Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2000 00:53:10 +0100 From: Nik Clayton <nik@freebsd.org> To: Ben Smithurst <ben@FreeBSD.org> Cc: Dinesh Punjabi <dpunjabi@nyx.net>, doc@FreeBSD.org, Kent Stewart <kstewart@urx.com> Subject: Re: 18.4.7. Update /etc (this section is very confusing) Message-ID: <20000821005310.A53703@catkin.nothing-going-on.org> In-Reply-To: <20000820195929.X58928@strontium.scientia.demon.co.uk>; from ben@FreeBSD.org on Sun, Aug 20, 2000 at 07:59:30PM %2B0100 References: <000701c00a52$6a793be0$14fa90cc@intersols.com> <20000820043554.Q58928@strontium.scientia.demon.co.uk> <000901c00ac5$29fa79d0$14fa90cc@intersols.com> <20000820195929.X58928@strontium.scientia.demon.co.uk>
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On Sun, Aug 20, 2000 at 07:59:30PM +0100, Ben Smithurst wrote: > Well, I might commit this diff (unless anyone has a good reason why > not). Floats my boat. Go for it. As regards talking people through the intricacies of the build process as the project changes things, I don't think we can (or should) go beyond <para>These are the general steps you will need to perform. If you're staying within minor release numbers of a -stable release then it's unlikely you will need to deviate from this. However, if you are running -current then you <emphasis>must</emphasis> read the mailing list, and <filename>/usr/src/UPDATING</filename> before doing this. And remember, -current is allowed to be broken, you run it at your own risk.</para> N -- Internet connection, $19.95 a month. Computer, $799.95. Modem, $149.95. Telephone line, $24.95 a month. Software, free. USENET transmission, hundreds if not thousands of dollars. Thinking before posting, priceless. Somethings in life you can't buy. For everything else, there's MasterCard. -- Graham Reed, in the Scary Devil Monastery To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message
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