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Date:      Mon, 26 Feb 1996 12:43:05 +1030 (CST)
From:      Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au>
To:        kline@tera.com (Gary Kline)
Cc:        msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au, kline@ns3.noc.netcom.net, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: suplist
Message-ID:  <199602260213.MAA02571@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au>
In-Reply-To: <9602260158.AA28260@tera.com> from "Gary Kline" at Feb 25, 96 05:58:33 pm

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Gary Kline stands accused of saying:
> > > 
> > >     Can anyone tell me where the suplist, ``coll.list'' is
> > >     on freefall?  I'd like to begin upgrading my v2.0.5 to
> > >     2.1.0 or perhaps to -stable.  The documentation in the
> > >     Handbook is pretty spare....
> > 
> > Get 2.1 and do an 'upgrade' install, then sup -stable using
> > /usr/share/examples/stable-supfile.
> > 
> > I'd be inclined to edit it to point to an alternative supserver before
> > supping for the first time.
> > 
> 
> 	A weekend ago I retrieved the newest ports tar file;
> 	installed sup and tested it.  
> 
> 	I don't find any *supfile within /usr/share/examples.
> 	This was one head-scratch. I find these two -supfiles
> 	in the FAQ subdirectory of my v2.0.5:
> 
> 	/usr/share/FAQ/extras/ports-supfile
> 	/usr/share/FAQ/extras/standard-supfile
> 
> 	Where would I find the ``stable-supfile''; also,
> 	can you explain what you mean by an alternative
> 	supserver?  

Get 2.1 and do an 'upgrade' install, then sup -stable using
/usr/share/examples/stable-supfile.

> 	I'd like to begin upgrading to the 2.1 libraries and
> 	utilities, if possible.  Then the kernel; X would be
> 	last.  If you can suggest a better order, please do!

See above.

> 	gary

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