Date: Thu, 02 Oct 2003 23:10:00 +0100 From: Cameron Murdoch <cameron@macaroon.net> To: "F. Even" <freebsdlists@elitists.org> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: upgrading 4.0 to stable Message-ID: <3F7CA238.4080104@macaroon.net> In-Reply-To: <BBA20563.55469%freebsdlists@elitists.org> References: <BBA20563.55469%freebsdlists@elitists.org>
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F. Even wrote: >I'm still kind of hung up looking for some definitive answers on this issue. >Perhaps you guys can help me out? > >Frank > > >>I personally would recommend 4.0 to 4.3, then 4.3 to 4.6.2, >>then 4.6.2 to 4.8. Check the handbook for the appropriate CVS tags. >> >> Hi, Following the above advice I would use the following cvsup file: *default host=*Insert CVSup mirror here* *default base=/usr *default prefix=/usr *default release=cvs tag=RELENG_4_3 *default delete use-rel-suffix *default compress src-all This will fetch the source for 4.3-RELEASE + security fixes, (for the release I think the tag is RELENG_4_3_0). Do the normal make buildworld & kernel dance as documented in UPDATING and the handbook. Then repeat the whole process with RELENG_4_6 as the tag and then again with RELENG_4_8 (and RELENG_4_9 if you want 4.9 release). This will take some time especially if your machine is slow at building. It might be worth verifying each step works by running with it for a day or two before going onto the next step. Also be sure to have good backups. Having said that I do builds all the time and have never had a significant problem. Cameron
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