Skip site navigation (1)Skip section navigation (2)
Date:      Wed, 27 Aug 2014 08:25:01 +0100
From:      Daniel Austin <freebsd-ports@dan.me.uk>
To:        ports@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: I want to upgrade an old (8.3-RC2) FReeBSD installation, but can't install subversion
Message-ID:  <53FD87CD.7040006@dan.me.uk>
In-Reply-To: <53FD3ED7.9030506@freebsd.org>
References:  <CAJ_iqtbi2oEaKGzVjEXsxKPmE0KhUJojp8tNh8BgzoGrkam0dA@mail.gmail.com> <53FCF9D5.6030904@sorbs.net> <CAN6yY1tu5ETDzV4xWHV%2BKfCLy3SmY-n%2BPZainE3zcD_RVBSHdg@mail.gmail.com> <53FD3ED7.9030506@freebsd.org>

next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help

On 27/08/2014 03:13, Alfred Perlstein wrote:
>> While I understandthe need to get rid of the old system, three needs
>> ot be
>> a clear path for those wanting ot update old versions. I hit this
>> yesterday
>> trying to upgrade a 9.0-RC2 system and it was a real pain.
> Can't just do a checkout on an older machine and tar/rsync it over?

Or download the src tarballs from a current release from one of the FTP 
mirrors?

Or, if currently on a -RELEASE, use freebsd-update first?


Thanks,

Daniel.




Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?53FD87CD.7040006>