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Date:      Mon, 04 Feb 2002 02:56:46 -0800
From:      Kent Stewart <kstewart@owt.com>
To:        Bsd Neophyte <bsdneophyte@yahoo.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: upgrading 4.4 to 4.5?
Message-ID:  <3C5E68EE.9000902@owt.com>
References:  <20020204103648.31275.qmail@web20102.mail.yahoo.com>

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Bsd Neophyte wrote:

> Is it possible to do an upgrade w/o doing a reinstall?
> 
> Would I simply update my ports and then do a "make install"... or is there
> another way?
> 
> OR... if someone can point me to a URL that gives the step-by-step
> instructions... that would also help.


The ports and the OS version aren't coupled. That is why you cvsup 
"tag=." for the ports. The instructions for upgrading FreeBSD from 4.4 
 > 4.5 are already on your system. You will find them around line 
349+/- in /usr/src/UPDATING.

Kent

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