Date: Mon, 1 Jul 1996 13:58:11 -0600 (MDT) From: Nate Williams <nate@mt.sri.com> To: Branson Matheson <branson@widomaker.com> Cc: Nate Williams <nate@mt.sri.com>, Christoph Haas <chris@acme1.ruhr.de>, stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Update 2.1-STABLE -> 2.1.5-RELEASE Message-ID: <199607011958.NAA11078@rocky.mt.sri.com> In-Reply-To: <199607011955.PAA17628@garion.hq.ferg.com> References: <199607011845.MAA10540@rocky.mt.sri.com> <199607011955.PAA17628@garion.hq.ferg.com>
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> >> Ok, now that 2.1.5-BETA is out, there is still one > question left: Will >> there be an easy way to updgrade from > 2.1-STABLE to 2.1.5-RELEASE ? > > > > Umm, 2.1-STABLE *isn't* a release and is (was) an ong oing version. > > Since 2.1-STABLE existed for a *long* time and not a 'checkpoint' > > release it would be very difficult to provide a singl e 'upgrade' > > target given your constraints below. > > Ummm.. i disagree.. many of us .. who don't have the time, energy, or > bandwidth or desire to run the -stable tree have stood by with the > 2.1-RELEASE just as it came from the CD. And I for one would like to > see an upgrade path as opposed to a re-installation. As I understand it, there *IS* an upgrade path from 2.1R. Jordan would know more. However, the original poster asked for a CTM upgrade from 2.1-STABLE -> 2.1.5, and there isn't any '2.1-STABLE' release to upgrade from. Also, creating a 'CTM' diff between 2.1R and 2.1.5 would be *HUGE*, probably bigger than downloading the entire release, so if you want the new sources you're more than welcome to download the entire new release and do a 'make world' and then hand-upgrade the /etc files by hand. This is essentially what the 2.1R -> 2.1.5 'upgrade' would do anyway. Nate
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