Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2014 00:09:02 +0200 From: Torfinn Ingolfsen <tingox@gmail.com> To: FreeBSD Ports ML <freebsd-ports@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: I want to upgrade an old (8.3-RC2) FReeBSD installation, but can't install subversion Message-ID: <CAJ_iqtaycvj0omQqbKML784ksXZmz0m9=eDNMnZPebqJyK58=w@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20140827150741.GO9400@home.opsec.eu> References: <CAJ_iqtbi2oEaKGzVjEXsxKPmE0KhUJojp8tNh8BgzoGrkam0dA@mail.gmail.com> <53FCF9D5.6030904@sorbs.net> <CAN6yY1tu5ETDzV4xWHV%2BKfCLy3SmY-n%2BPZainE3zcD_RVBSHdg@mail.gmail.com> <53FD3ED7.9030506@freebsd.org> <53FD87CD.7040006@dan.me.uk> <53FD9642.3020807@sorbs.net> <20140827163817.4645e67d@bsd64.grem.de> <CA%2BE3k92c3Ne8v0apRYNKg-oqBHfmZFyQ%2BOYLctC3Jw3AZEmR0Q@mail.gmail.com> <CAJ_iqtb2F-z9%2BQ8g=dSQAzO601iOoWFLp1GPMa4sY5-D72LhQA@mail.gmail.com> <20140827150741.GO9400@home.opsec.eu>
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Hello, On Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 5:07 PM, Kurt Jaeger <lists@opsec.eu> wrote: > Hi! >> I didn't figure it out from the man page at least. >> Trying the simple solution doesn't work: >> root@kg-vm2# freebsd-update fetch > > Try > > freebsd-update -r 8.4-RELEASE upgrade this one appears to work (and yes, I should have figured it out from the man page): root@kg-vm2# freebsd-update -r 8.4-RELEASE upgrade Looking up update.FreeBSD.org mirrors... 5 mirrors found. Fetching metadata signature for 8.3-RC2 from update5.freebsd.org... done. Fetching metadata index... done. Fetching 1 metadata files... done. Inspecting system... done. The following components of FreeBSD seem to be installed: kernel/generic src/base src/bin src/cddl src/contrib src/crypto src/etc src/games src/gnu src/include src/krb5 src/lib src/libexec src/release src/rescue src/sbin src/secure src/share src/sys src/tools src/ubin src/usbin world/base world/doc world/games world/lib32 world/manpages The following components of FreeBSD do not seem to be installed: world/catpages world/dict world/info world/proflibs Does this look reasonable (y/n)? y Fetching metadata signature for 8.4-RELEASE from update5.freebsd.org... done. Fetching metadata index... done. Fetching 1 metadata patches. done. Applying metadata patches... done. Fetching 1 metadata files... done. Inspecting system... done. Fetching files from 8.3-RC2 for merging... done. Preparing to download files... done. Fetching 34433 patches.....10....20....30....40....50....60....70....80....90....100....110....120.... <snip> So perhaps the freebsd-update method should be documented as "the way out"? -- Regards, Torfinn Ingolfsen
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