Date: Sun, 21 Sep 2003 09:37:18 +0100 From: Matthew Seaman <m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk> To: Brian Dessent <brian@dessent.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: question on cvsup Message-ID: <20030921083717.GA32859@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <3F6D0DB7.7306BFA1@dessent.net> References: <E1A0tkd-0003mg-00@snipe.mail.pas.earthlink.net> <3F6D0DB7.7306BFA1@dessent.net>
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--C7zPtVaVf+AK4Oqc Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Sat, Sep 20, 2003 at 07:32:23PM -0700, Brian Dessent wrote: > ALIAS wrote: > >=20 > > i read the manual that came with my freebsd4 package. and i see on the > > website that there's a freebsd5, i want to use cvsup to update my syste= m to > > version 5, and i don't know how to do that, the manual doesn't explain = it > > well. can someone help me? >=20 > In the supfile that you use with cvsup, there's a line similar to > "*default release=3Dcvs tag=3DRELENG_4_8". This specifies which version = of > the sources you want to sync to. The handbook has a list of all the > tags at > <http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/cvs-tags.html>; >=20 > But you should also be aware that 5.x (aka CURRENT) is not for everyone, > you should read the handbook section at > <http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/current-stable= =2Ehtml> > that discusses who should use STABLE and who should use CURRENT. The OP should note as well that updating from 4.x to 5.x by compiling =66rom source is not the easiest way of going about things. The src/UPDATING file from HEAD says this, hidden such long way down the file that most people will probably have got bored and given up reading before they get to it: To upgrade in-place from 4.x-stable to current=20 ---------------------------------------------- # 5.x uses more space than 4.x. Also, the location of kernel # modules has changed. If you are installing 5.0 onto a 4.x # system, you'll need about 30MB of free disk space on your / # partition. If you have less than this, you may encounter difficult # to back out of problems with this procedure. If /tmp is on # the / partition, you may want to completely remove all its content # before upgrading, as this can be a common source of shortage of # space on /. =09 <make sure you have good level 0 dumps> <maybe fix /etc/fstab> [7] make buildworld [9] make buildkernel KERNCONF=3DYOUR_KERNEL_HERE [8] cp src/sys/${MACHINE}/conf/GENERIC.hints /boot/device.hints [2] make installkernel KERNCONF=3DYOUR_KERNEL_HERE cd src/sys/boot ; make install [6] [1] <reboot in single user> [3] mergemaster -p [5] rm -rf /usr/include/g++ make installworld mergemaster [4] <reboot> and the several subsequent pages that expand on the numbered points therein. See http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/src/UPDATING?rev=3D1.266&content-= type=3Dtext/x-cvsweb-markup (5-CURRENT, HEAD) or http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/src/UPDATING?rev=3D1.251.2.6&cont= ent-type=3Dtext/x-cvsweb-markup&only_with_tag=3DRELENG_5_1 (5.1-RELEASE-pN= , RELENG_5_1) Once you've upgraded your base system, you'll definitely need to install 4.x-COMPAT libraries and you'll probably end up needing to reinstall all of your ports. Over all, you may well find it better to back up your /home area and any other data you don't want to lose, wipe your system and re-install 5.x from scratch, but that's a judgement you'll have to make for yourself. Cheers, Matthew --=20 Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 26 The Paddocks Savill Way PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey Marlow Tel: +44 1628 476614 Bucks., SL7 1TH UK --C7zPtVaVf+AK4Oqc Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQE/bWM9dtESqEQa7a0RAq5xAKCF4JCv8JJmYQ70P4s4A31UEI5IfwCeIwPH lLBaUdhQ0Jybw9eOyqSNMj0= =GSxx -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --C7zPtVaVf+AK4Oqc--
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