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Subject: Re: Problems upgrading from 4.1.1 to 4_9_RELENG
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Clint Gilders <techservices@onlinehobbyist.com> writes:
> I had a 4.3 server which couldn't compile STABLE and I found the same
> advice online.  I upgraded my 4.3-RELEASE to 4-STABLE by going to 4.6
> -> 4.8 -> 4.9 -> STABLE.   Those steps all went smoothly.  I wish a
> fresh install had been an option but....

You could have done a binary upgrade, put your old /etc back in place
and run mergemaster with an up-to-date source tree.

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