Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2002 12:39:35 -0700 From: Tammer Saleh <tsaleh@scs.uiuc.edu> To: Erick Mechler <emechler@techometer.net> Cc: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: migration to 4.6.2-RELEASE Message-ID: <20020924193935.GA19972@pheonix.tammer.net> In-Reply-To: <20020924193129.GX8892@techometer.net> References: <20020924192009.GA19938@pheonix.tammer.net> <20020924193129.GX8892@techometer.net>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] Great. I just needed some reasurance on that point. Thank you very much for the advice. tammer ----------- In reply to Erick Mechler, who wrote... ----------- > :: 1) Is this possible? > > Sure, anything's possible :) > > :: 2) What is the correct method? > > Edit your supfile and change the tag to 'RELENG_4_6_2_RELEASE'. Re-sup > your source, and then follow the instructions in the handbook for upgrading > your system from source: > > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/makeworld.html > > :: 3) Is this a particularly painful procedure? > > Not at all, as long as you follow the instructions, do mergemaster (many > people forget to do this), and read UPDATING before you begin. > > :: PS: I have already tried to find what I need in both the handbook and > :: the faq, but to no real end. I've only found instructions for keeping > :: up-to-date with a single release track (such as RELEASE, STABLE, or > :: CURRENT), and nothing for changing tracks. > > The available cvs tags are located in Appendix A.7. These are kept pretty > well up-to-date. > > Cheers - Erick [-- Attachment #2 --] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.0 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQE9kL93AOWElFvWuhMRAlOsAJ9L+nalFNt0n/8S9rQ743X7d1Rr8ACfTBCM 2FUNIPKGt24x2mTN5uyV3nQ= =liWc -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----help
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