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Date:      Sun, 11 Aug 2002 00:28:28 -0500
From:      Christopher Schulte <schulte+freebsd@nospam.schulte.org>
To:        Darren Pilgrim <dmp@pantherdragon.org>
Cc:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Reverting an OS via CVS/make world?
Message-ID:  <5.1.1.6.2.20020811002722.0349ba80@wheresmymailserver.com>

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At 10:00 PM 8/10/2002 -0700, you wrote:
>Is it feasible to revert a machine from RELENG_4 to security fix
>branch?  Can I just do a cvsup to the appropriate tag and go through
>a normal make world process?  Will mergemaster properly revert files?

[ second reply to dmp@pantherdragon.org, I made a typo
in cc back to list, sorry ]

Sure.  Unofficially, I've done this with no problems.  I don't think it's
officially supported, however.  The usual disclaimer of backing up data
and following the correct build/install procedures still applies.

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