From owner-freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Mar 30 22:42:43 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 44ECE16A4D0 for ; Wed, 30 Mar 2005 22:42:43 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mail24.sea5.speakeasy.net (mail24.sea5.speakeasy.net [69.17.117.26]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 096FD43D54 for ; Wed, 30 Mar 2005 22:42:43 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jhb@FreeBSD.org) Received: (qmail 11829 invoked from network); 30 Mar 2005 22:42:42 -0000 Received: from server.baldwin.cx ([216.27.160.63]) (envelope-sender )AES256-SHA encrypted SMTP for ; 30 Mar 2005 22:42:41 -0000 Received: from [10.50.41.231] (gw1.twc.weather.com [216.133.140.1]) (authenticated bits=0) by server.baldwin.cx (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id j2UMgRJl019445; Wed, 30 Mar 2005 17:42:36 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from jhb@FreeBSD.org) From: John Baldwin To: freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.org Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2005 16:59:57 -0500 User-Agent: KMail/1.6.2 References: <1112215106.5724.26.camel@localhost.localdomain> In-Reply-To: <1112215106.5724.26.camel@localhost.localdomain> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <200503301659.57847.jhb@FreeBSD.org> X-Spam-Status: No, score=-102.8 required=4.2 tests=ALL_TRUSTED, USER_IN_WHITELIST autolearn=failed version=3.0.2 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.0.2 (2004-11-16) on server.baldwin.cx Subject: Re: Checking the packages in the base install X-BeenThere: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the Alpha List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2005 22:42:43 -0000 On Wednesday 30 March 2005 03:38 pm, Bryan Dina wrote: > How can I check what packages are included in the base install for > FreeBSD 5.3? I really want to use gcj, and with the speed of my Alpha > (166MHz), it takes forever to compile the gcc suite. I am running 5.2.1 > right now, and would upgrade to 5.3 if gcj is included. Also, a > subquestion, how difficult would it be to do an upgrade from 5.2.1 -> > 5.3? I noticed in the 5.2.1 installer (/stand/sysinstall) there was an > option marked "upgrade".... does this work easily, or is that a tricky > question to answer?? I don't think the binary upgrades work well, but I haven't really tried to do one in a long time (if ever for that matter). gcj is not present in 5.3 and as far as I know there aren't any plans to include gcj in the base system. -- John Baldwin <>< http://www.FreeBSD.org/~jhb/ "Power Users Use the Power to Serve" = http://www.FreeBSD.org