Date: Tue, 8 Jun 1999 13:27:37 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu> To: Ev Batey <efb@cotdazr.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: When and How to CVSup Date from 2.2.8 Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.03.9906081325340.29439-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <3759788F.AAAEB5B9@cotdazr.org>
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On Sat, 5 Jun 1999, Ev Batey wrote: > Q1- To gradually (over a few weeks, if possible) get to a > current "3.x / 4.x whatever is stable", what do I want to feed > cvsup_recipe_file to my newly installed cvsup-4.15 AND > WHERE do I feed in this config file ? See the Handbook section on 'staying -stable' or 'staying -current'. It explains the update processes. > Q3- Quessing there are two ways to build my own CVS archive > RCS versions lists, paraphrasing, or some-current source files > only, what are the tradeoffs between the two ? I_m just a user and > Web and DNS server here and NOT a C source developer. If you don't need immeidate access to the entire source history, run cvsup in checkout mode. > Q4- What kind of relative disk use should I expect ? I just went > from 1-GB up to 4-GB. It was easy to get half full in minutes, so, > am I going to be pushing the wall again with some semi conservative > upgrading of FreeBSD, Apache, BIND and a few other apps. ? The full CVS tree runs ~600MB, plus ~200MB for a build directory. > Q5- Do I want to upgrade a version at a time ? Is it reasonable to > expect to upgrade from 2.2.8 to 3-Stable or 4-Stable without a big > risk of losing it all .. ? 2.2.8 on up is tricky since we changed binary formats. Do a upgrade to 3.1 then go up from there. > Q6- Can I hope to protect things like qmail which I replaced sendmail > and not have to reinstall from scratch .. again .. that was a lot of > hours. They won't be touched, but upgrading from 2.X will involve rebuilding things. Doug White Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | www.freebsd.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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