Date: Wed, 22 May 2002 13:05:48 -0400 (EDT) From: John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> To: Ruslan Ermilov <ru@FreeBSD.org> Cc: current@FreeBSD.org, John De Boskey <jwd@FreeBSD.org>, Warner Losh <imp@FreeBSD.org>, Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org> Subject: RE: Upgrade instructions are incorrect Message-ID: <XFMail.20020522130548.jhb@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <20020522160253.GD55670@sunbay.com>
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On 22-May-2002 Ruslan Ermilov wrote: > Hi! > > The upgrade instructions found in src/UPDATING and src/Makefile.inc1 > are not quite correct. Suggesting to reboot with the new kernel and > non-matching userland is safer than opposite of course, but does not > always work nor guaranteed to work at all. Here's the safest version > I could think of; it ensures everything is installed using the tools > compatible with the currently running kernel. I'd like your comments > guys as you were touching these instructions in the past. Wrong. If you are following the proper upgrade path, then your old binaries will always work with your new kernel. -- John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> <>< http://www.FreeBSD.org/~jhb/ "Power Users Use the Power to Serve!" - http://www.FreeBSD.org/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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