From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Dec 6 08:51:03 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id ACD3216A417 for ; Thu, 6 Dec 2007 08:51:03 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from cperciva@freebsd.org) Received: from pd2mo3so.prod.shaw.ca (idcmail-mo1so.shaw.ca [24.71.223.10]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8981313C45B for ; Thu, 6 Dec 2007 08:51:03 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from cperciva@freebsd.org) Received: from pd4mr5so.prod.shaw.ca (pd4mr5so-qfe3.prod.shaw.ca [10.0.141.50]) by l-daemon (Sun ONE Messaging Server 6.0 HotFix 1.01 (built Mar 15 2004)) with ESMTP id <0JSM000SXDX04S80@l-daemon> for freebsd-stable@freebsd.org; Thu, 06 Dec 2007 01:51:00 -0700 (MST) Received: from pn2ml4so.prod.shaw.ca ([10.0.121.148]) by pd4mr5so.prod.shaw.ca (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2-7.05 (built Sep 5 2006)) with ESMTP id <0JSM008VRDX01870@pd4mr5so.prod.shaw.ca> for freebsd-stable@freebsd.org; Thu, 06 Dec 2007 01:51:00 -0700 (MST) Received: from hexahedron.daemonology.net ([24.82.201.197]) by l-daemon (Sun ONE Messaging Server 6.0 HotFix 1.01 (built Mar 15 2004)) with SMTP id <0JSM00MAUDWZLR40@l-daemon> for freebsd-stable@freebsd.org; Thu, 06 Dec 2007 01:50:59 -0700 (MST) Received: (qmail 4691 invoked from network); Thu, 06 Dec 2007 08:50:55 +0000 Received: from unknown (HELO hexahedron.daemonology.net) (127.0.0.1) by localhost with SMTP; Thu, 06 Dec 2007 08:50:55 +0000 Date: Thu, 06 Dec 2007 00:50:54 -0800 From: Colin Percival In-reply-to: <1196901073.28219.4.camel@neo.cse.buffalo.edu> To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Message-id: <4757B7EE.2050200@freebsd.org> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit X-Enigmail-Version: 0.95.5 References: <1196901073.28219.4.camel@neo.cse.buffalo.edu> User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.9 (X11/20071117) Subject: Re: FreeBSD 7.0-BETA4 Available X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 06 Dec 2007 08:51:03 -0000 Ken Smith wrote: > For users of FreeBSD Update due to some last-minute bumps in system > libraries, installed third-party applications must be recompiled as per > normal for a "major" upgrade, even if upgrading from an earlier 7.0 > BETA. Put another way, if you want to upgrade to 7.0-BETA4, follow the instructions at http://www.daemonology.net/blog/2007-11-11-freebsd-major-version-upgrade.html not the simpler "minor version upgrade" instructions (even though that page says that the minor version upgrade instructions apply when going from 7.x to 7.x). It's irritating to have to rebuild all of the installed ports, but (unless some disaster strikes) this should be the last time it is needed until FreeBSD 8.x happens ~2 years from now. Colin Percival