Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2002 22:29:57 -0500 (EST) From: "jamgill@uu.net" <jamgill@UU.NET> To: "Brian T.Schellenberger" <bts@babbleon.org> Cc: Rodrigo A B Freire <bsdstuffs@brasilia.br>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Newbie: 4.4-stable, how to? - And the CVSupIT bug. Message-ID: <Pine.GSO.4.20.0201132221560.6082-100000@haiti.corp.us.uu.net> In-Reply-To: <033851553020e12FE7@mail7.nc.rr.com>
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Read the stuff that Dan has in the FreeBSDdiary : http://www.freebsddiary.org/topics.php#cvsup He has a nice collection of articles that describe the various aspects and gotchas of cvsup'ing a system that complement and explain the handbook articles quite nicely. All CVSup'ing does is pull the sources down to your machine. You still need to compile those source files into executeables and drop them into place over your existing files and update any configuration files that the executeables depend on. Then you can build your kernel (using your new, updated tools) and install it. It is fun, fun ... and never forget to read /usr/src/UPDATING =) --gill On Sun, 13 Jan 2002, Brian T.Schellenberger wrote: > On Sunday 13 January 2002 06:13 pm, Rodrigo A B Freire wrote: > > Hi everyone, and thanks for replying! > > > > But... Well, CVSup, by itself isn't kinda complicated, but.. Umm.. > > After cvsupping, is there anything else to do? > > If just CVSup is enough to keep the machine up to date, GREAT! I've got > > it! > > No, that's not it. See "the leading edge" in the handbook and > /usr/src/UPDATING. But in a nutshell, > > cvsup > cd /usr/src > make buildworld KERNCONF=your-custom-kernel > make kernel KERNCONF=your-custom-kernel > reboot to single-user mode (boot -s ; fsck -u ; mount -a -t ufs ; swapon) > cd /usr/src > make installworld KERNCONF=your-custom-kernel > mergemaster > > reboot. > > > > > But, if not, what are the next steps? > > > > Thanks, guys! > > > > p.s.1: I have a fat 34 Mbit/s pipe to the internet, and, actually, I'm > > testing FBSD 4.4-RELEASE. > > > > p.s.2: The handobook's page, the comparision between -RELEASE and -STABLE, > > shows the following command to, probably, CVSup the machine. The command > > is: pkg_add -f > > ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/packages/All/cvsupit-3.0.tgz > > But, this goddamn link installs in your machine a older buggy version of > > cvs. If there's anyone here in the list that manages the Ports collection, > > please, be aware. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Brian T.Schellenberger" <bts@babbleon.org> > > To: "Rodrigo A B Freire" <bsdstuffs@brasilia.br>; > > <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> > > Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2002 3:54 PM > > Subject: Re: Newbie: 4.4-stable, how to? > > > > > On Sunday 13 January 2002 10:01 am, Rodrigo A B Freire wrote: > > > > People, > > > > > > > > Is there an easy way to install the 4.4-stable version, without the > > > > complication of CVSup, etc. etc etc.? > > > > > > No. If you don't want all that complexity you just need to wait for the > > > > next > > > > > release. They come out about once a quarter, so this shouldn't be an > > > enormous burden. > > > > > > Besides, cvsup and buildworld are really very easy to do; just following > > > > the > > > > > "leading edge" section of the handbook and read /usr/ports/UPDATING. > > > > > > I know it sounds scary but it's really very smooth (at least if you have > > > a fast internet connection--I imagine it's pretty tiresome on a regular > > > > phone > > > > > modem). > > > > > > -- > > > Brian T. Schellenberger . . . . . . . bts@wnt.sas.com (work) > > > Brian, the man from Babble-On . . . . bts@babbleon.org (personal) > > > http://www.babbleon.org > > > > > > -------> Free Dmitry Sklyarov! (let him go home) <----------- > > > > > > http://www.eff.org http://www.programming-freedom.org > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --gill | Tatu Ylonen, SSH 1.2.12 README: "Beware that the most effective | way for someone to decrypt your data may be with a rubber hose." To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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