From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Dec 21 13:50:25 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9985816A4CE for ; Sun, 21 Dec 2003 13:50:25 -0800 (PST) Received: from sccrmhc11.comcast.net (sccrmhc11.comcast.net [204.127.202.55]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E926043D48 for ; Sun, 21 Dec 2003 13:50:23 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from adam@migus.org) Received: from ludo.migus.org ([68.55.80.136]) by comcast.net (sccrmhc11) with ESMTP id <2003122121502301100jmrb5e>; Sun, 21 Dec 2003 21:50:23 +0000 Received: by ludo.migus.org (Postfix, from userid 80) id 3EC7AA1018; Sun, 21 Dec 2003 16:50:23 -0500 (EST) Received: from 192.168.4.2 (SquirrelMail authenticated user adam) by mail.migus.org with HTTP; Sun, 21 Dec 2003 16:50:23 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <60563.192.168.4.2.1072043423.squirrel@mail.migus.org> In-Reply-To: <20031221154129.GE2228@saboteur.dek.spc.org> References: <20031221084531.GB31516@cactus.homeunix.org><20031221105925.GA1713@utgard.lodz.mm.pl> <1072018131.715.10.camel@localhost><3FE5B804.6000707@ispro.net.tr> <20031221154129.GE2228@saboteur.dek.spc.org> Date: Sun, 21 Dec 2003 16:50:23 -0500 (EST) From: "Adam C. Migus" To: "Bruce M Simpson" User-Agent: SquirrelMail/1.4.2 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Priority: 3 Importance: Normal cc: Evren Yurtesen cc: current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: mergemaster feature suggestion... X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 21 Dec 2003 21:50:25 -0000 Bruce M Simpson said: > [bikeshed detected; purging] > > On Sun, Dec 21, 2003 at 05:11:00PM +0200, Evren Yurtesen wrote: >> mergemaster always asks if you want to install a file which doesnt >> exist >> in /etc already. Why cant it also ask for removing a file which >> doesnt >> exist in sources? Then the user can decide if he/she needs that >> file or >> not then remove it safely. > > If you'd taken the time to read the list archives you'd have noticed > that > this very question had been addressed in an earlier thread within > the past > 6 weeks. And the root cause was the same. > > The 'officially sanctioned' upgrade path is a binary upgrade or > fresh install, > unless you're a developer, or just someone who enjoys an interesting > life. > > BMS > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-current-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > Bruce, The most relevant document regarding upgrading in this context describes three methods of upgrading a FreeBSD system: http://www.freebsd.org/relnotes/4-STABLE/relnotes/i386/upgrade.html This document, nor any other returned by a search for upgrading mentions anything about the binary method or the fresh install methods being the "officially sanctioned methods" for people other than developers. It does however warn that it requires "more disk space, time, and technical expertise." Therefor unless this person's post allows you to assume he doesn't have "more disk space, time, and technical expertise" I don't believe your response is valid or correct. This person simply requested a feature for mergemaster. Perhaps it didn't occur to him that doing so requires looking back though over six weeks of postings for relevant subject matter. Which post was that again? Adam