Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2001 12:15:56 -0500 (EST) From: mwlucas@blackhelicopters.org To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Subject: docs/31695: upgrade instructions for 3-stable to 4-stable Message-ID: <200111011715.MAA73914@blackhelicopters.org>
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>Number: 31695
>Category: docs
>Synopsis: upgrade instructions for 3-stable to 4-stable
>Confidential: no
>Severity: non-critical
>Priority: low
>Responsible: freebsd-doc
>State: open
>Quarter:
>Keywords:
>Date-Required:
>Class: change-request
>Submitter-Id: current-users
>Arrival-Date: Thu Nov 01 09:20:00 PST 2001
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Michael Lucas
>Release: FreeBSD 3.5-STABLE i386
>Organization:
None
>Environment:
-doc tree supped this morning
>Description:
The FAQ should include instructions on how to upgrade from 3-stable to
4-stable.
>How-To-Repeat:
Read -stable. See all the poor bastards who are trying to do this,
and failing.
>Fix:
The following patch puts the upgrade info right in the install section
of the FAQ, right after the bad144 3x-4x info. If the markup is
wrong, please let me know as I'm trying to do this correctly.
*** book.sgml-dist Thu Nov 1 12:00:01 2001
--- book.sgml Thu Nov 1 12:09:35 2001
***************
*** 1498,1503 ****
--- 1498,1519 ----
</qandaentry>
<qandaentry>
+ <question id="upgrade-3x-4x-source-failure">
+ <para>When I try to upgrade from 3.X to 4-STABLE, the
+ buildworld fails. What can I do?</para>
+ </question>
+
+ <answer>
+ <para>Because of the many changes between 3.X and 4-STABLE,
+ a direct upgrade from source will probably fail. A source
+ upgrade can be done, but only in stages. First, upgrade
+ to the latest 3-STABLE (RELENG-3). Then upgrade to
+ 4.1.1-RELEASE (RELENG_4_1_1_RELEASE). Finally, upgrade to
+ 4-STABLE (RELENG_4).</para>
+ </answer>
+ </qandaentry>
+
+ <qandaentry>
<question id="boot-floppy-strangeness">
<para>Strange things happen when I boot the install floppy!
What is happening?</para>
>Release-Note:
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