Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1999 01:03:59 -0800 From: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> To: Geoff Rehmet <geoffr@is.co.za> Cc: "'current@freebsd.org'" <current@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Building a new system to current Message-ID: <199901190903.BAA02765@dingo.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 19 Jan 1999 10:57:39 %2B0200." <3D5EC7D2992BD211A95600A0C9CE047F017E2163@isjhbex01.is.co.za>
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> Hi, > > I'm in the process of setting up a new FreeBSD-current > box, starting with 3.0 Release, and moving to current. > One question I have, is whether to go to the ELF kernel > before I recompile the world with current source. > > > My plan is as follows: > - Load 3.0-RELEASE (done) > - archive and delete all a.out tools (done) > - update to the new bootblocks (done) > - move to ELF kernel Installing the Jan 12th snapshopt gives you all of this already, and no a.out cruft anywhere in sight. > Apart from the comments in src/UPDATING, > Peter Wemm's ELF day web page, and Robert > Nordiers page on the new bootblocks, can anyone > think of anything I should take into account? Nothing immediately obvious - you've taken a slightly longer path but I think you'll end up in the right place. -- \\ Sometimes you're ahead, \\ Mike Smith \\ sometimes you're behind. \\ mike@smith.net.au \\ The race is long, and in the \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ end it's only with yourself. \\ msmith@cdrom.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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