Date: Mon, 19 Jan 1998 09:21:56 +0000 From: nik@iii.co.uk To: questions@FreeBSD.ORG, doc@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: [Update] Upgrading using the source code Message-ID: <19980119092156.26496@iii.co.uk>
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[I believe this is applicable to both -questions and -doc]
Upgrading using the source code
or
How to make the world your own.
I've just finished and uploaded a new version of my tutorial/HOWTO
explaining how to upgrade a FreeBSD installation after downloading the
source code.
Changes with this new version include:
* Examples are no longer specific to FreeBSD 2.1.7. Instead, different
sections cover different versions of FreeBSD from 2.0 to -current.
* Wrote and include a script (dircmp.pl) to compare the files in two
directories. Similar to (but with a more limited scope than) Matthew
Thyer's 'etcud' script.
* Updated "Building on an NFS server, installing on a client" section to
cover the 'buildworld' and 'installworld' targets on 2.2.5 and above.
* Added a new FAQ, "How can I speed up making the world?" based on
comments and suggestions from the mailing lists.
* Noted the 'optional-ness' of building in single user mode.
* Fixed numerous small typos and general tidying up.
The tutorial is (currently) available from
http://www.nothing-going-on.demon.co.uk/FreeBSD/make-world/make-world.html
The version on the FreeBSD site should be updated shortly.
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