Date: Thu, 02 Oct 1997 21:32:01 -0400 (EDT) From: Greg Pavelcak <gpavelcak@philos.umass.edu> To: Invis <invis@visi.com> Cc: freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: How much work does running -current take? Message-ID: <Pine.OSF.3.96.971002212020.19438A-100000@emily.oit.umass.edu> In-Reply-To: <19971002200140.10833@visi.com>
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On Thu, 2 Oct 1997, Invis wrote: > Just a few questions before I dive into -current, that didn't seem 100% answered > by the FAQ :) : I can only tell you my experience. I am not a FreeBSD, or any kind of computer expert. In fact, if you see the questions I post, you know I am quite the opposite. I did dive into -current last week. > > 1. If I install -current, will I have to do 'make worlds' or other 6 hour CPU > tasks often? I run a Cyrix 6x86 P200+ with 48MB RAM. I think my "make world" was about 3 1/2 hrs. I had to do it several times, but that wasn't because of the make world, it was because I didn't mount the partitions properly in single user mode so I couldn't do the merge/copy stuff. Once I got that sorted out all went smoothly. If you want to upgrade regularly, I don't know if you have to rebuild the whole thing every time, but I think that's discussed in the handbook or the upgrade tutorial at www.freebsd.org > > 2. Will my system more often than not be able to boot and run most of the time? > i.e. I have one computer, I don't mind constant reboots, even making my own > code patches if necessary, but if this is something it's almost necessary > to have two machines for, please tell me! For the past week I have been customizing my window manager, trying to set up a zip drive and trying to use my -current machine to install 2.2.2-RELEASE on to my laptop. I have built several kernels and re-booted many times, but not because some difficulty forced me to. Of course I'm just running my own PC, not a server or anything, so I probably don't really test the limits. > > 3. Where can I get a list of new features available in 3.0-current ?? > Don't know. Being on the -current mailing list is a good place to start. > > Please pardon me if I have asked common questions, however I have done my best > to find answers to these *nagging* questions, and haven't found all the assurance I > need :) > > invis > invis@visi.com >
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