Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2019 17:35:38 +0200 From: Andrea Venturoli <ml@netfence.it> To: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Installing head Message-ID: <f1f9ec90-8cf3-cf09-7766-9a6a9d362e04@netfence.it> In-Reply-To: <20191016172608.b45d9da4.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <e935b51c-3dee-6e7a-3909-e7ec937055dc@netfence.it> <20191016172608.b45d9da4.freebsd@edvax.de>
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On 2019-10-16 17:26, Polytropon wrote: > On Wed, 16 Oct 2019 17:02:00 +0200, Andrea Venturoli wrote: >> Sorry for the stupid questions: I'm trying to install a HEAD system, in >> order to perform some tests. >> >> I tried starting from a 12.0 and building world, but I got some errors. >> Should I move to 12-STABLE before I try HEAD? > > Usually -STABLE is a good point to start, but always remember > that -HEAD is a development branch and therefore sometimes > won't build. Wait a little, then obtain a more recent source > tree via svn. > > If you start with -RELEASE and can build -STABLE, it will > show that your build environment basically works. You then > have the more recent one of -STABLE, which should be fine > for building -HEAD. > > The approach you're thinking about is not wrong. :-) Thanks. Probably my question should have been clearer: is it possible to move from 12.0 (freshly installed) to HEAD directly *now* (or possibly after "waiting a little")? Or *must* I go through STABLE? Compiling takes a lot of time and doing it twice takes two lots :) bye & Thanks av.
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