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From: eculp <eculp@encontacto.net>
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Subject: Re: Updating from 7.2-STABLE FreeBSD 7.2-STABLE #901 to 8-release
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Quoting Andreas Rudisch <cyb.@gmx.net>:

> On Mon, 04 Jan 2010 19:14:45 -0600
> eculp <eculp@encontacto.net> wrote:
>
>> I intend to first upgrade my old, but up to date, 7.2-STABLE FreeBSD
>> 7.2-STABLE #901 to the latest 8.0 release
>
>> I want to conserve as much as I can so I thought that I might give
>> freebsd-update upgrade -r 8.0-RELEASE a try.
>
> freebsd-update does not work on STABLE branches. You can only track a
> RELEASE branch and a few Beta/RC releases with it.
>
>> I am trying to follow the instructions at
>> http://www.freebsd.org/releases/8.0R/announce.html
>
>> From the first paragraph:
> "Systems running 7.[012]-RELEASE, 8.0-BETA[1234], or 8.0-RC[123] can
> upgrade"

Looks like I was reading what I wanted to read and not what was  
written.  Sorry.  Thanks for the the wakeup call.

Have a great day,

ed

>
> Andreas
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