Date: Thu, 18 May 2006 19:54:50 +0300 From: "Alexander I. Mogilny" <sg@astral.ntu-kpi.kiev.ua> To: Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org, freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: update to RELENG_6 fails Message-ID: <20060518165450.GA14246@astral.ntu-kpi.kiev.ua> In-Reply-To: <446BFB09.2050409@FreeBSD.org> References: <28edec3c0605171638t6398b1a8u6c63a2db9b12d6e5@mail.gmail.com> <446BFB09.2050409@FreeBSD.org>
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Doug Barton wrote me on Wed, May 17, 2006 at 09:41:45PM -0700 > Mars G. Miro wrote: > > > For the record, I've successfully updated a 5.4X to 6.1R w/o a hitch. > > I don't think you need to go to 5-stable if you want 6.X. Most apps > > will even still work and dont need to be recompiled. > > As happy as I am to hear that, if you'd read the section in UPDATING that I > was referring to, you'd have seen: > > When upgrading from one major version to another it is generally > best to upgrade to the latest code in the currently installed branch > first, then do an upgrade to the new branch. This is the best-tested > upgrade path, and has the highest probability of being successful. > Please try this approach before reporting problems with a major > version upgrade. > > Which clearly applies to the situation at hand. > Please move this conversation to freebsd-stable. > Thanks. I cvsuped my source tree to RELENG_5. Build completed without errors. Thanks for your answers. -- AIM-UANIC +-----[ FreeBSD ]-----+ Alexander Mogilny | The Power to Serve! | <> sg@portaone.com +---------------------+
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