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Date:      Thu, 18 Nov 2004 15:50:11 +0100
From:      Dirk Arlt <dirkarlt@gmx.de>
To:        freebsd-stable@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: from 5.3 release to 5.3 stable
Message-ID:  <20041118155011.70fb3845.dirkarlt@gmx.de>
In-Reply-To: <opshnp86yr8527sy@smtp.local>
References:  <200411181141.39186.marc.plumet@edpnet.be> <opshnp86yr8527sy@smtp.local>

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i would add mergemaster to this

Ronald Klop <ronald-freebsd8@klop.yi.org> schrieb:
> Hello,
> 
> First: Ports are independent of the version of your system.
> Second: Updating your system is described here.
> 
> http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/cutting-edge.html
> 
> But it is not a short howto. :-)
> 
> The short path is something like this.
> 
> copy and edit /usr/share/examples/cvsup/stable-supfile like you did with  
> ports-supfile
> run cvsup -g -L 2 <your-supfile>
> read the end of /usr/src/UPDATING where the steps to update your system  
> are explained.
> It wil be something like:
> cd /usr/src
> make buildworld
> make buildkernel KERNCONF=<your-kernel>
> make installkernel KERNCONF=<your-kernel>
> reboot
> if <cannot-boot> (happens seldom or never)
>    boot with old kernel (/boot/kernel.old/kernel) and mv /boot/kernel.old  
> to /boot/kernel.
> else
>    cd /usr/src
>    make installworld
> reboot
> 
> But see UPDATING for explanation.
> 
> Ronald.
> 
> On Thu, 18 Nov 2004 11:41:38 +0100, Marc Plumet <marc.plumet@edpnet.be>  
> wrote:
> 
> > Dear,
> >
> > I am still confusing about FreeBSD versioning.
> >
> > MY SYSTEM:
> >
> > - I install the freebsd 5_3 release:
> > kern.osreldate: 503001
> > FreeBSD 5.3-RELEASE #0: Tue Nov  9 13:34:27 CET 2004
> >
> > - I cvsup the ports collection
> > cvsup -g -L 2 /root/ports-supfile
> > (ok)
> >
> > - I upgrade the ports collection
> > pkgdb -F
> > portupgrade -a
> > (14 hours, ok except for mplayer-skins, even with packages : size  
> > mismatch)
> >
> > If I understand correctly, I am
> > - in the stable branch (RELENG_5)
> > - but not up-to-date, because i installed a release (RELENG_5_3)
> >
> >
> > MY QUESTIONS :
> >
> > - which system do I now have ? a mixed between 5.3R and 5.3STABLE ? :
> > example:
> >    for packages
> > 5_STABLE has got teTeX-latex2e but not 5_3R (which sysinstall think I  
> > have)
> >    for ports
> > /usr/ports/print/tetex-latex2e is present (*but does not make : error  
> > reported
> > at the end of this mail)
> >
> > - how to upgrade to 5.3 stable ?
> > make world ? (cvs/portupgrade again before ?)
> >
> >
> > Thanks in advance for your time.
> >
> > Marc Plumet
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > *ERROR when I make /usr/ports/print/tetex-latex2e :
> >
> > ...
> > Defining UNIX/DOS style filename parser.
> >
> > catcodes, registers, compatibility for TeX 2,  parameters,
> > LaTeX2e <2003/12/01>
> > hacks, control, par, spacing, files, font encodings, lengths,
> > ====================================
> >
> > Local config file fonttext.cfg used
> >
> > ====================================
> > (fonttext.cfg (fonttext.ltx
> > === Don't modify this file, use a .cfg file instead ===
> >
> > (omlenc.def) (t1enc.def) (ot1enc.def) (omsenc.def) (t1cmr.fd) (ot1cmr.fd)
> > (ot1cmss.fd) (ot1cmtt.fd)))
> > ====================================
> >
> > Local config file fontmath.cfg used
> >
> > ====================================
> > (fontmath.cfg (fontmath.ltx
> > === Don't modify this file, use a .cfg file instead ===
> >
> > (omlcmm.fd) (omscmsy.fd) (omxcmex.fd) (ucmr.fd)))
> > ====================================
> >
> > Local config file preload.cfg used
> >
> > =====================================
> > (preload.cfg (preload.ltxkpathsea: Running mktextfm  line10
> > mktextfm: Running mf \mode:=ljfour; mag:=1; nonstopmode; input line10
> > This is METAFONT, Version 2.718 (Web2C 7.2)
> >
> > kpathsea: Running mktexmf  line10
> > ! I can't find file `line10'.
> > <*> ...:=ljfour; mag:=1; nonstopmode; input line10
> >
> > Please type another input file name
> > ! Emergency stop.
> > <*> ...:=ljfour; mag:=1; nonstopmode; input line10
> >
> > Transcript written on mfput.log.
> > mktextfm: `mf \mode:=ljfour; mag:=1; nonstopmode; input line10' failed.
> > kpathsea: Appending font creation commands to missfont.log.
> >
> > ! Font \tenln=line10 not loadable: Metric (TFM) file not found.
> > <to be read again>
> >                    \font
> > l.57 \font\tenln  =line10   \font
> >                                  \tenlnw  =linew10\relax
> > ?
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> 
> 
> 
> -- 
>   Ronald Klop, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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-- 
MfG
 Dirk Arlt



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