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From: Doug White <dwhite@gumbysoft.com>
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Subject: Re: updating from 5.2.1 to RELENG_5
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On Fri, 1 Apr 2005, Phil Brennan wrote:

> On Apr 1, 2005 12:49 PM, Joan Picanyol i Puig
> <lists-freebsd-stable@biaix.org> wrote:
> > * Phil Brennan <phil.brennan@gmail.com> [20050401 12:19]:
> > > Will it be ok just to cvsup, rebuild kernel and world, mergemaster,
> > > (etc) like any normal update? Or do I have to do a reinstall?
> >
> > Read UPDATING (all of it).
> > Read UPDATING (all of it).
>
> Yes, I always read it.
> >
> > Did you notice the 20041001 entry? You should be able to use libmap.conf
> > to work around it until you recompile all your ports.
> >
> Yes, it referrs to compat4x libraries. Not an issue for me, since I'm
> upgrading from 5.2.1 to RELENG_5.

It will also talk about library version bumps for stuff like libm and
changes to the thread libraries. I'd strongly suggest checking the list
archives for affected applications and workarounds.  Be particularly wary
of anything built on 5.2.1.

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