From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Sep 15 18:33:21 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C1FE5106566B for ; Tue, 15 Sep 2009 18:33:21 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from amvandemore@gmail.com) Received: from mail-yw0-f179.google.com (mail-yw0-f179.google.com [209.85.211.179]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 797D78FC2A for ; Tue, 15 Sep 2009 18:33:21 +0000 (UTC) Received: by ywh9 with SMTP id 9so6009353ywh.32 for ; Tue, 15 Sep 2009 11:33:21 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type; bh=W0s+NlxOwIvP1Qpi5+X2y04Vww7UQwuYgI1TGvQrnlU=; b=bwIiiT1eGYgYPcg4NGPMFtPVUI99uxaqPqJkNOiWcmA8PxNNcKKRpVREk0T5FQ8PTU yYSPiFcb40O6lFyxl4erOUz/2g34/7fRiwuSvYynKJQnHBZa6xEf79AJm81vsrwrvAvk MFMSIphTuIoA0HoPMdD97m04dBboGWqR86+pI= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; b=RF8pDOfrLkVQh8OqJYBGiGI6pgg9tRgpdOQoTgjEWag9vwIv86VdilycKTQAexeZng 980X61TcpI2n11SPQDg+sJ0nU0DiKdPQKePOuxiutxtKm0tQCqC7qWBkZv2WGTgUfBQl asp66m7B302O1NC4H+zI1uyN2oWx+lNu9DDgA= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.150.130.38 with SMTP id c38mr12915089ybd.213.1253039599003; Tue, 15 Sep 2009 11:33:19 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2009 13:33:18 -0500 Message-ID: <6201873e0909151133u2a9204e0ma9cb1ddda586c2f6@mail.gmail.com> From: Adam Vande More To: Thomas Backman Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: Rom Albuquerque , freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Source level upgrade from 4.9 to CURRENT.. X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2009 18:33:21 -0000 On Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 12:51 PM, Thomas Backman wrote: > On Sep 15, 2009, at 7:36 PM, Rom Albuquerque wrote: > > Hi folks. Need help in doing the following, but first want to check >> and see if it is feasible with the latest release, or if I'm just going to >> be spinning my wheels on this one. >> >> The Objective. >> ============== >> >> I have a FreeBSD 4.9-RELEASE system which I want to upgrade to 7.X >> from the source level. Had a bunch of problems installing 7.1-RELEASE from >> the CD distribution I got from freebsdmall.com. Several problems that >> could not mount the CD at the time of installation causing sysinstall >> to halt. So, 4.9 is installed and working, is there a source level >> backward compatibility issue between 7.x and anything older than 6.0 ? >> In other words, upgrading from the sources with such an old >> distribution is a doable task ? >> >> >> Your response is greatly appreciated. >> >> Many thanks. >> > I can't say how many steps are needed, but more than one. > From /usr/src/UPDATING: > > 20080123: > To upgrade to -current after this date, you must be running > FreeBSD not older than 6.0-RELEASE. Upgrading to -current > from 5.x now requires a stop over at RELENG_6 or RELENG_7 systems. > > Regards, > Thomas I read that as he can go straight to RELENG_7 without a stop, it's after that is an issue. Provided there's nothing else in /usr/src/UPDATING anyways. -- Adam Vande More