Date: Sun, 17 Mar 2013 13:36:09 -0700 From: Drew Tomlinson <drew@mykitchentable.net> To: Fbsd8 <fbsd8@a1poweruser.com>, Dan Nelson <dnelson@allantgroup.com>, odhiambo@gmail.com Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Upgrade from 6.4 to 9.1? Message-ID: <51462939.1080609@mykitchentable.net> In-Reply-To: <5144F65B.6080302@a1poweruser.com> References: <5144CB0A.6010801@mykitchentable.net> <20130316200152.GD80810@dan.emsphone.com> <5144F65B.6080302@a1poweruser.com>
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On 3/16/2013 3:46 PM, Fbsd8 wrote: > Dan Nelson wrote: >> In the last episode (Mar 16), Drew Tomlinson said: >>> I have an old system happily running 6.4 but am finding that it can no >>> longer download or build a ports index. Thus I guess it's time to >>> upgrade. >>> >>> What "gotchas" do I need to look out for? In the past my upgrades have >>> always been simply downloading new source, reviewing kernel config >>> file, >>> and then rebuilding the system. Any ports that didn't work after >>> that I >>> would just rebuild as well. However I've never waited this long to >>> upgrade. Do I need to do anything different? >> >> You won't be able to do a straight source build from 6.4 to 9.1; too >> many >> low-level changes like Makefile syntax and compiler options have >> changed. If you are comfortable with temporarily disabling >> non-essential things that >> fail to build, it is definitely possible to do a long jump to 9.1, >> but it'd >> be safer to either hop from 6.4 -> (7-stable or 8-stable) -> 9 doing >> buildkernels and buildworlds, or just do a binary upgrade of kernel >> and base >> system to 9.1. >> > > The best approach is to backup your user data and do a fresh install > from 9.1 cdrom. You will bypass a bunch of headaches which may in the > end force you to do a fresh install anyway. And it will save you a lot > of compile time. It's alway a good feeling to know you have a pristine > system when you start having problems. Thanks for the suggestions. I'll give these a try. Cheers, Drew -- Like card tricks? Visit The Alchemist's Warehouse to learn card magic secrets for free! http://alchemistswarehouse.com
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