Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2000 10:31:45 -0700 From: Caleb Walker <caleb.walker@home.com> To: Salvo Bartolotta <bartequi@inwind.it> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Upgrade with cvs fails every time... am i doing something wrong???? Message-ID: <00082810325801.00250@butthead.powercom> In-Reply-To: <20000828.7270900@mis.configured.host> References: <00082723405600.45409@butthead.powercom> <20000828.7270900@mis.configured.host>
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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Thank you thats all I needed all though I should of taken a closer look at the UPDATING file. I will definately try that next time. > Dear Caleb Walker, > > In July, the source updating procedure was sligtly changed > (=simplified) in order to avoid rather subtle problems. > > /usr/src/UPDATING, inter alia, says: > > <blockquote> > > COMMON ITEMS: > > <snip> > > To update from 4.0-RELEASE or later to the most current > 4.x-STABLE > ---------- > make buildworld > make buildkernel KERNEL=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE > make installkernel KERNEL=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE > reboot (in single user) [1] > make installworld > reboot > > [1] You can often get away without doing this step as the > system will be properly updated. During the running of the > installworld, however, system components may break and other > oddities may happen. Don't do this on systems that aren't > otherwise quiet as unpredictable results may happen. If in > doubt, reboot into single user. For remote installs, keep > a separate kernel around and use a serial console if at all > possible. > > <snip> > > $FreeBSD: src/UPDATING,v 1.73.2.15 2000/08/26 05:05:18 imp Exp $ > > </blockquote> > > N.B. I assume you wish to go from 4.x to 4-STABLE. > > > > As to make installworld, you might first try to do that in a test > directory (by specifying DESTDIR=/some/test/dir). > > Before running mergemaster (after installworld completes succesfully), > you might want to make a backup copy of /etc. > > Please read the docs (e.g. the appropriate sections of the handbook), > and browse the mailing lists archives before posting. > > Best of luck, > Salvo -- Thank You, Caleb Walker (310) 519-8359 (310) 753-8668 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGPfreeware 5.0i for non-commercial use MessageID: OEqy4I6bmavpKXsAKu7lXB0J50aoRcAd iQA/AwUBOaqiSuePhvvqImYFEQIrvQCg98Nos4nt8CbNedweQ+RfRbaEzOoAoMir eqj0qeM0eus4w2OxwiWS9Kzl =TKUz -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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