Date: Fri, 2 Nov 2007 08:13:36 -0500 From: Josh Paetzel <josh@tcbug.org> To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Cc: Clint Olsen <clint.olsen@gmail.com> Subject: Re: Source upgrade from 5.5 to 6.X not safe? Message-ID: <200711020813.39603.josh@tcbug.org> In-Reply-To: <20071102102903.GB796@0lsen.net> References: <20071102095628.GA796@0lsen.net> <472AF87C.4050007@delphij.net> <20071102102903.GB796@0lsen.net>
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On Friday 02 November 2007 05:29:03 am Clint Olsen wrote:
> On Nov 02, LI Xin wrote:
> > So we get:
> >
> > - 5.5-STABLE works well on your box
> > - 6.2-RELEASE stock GENERIC works fine
> > - 6.3-PRERELEASE failed for some reason.
> >
> > So far as I am aware I have no clue why this could happen. Could you
> > check if you have any special configuration in your /etc/make.conf,
> > especially special CFLAGS? I usually simply remove my /usr/src /usr/obj
> > and build a new world without make.conf to make sure.
>
> No special configs in my system:
>
> X11BASE=3D${LOCALBASE}
> # added by use.perl 2007-08-24 03:20:32
> PERL_VER=3D5.8.8
> PERL_VERSION=3D5.8.8
>
> Unless something in here could be construed as dangerous?
>
> -Clint
Supported source upgrades across major version numbers are the last of the =
old=20
release to the first of the newer....so in your case 5.5 -> 6.0 -> 6.3
Other upgrade paths *may* work, or they may not.
=2D-=20
Thanks,
Josh Paetzel
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