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Date:      Mon, 20 Jan 2003 19:29:31 -0000
From:      "Bruno Afonso" <brunomiguel@netcabo.pt>
To:        freebsd-stable@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: upgrading from STABLE to 5.0
Message-ID:  <3E2C4E1B.21872.103F62F@localhost>
In-Reply-To: <1043080805.29319.14.camel@x74-47.forestry.umn.edu>

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On 20 Jan 2003 at 10:40, Kirk R. Wythers wrote...

> 1) I see a line in the UPDATING file that says:
> make buildkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE
> 
> should 'YOUR_KERNEL_HERE' be just the name of my kernel (in my case
> LORAXKERNEL) or the compete path to that kernel (from uname -a:
> /usr/obj/usr/src/sys/LORAXKERNEL)?

Only name.

> 2) is point [8] 'In order to have a kernel that can run the 4.x binaries
> needed to do an installworld, you must include the COMPAT_FREEBSD4
> option in your kernel.  Failure to do so may leave you with a system
> that is hard to boot to recover.' only in reference to those who track
> CURRENT? I am a little unclear as to the distinction between STABLE and
> CURRRENT with this release...

Stable - 4.x 
You may look at that as Current = 5.0, although it is not true.
5.0 comes from the 5_0 branch.

Bruno Miguel Afonso
Biological Eng. student.
brunomiguel@dequim.ist.utl.pt
D.E.Q. @ I.S.T. - Portugal



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