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Date:      Thu, 7 Dec 2000 13:08:43 +0530 (IST)
From:      "G.B.Naidu" <gbnaidu@sasken.com>
To:        <freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.org>
Cc:        <gbnaidu@sasken.com>
Subject:   upgrading from ver4.0 to ver4.1 (fwd)
Message-ID:  <Pine.GSO.4.30.0012071307190.26778-100000@suns3.sasi.com>

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Hi,

I need some help regarding the upgradation. Currently my system is
running FreeBSD ver 4.0 installed using CD. Now I would like to upgrade it
to ver 4.1.

I am planning to synchronoze my local source tree with ver4.1 sources. I
am using cvsup for this. Here is my supfile:
---------- start of supfile --------

*default host=cvsup2.FreeBSD.org
*default prefix=/usr/src
*default base=/usr/local/etc/cvsup
*default release=cvs delete use-rel-suffix compress

src-all tag=RELENG_4_1_0_RELEASE

----------- End of supfile -----------

I am trying to sync only the /usr/src directory.

Can I use a separate directory for sources rather than the standard
/usr/src and upgrade my system?

I need a clarification whether this will overwrite the existing source
files of ver 4.0. I think it overwrites. If it overwrites, and later if I
come across any problem in compilation of Version 4.1, what is the best
way to get back to version 4.0? I am planning to take a backup of the
current 4.0 /usr/src files and then overwrite them using cvsup with
version 4.1 files.

what I am doing is correct? Doing make world is enough to build the new
vresion 4.1?

Please cc it to my address as I am not subscribed to this mailing list.

thanks a lot
--gb



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