Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2005 19:50:17 -0500 (EST) From: "Allen" <bsdlists@rfnj.org> To: "Doug Barton" <dougb@FreeBSD.org> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org, Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> Subject: Re: Upgrading 5.3 > 6.0 buildworld failure now in libmagic Message-ID: <4606.69.116.19.99.1133916617.squirrel@www.rfnj.org> In-Reply-To: <20051206163732.K60888@znfgre.qbhto.arg> References: <200512051518.43896.vizion@vizion.occoxmail.com> <20051206120026.GC62078@ip.net.ua> <200512061148.01012.vizion@vizion.occoxmail.com> <200512061320.45584.vizion@vizion.occoxmail.com> <20051206212850.GA79286@xor.obsecurity.org> <43960445.4050202@jim-liesl.org> <20051206214613.GA79648@xor.obsecurity.org> <43962B8E.1090407@jim-liesl.org> <20051206163732.K60888@znfgre.qbhto.arg>
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On Tue, December 6, 2005 19:44, Doug Barton wrote: > On Tue, 6 Dec 2005, secmgr wrote: > >> Not to belabour this, but the 6.0 release notes do specificly say 5.3 >> RELEASE >> and newer. > > 5.4-STABLE is newer. :) > >> "Source upgrades to FreeBSD 6.0-RELEASE are only supported from FreeBSD >> 5.3-RELEASE or later. Users of older systems wanting to upgrade >> 6.0-RELEASE >> will need to update to FreeBSD 5.3 or newer first, then to FreeBSD >> 6.0-RELEASE." > > How does this change to UPDATING in RELENG_6 look to you: > > Index: UPDATING > =================================================================== > RCS file: /home/ncvs/src/UPDATING,v > retrieving revision 1.416.2.7 > diff -u -r1.416.2.7 UPDATING > --- UPDATING 1 Nov 2005 23:44:40 -0000 1.416.2.7 > +++ UPDATING 7 Dec 2005 00:42:04 -0000 > @@ -229,7 +229,13 @@ > page for more details. > > Due to several updates to the build infrastructure, source > - upgrades from versions prior to 5.3 no longer supported. > + upgrades from versions prior to 5.4-STABLE are not likely > + to succeed. Sorry to butt in but.. Doesn't the definition of -STABLE change, for all intents and purposes, by the minute? What next, "versions prior to 5.4-STABLE as of YYYYMMDD ...."? > + > + When upgrading from one major version to another, it is > + generally best to upgrade to the latest code in the branch > + currently installed first, then do another upgrade to the > + new branch. This is getting closer to the truth. Why don't you just say "update to the most recent RELENG_5 before attempting." Future proof, no room for confusion.
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