Date: Mon, 31 May 2010 02:47:50 -0700 From: Rob Farmer <rfarmer@predatorlabs.net> To: Eitan Adler <lists@eitanadler.com> Cc: FreeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: what would take to allow binary upgrade to amd64? Message-ID: <AANLkTikVs6tqWsZv4wf1dasevU8-xA2bH77oGRGxlnOk@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <AANLkTilQhcdwBH4NuS6YKS_erl38lAZdmTvJtJMy_zf3@mail.gmail.com> References: <AANLkTinkGYhDHtGBjyCcWIdG6ePPgqAAxeoTdGZHD4zP@mail.gmail.com> <AANLkTikTmFxYBgJ6-KJ5qINGlHOGRCt_RymgHyBiRBCT@mail.gmail.com> <AANLkTilQhcdwBH4NuS6YKS_erl38lAZdmTvJtJMy_zf3@mail.gmail.com>
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On Sun, May 30, 2010 at 1:30 PM, Eitan Adler <lists@eitanadler.com> wrote: > On Sun, May 30, 2010 at 10:52 PM, Rob Farmer <rfarmer@predatorlabs.net> wrote: >> On Sun, May 30, 2010 at 11:51 AM, Eitan Adler <lists@eitanadler.com> wrote: >>> I know that attempting to change from i386 to amd64 is is not possible >> >> The proper procedure for such an upgrade is as follows: > .... >> >> If the thought of reformatting your system is scary, because you don't >> have backups or aren't sure they are comprehensive or work, then solve >> that problem, rather than trying to invent workarounds to cover for >> bad system administration. It will serve you much better in the long >> run. > This isn't my question. I know how to currently perform the upgrade. > > My question is > a) is it possible in theory to allow binary upgrades to be done? > and b) if yes how much work would it take? Sure, its possible. But my point was that it is not a good idea and not something worth encouraging via tools like freebsd-upgrade. What is the use case you have in mind for this where a reformat isn't an option? -- Rob Farmer > > > -- > Eitan Adler >
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