From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jan 8 20:24:34 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 65E311065680 for ; Thu, 8 Jan 2009 20:24:34 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from byshenknet@byshenk.net) Received: from core.byshenk.net (core.byshenk.net [62.58.73.230]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F25688FC08 for ; Thu, 8 Jan 2009 20:24:33 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from byshenknet@byshenk.net) Received: from core.byshenk.net (localhost.aoes.com [127.0.0.1]) by core.byshenk.net (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id n08KOV9a049534; Thu, 8 Jan 2009 21:24:31 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from byshenknet@core.byshenk.net) Received: (from byshenknet@localhost) by core.byshenk.net (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) id n08KOUpA049533; Thu, 8 Jan 2009 21:24:30 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from byshenknet) Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2009 21:24:30 +0100 From: Greg Byshenk To: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG, Andrei Kolu , Mike Lempriere Message-ID: <20090108202430.GA46733@core.byshenk.net> References: <20090108085811.GB1580@core.byshenk.net> <200901081047.n08Alg2h000825@lurza.secnetix.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200901081047.n08Alg2h000825@lurza.secnetix.de> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.4 required=5.0 tests=ALL_TRUSTED autolearn=failed version=3.2.5 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.5 (2008-06-10) on core.byshenk.net Cc: Subject: Re: mergemaster broken -- take 2 X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 08 Jan 2009 20:24:34 -0000 On Thu, Jan 08, 2009 at 11:47:42AM +0100, Oliver Fromme wrote: > Greg Byshenk wrote: > > Andrei Kolu wrote: > > > NOTE: I do not reboot my system until everything is updated. Why it is > > > necessary to boot new kernel and then upgrade world is beyound me..YMMW > > > > - I suppose that it is not strictly necessary to reboot between > > installing kernel and world, but I always do so. > It _is_ necessary. If you don't reboot, you're still running > the old kernel which might not be able to support new binaries > and libraries that installworld will install on your system. Of course this is correct; my error. The chance of something going wrong in this case is probably quite small, but it something does go wrong it can go horribly wrong. -- greg byshenk - gbyshenk@byshenk.net - Leiden, NL