From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jul 14 20:36:41 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6D9E11065674 for ; Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:36:41 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mel.flynn+fbsd.questions@mailing.thruhere.net) Received: from mailhub.rachie.is-a-geek.net (rachie.is-a-geek.net [66.230.99.27]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 362648FC1D for ; Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:36:40 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mel.flynn+fbsd.questions@mailing.thruhere.net) Received: from smoochies.rachie.is-a-geek.net (mailhub.lan.rachie.is-a-geek.net [192.168.2.11]) by mailhub.rachie.is-a-geek.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 055E97E818 for ; Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:36:40 -0800 (AKDT) From: Mel Flynn To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:36:38 -0800 User-Agent: KMail/1.11.4 (FreeBSD/8.0-BETA1; KDE/4.2.4; i386; ; ) References: <6028f3630907131440i6b9993c8uae9251346e610ef3@mail.gmail.com> <200907141151.41050.mel.flynn+fbsd.questions@mailing.thruhere.net> In-Reply-To: <200907141151.41050.mel.flynn+fbsd.questions@mailing.thruhere.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200907141236.39096.mel.flynn+fbsd.questions@mailing.thruhere.net> Subject: Re: Problem with make buildworld during upgrade from 7.0-RELEASE to 7.2-RELEASE X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:36:41 -0000 On Tuesday 14 July 2009 11:51:40 Mel Flynn wrote: > On Monday 13 July 2009 13:40:31 Joseph Bashe wrote: > > I am going thru my first FreeBSD upgrade and it's not going too smoothly. > > I originally started the upgrade using the "freebsd-update" method. This > > is what I've done so far (all as root user): > > There's a few misconceptions in your understanding of the upgrade process, > which I'll try to address below. However, you're also using the wrong > sequence of events. You *first* want to update your kernel and base system, > only then your ports. > > > PS. I am using a custom kernel. > > As such, freebsd-update cannot upgrade your kernel. That should be ", without the intermediate use of a GENERIC kernel.". -- Mel