSD 5.4-STABLE" system. > This can't be right, can it? :/ > I think I have two options:=20 > * downgrade the sources to RELENG_5_3 with CVSup (replacing > RELENG_5 with RELENG_5_3 in the supfile) and build a new FreeBSD > 5.3 kernel > or=20 > * rebuild "world" to have a FreeBSD 5.4 base system and kernel > correct? > If I opt for the second option, should I rebuild "world" everytime > there's a version bump in FreeBSD? I think you should go for the second option. yes - you should rebuild world everytime, untill you exactly know what has been changed in sources. > TIA! > Best regards, > Miguel --=20 Best Regards, DanGer, ICQ: 261701668 | e-mail protecting at: http://www.2pu.net/ http://danger.rulez.sk | proxy list at: http://www.proxy-web.com/ | FreeBSD - The Power to Serve! [ Never mow the grass... ] ------------3B1102283C4DA846--
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