Date: Sat, 15 Dec 2018 15:01:43 -0800 From: Doug Hardie <bc979@lafn.org> To: starikarp@yandex.com Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: FreeBSD 12.0 or 11.2 Message-ID: <3C631EC0-7717-4B2E-8A21-D9B75F366D34@mail.sermon-archive.info> In-Reply-To: <20181215080851.6bf4b0d3@yandex.com> References: <20181215080851.6bf4b0d3@yandex.com>
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> On 15 December 2018, at 05:08, starikarp@yandex.com wrote: >=20 > Hi! >=20 > I did change hard drive with bad condition with the SSD drive and I am > ready for the new install of FreeBSD which I am using on the desktop > computer which is iMac. > On the FreeBSD forum are many complains about new 12.0 release and I = am > not sure if is safe to install it or install the 11.2 which worked for > me all the time. That depends on how you are using it. 12.0 is a major system upgrade. = There are a number of changes in various parts of the system. This is = normal for a major system upgrade. It can make it a bit difficult if = you have lots of your own code and it relies on something that has = changed. The defaults for openssl have changed, and basename_r has been = eliminated. My code was relying on both of those. I have had to make = changes. Figuring out the cause of the problems does take some effort. = It's not seamless. However, the base system seems to be quite stable. = I have been beating it about since it came out and have not seen any = issues other than the deliberate changes. It would be nice if all those = changes were documented, but I suspect that document would be so long no = one would have the time to read it anyway. You are going to have to go = to 12 sometime. You can kick the can down the road a bit and hope you = have more time available then to deal with any issues. However, in my = experience that doesn't work. I never have more time down the road. -- Doug
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