Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2003 14:51:59 -0600 From: "Kevin D. Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P." <kdk@daleco.biz> To: Bryan Cassidy <b_cassidy@bellsouth.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: RELENG_4_8 to RELENG_4_9 question Message-ID: <3FB3EEEF.5050101@daleco.biz> In-Reply-To: <20031113153753.3eaf17c1.b_cassidy@bellsouth.net> References: <20031113153753.3eaf17c1.b_cassidy@bellsouth.net>
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Bryan Cassidy wrote: >I am currently using FreeBSD 4.8-RELEASE and I did a cvsup >/usr/share/examples/cvsup/standard-supfile to a RELENG_4_8. I haven't >done a build/install world and finished the update of the system. What >I'm wondering is sence I did a cvsup to the latest security patches etc >for 4.8 should I go on and build/install world or can I just do another >cvsup but to RELENG_4_9 and do a build/install world to get update 4.8 >to 4.9? > >Thanks >_______________________________________________ >freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > > > I *think* you'd be OK to go on to 4.9 --- it's not so far removed from 4.8 as it is from, say, 4.4 or 4.6.2 Be SURE and read things like /usr/src/UPDATING, (and of course the handbook's recommendations) though; I'm aware, at the very least, that some stuff has been committed in one branch or the other that will break you if you don't follow 'standard procedures' in your buildworld/buildkernel installkernel/installworld ..... Kevin Kinsey DaleCo, S.P.
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