Date: Sat, 12 May 2001 03:26:20 +0100 (WEST) From: Nuno Teixeira <nuno.teixeira@pt-quorum.com> To: <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: mergemaster DEFAULT but STABLE? (Finished) Message-ID: <20010512032209.H331-100000@gateway.bogus> In-Reply-To: <003e01c0d9ff$799ec4f0$5020d43e@ash>
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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hello to all, Thanks for those who helping me solve this doubt. Everything is fine and now I understand the meaning and functioning of mergemaster fantastic tool. And, now related to: > > Thanks very much. Now I am a STABLE guy! > > You WILL be stable guy after succsefull mergemaster :-)))) > > Hope this helps... > > -- > //ash I am a STABLE guy now :) Bye and thanks for your great help, - -- Nuno Teixeira Dir. Técnico pt-quorum.com - -- PGP Public Key: http://www.pt-quorum.com/pgp/nunoteixeira.asc On Fri, 11 May 2001, Alexander Naumochkin wrote: > > I've just upgraded my system from 4.2R to 4-STABLE for the first time > > without any errors. > > Congratulations! :) > > > The problem is the right use of mergemaster. I have see around this list > > that some of you use other techniques of find diffs and install, merge or > > do nothing about /etc files. > > > > For the first time I use mergemaster and I do a lot of wrong things, and > > the system stopted. But, I have a backup of /etc and now everything is > > working even with the old /etc files. > > > > What I like to know is what are the best way to use mergemaster (or other > > thing else) without puting in risk some important files but be updated? > > > > What I looking for is something like make buildworld, installworld, > > buildkernel, installkernel, etc..., because them doens't ask anything > > to the user but mergemaster do and if we do anything wrong, then the > > system maybe stops. > > For the newbies I always recomend the following steps: > > 1. Run "mergemaster -svia" > 2. Rerun "mergemaster -svir" > > At the 2nd step mergemaster shall ask you alot of questions like "What do > you want to do with <filename>?" Always choose "i" (install new version) > for the files you [must] never change (periodic-scripts, rc-scripts for > example). And always choose "d" (delete new version and keep existing) for > the files like /etc/master.passwd or /etc/group. Some files (inetd.conf for > example) may require special kind of interaction - "m" (merge old and new > versions), but mergemasters interface is clean enough for this task, just be > accurate :-) Probably. it may be simple to install new versions of such > files and then reedit them as you need. > > At the end answer "yes" on the questions about delete /var/tmp/temproot, if > you don't want to get some difficulties on next mergemastering... > > > Thanks very much. Now I am a STABLE guy! > > You WILL be stable guy after succsefull mergemaster :-)))) > > Hope this helps... > > -- > //ash > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGP 6.5.8 Comment: Made with pgp4pine 1.76 iQA/AwUBOvyfVI8HcgpjoE/HEQImxQCfXK7usayjPUoKNZXiT1ABklkzM8YAnR8+ iyvr3Rml2YP/ES/nvqu7hEgV =T60M -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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