Date: Wed, 31 Mar 1999 11:01:42 -0800 (PST) From: "Sameer R. Manek" <manek@ecst.csuchico.edu> To: Keith Woodman <keith@lightningweb.com> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: -stable upgrade Message-ID: <Pine.GHP.4.05.9903311026510.1279-100000@polio.ecst.csuchico.edu> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.990330153618.14378B-100000@nefertiti.lightningweb.com>
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On Tue, 30 Mar 1999, Keith Woodman wrote: > While in the process of upgrading a system from 3.0 to > 3.1-stable. I ran across a url that quoted Jordan Hubbard on which method > was the best way. To install fresh or up from source. > > http://www.freebsdzine.org/features/cvsup.shtml > > In the article Mr Hubbard suggests that a fresh install is the best way to > go about the upgrade. As compared to a source upgrade. > (I've completed the upgrade to 3.1-stable using source.) > I am unclear as to what the down side to doing the upgrade via the source > was. All that is stated in the quoted mail was that it was a cleaner > install. What exactly is a "cleaner install"? > > Thank you > Keith > Well they changed the way /etc/rc.conf works in 3.0 and 3.1, If I remember correctly 3.1 no longer uses lkm, it instead uses kld. Then there is the whole a.out vs elf issue. In many ways 3.0 was a transition os, IMHO it's wasn't meant to be used by anyone who intended to maintain a stable system, it was more of a stepping stone to 3.1. Doing a fresh install of 3.1 is a lot cleaner and less error prone then trying to give someone instructions on how to make the transition from 3.0 to 3.1. Sameer To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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