Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2004 09:55:45 -0600 From: "Kevin D. Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P." <kdk@daleco.biz> To: John Adams <jadams01@sprynet.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Upgrade procedure question Message-ID: <400EA101.7080105@daleco.biz> In-Reply-To: <FCB41F2E-4BCD-11D8-97CC-000393C505EC@sprynet.com> References: <FCB41F2E-4BCD-11D8-97CC-000393C505EC@sprynet.com>
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John Adams wrote: > Hi, folks, > > I decided my minor problems (a couple I've posted, a couple I > haven't) might be solved by doing what I should've already done, > namely, upgrading from 4.6 to 4.9. > > I'm looking at the text of INSTALL.TXT right now, and I've got a > question which, if it weren't so basic, would probably be a FAQ: Does > the install really copy all of the old /etc to some new location which > you are prompted to define at the time of the upgrade? That's what it > seems to say, but I'd feel foolish having gotten it wrong. > > If that's really true, then I'm ready to go--but if it's not, then > I'm potentially in a world of hurt, having a lot of stuff stuck in > /etc (both config files and stuff I've put there for safekeeping > during the upgrade) that I really don't want to lose. > > Thanks, > > John A > What "install" do you mean? Upgrading a la: a. cvsup new source b. make buildworld c. make buildkernel d. make installkernel e. reboot and make installworld doesn't touch /etc. That's a job for mergemaster, which AFAICT puts the "new" /etc/ stuff under /tmp and then does diffs and asks you what to do with them.... HTH, Kevin Kinsey
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