From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Mar 6 11:43:37 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id ECE7416A4CE for ; Sat, 6 Mar 2004 11:43:37 -0800 (PST) Received: from kanga.honeypot.net (kanga.honeypot.net [208.162.254.122]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5B5A543D2D for ; Sat, 6 Mar 2004 11:43:37 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from kirk@strauser.com) Received: from pooh.strauser.com (pooh.honeypot.net [10.0.5.128]) by kanga.honeypot.net (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id i26JhZZv098122 for ; Sat, 6 Mar 2004 13:43:36 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from kirk@strauser.com) To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <20040306145348.B69AD2B4DAA@mail.evilcoder.org> <873c8mx8jz.fsf@strauser.com> <200403061725.I26HPACF063197@asarian-host.net> <200403061129.13742.racerx@makeworld.com> From: Kirk Strauser Date: Sat, 06 Mar 2004 13:43:32 -0600 In-Reply-To: <200403061129.13742.racerx@makeworld.com> (racerx@makeworld.com's message of "Sat, 6 Mar 2004 11:29:13 -0600") Message-ID: <87wu5xwyl7.fsf@strauser.com> Lines: 22 X-Mailer: Gnus/5.1003 (Gnus v5.10.3) Emacs/21.3 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; boundary="=-=-="; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature" X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV version 'clamd / ClamAV version 0.65', clamav-milter version '0.60p' Subject: Re: Where is 4.9-STABLE? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 06 Mar 2004 19:43:38 -0000 --=-=-= Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable At 2004-03-06T17:29:13Z, Chris writes: > Doing a make world is perfectly acceptable. It's considered the > "traditional" way of doing things, and accomplishes the same results. No, it doesn't. Specifically, it skips the reboot and mergemaster between the installkernel and installworld steps, which means that you'll end up running a new userspace against an old kernel and /etc for a little while. > If your going to inform users NOT to do one way opposed to another, at > least give specifics as to why you feel that way. There you have it. "make world" is *not* the recommended upgrade process anymore. The new method is detailed in UPDATING. =2D-=20 Kirk Strauser "94 outdated ports on the box, 94 outdated ports. Portupgrade one, an hour 'til done, 82 outdated ports on the box." --=-=-= Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQBASinn5sRg+Y0CpvERAjJYAJ0e89wj8ZnDCvDvP36UcebFQH9BewCfRFow Cxaw/RP4iihzCwMkXcZtRyo= =s3FN -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-=-=--