Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2000 15:14:26 -0500 From: "Jonathan Fosburgh" <fosburgh@flash.net> To: "Kevin Oberman" <oberman@es.net> Cc: <wonko@entropy.tmok.com>, <drek@zupa.bigstudios.com>, <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: softupdates Message-ID: <02b201bfcff3$d060f180$ca406f8f@mdacc.tmc.edu> References: <200006062000.e56K0Zn13721@ptavv.es.net>
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----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin Oberman" <oberman@es.net> To: "Jonathan Fosburgh" <fosburgh@flash.net> Cc: <wonko@entropy.tmok.com>; <drek@zupa.bigstudios.com>; <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2000 3:00 PM Subject: Re: softupdates > > From: "Jonathan Fosburgh" <fosburgh@flash.net> > > Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2000 14:44:49 -0500 > > Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Brian Hechinger" <wonko@users.tmok.com> > > To: "Jonathan Fosburgh" <fosburgh@flash.net> > > Cc: <drek@zupa.bigstudios.com>; <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> > > Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2000 2:25 PM > > Subject: Re: softupdates > > > > I did a source upgrade from 3.4-STABLE to 4.0-RELEASE using the instructions > > in src/UPDATING. If you do a source upgrade MAKE SURE you follow the > > instructions to the letter. You might also look in the archives as several > > people posted instructions on their websites. These can be used to augment > > the instructions in UPDATING if you want clarification. In particular, if > > you go to -RELEASE, I believe the instructions were presented in a rather > > confusing format (placing subsets of instructions out of order, for > > instance.) > > I just did the update from 3.4-STABLE to 4.0-STABLE yesterday and I > agree that you need to follow the instructions for updating > closely. But I would strongly suggest against going to RELEASE. The > number of fixes in STABLE is huge and the update process is much > cleaner. > > Aside from a mistake on my part, the update went very smoothly. I > recommend it. On my 450 MHz K6-II the buildworld took about 2.5 hours, > and the cvsup took forever (best with a fast network connection!), but > the rest only took about 2 hours. I upgraded within days (maybe a week) of 4.0-RELEASE and so I stuck with that one until -STABLE settled down a bit. No problems with -RELEASE anyway and I haven't upgraded in a month or more. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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