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Date:      Mon, 11 Dec 2000 06:28:48 -0500
From:      "Paul A. Howes" <pahowes@fair-ware.com>
To:        <freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   RE: Upgrading from Ver 4.0 to ver 4.1 STABLE
Message-ID:  <BCEFKOJHNDEAJONMKMHEOEDNCDAA.pahowes@fair-ware.com>
In-Reply-To: <20001211064102.19266.cpmta@c008.sfo.cp.net>

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GB-

The tags with "RELEASE" in the name are just that--names created when the
release version was cut to CD.  The "STABLE" version is the head of the 4.x
branch, obtained with the tag, "RELENG_4".  Your CVSup file should look
something like:

*default host=cvsup2.freebsd.org
*default base=/usr/local/etc/cvsup
*default prefix=/usr
*default release=cvs delete use-rel-suffix compress
src-all tag=RELENG_4
doc-all tag=.
ports-all tag=.

The documentation archive and ports collection are only found on "CURRENT",
which is the head of the tree.  Always use "tag=." for these two
collections.

All of this information is in the FreeBSD handbook in Appendix A, "Obtaining
FreeBSD".  The URL is:  http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/cvsup.html

--
Paul A. Howes
pahowes@fair-ware.com


-----Original Message-----
From: owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG
[mailto:owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of
gbnaidu@123india.com
Sent: Monday, December 11, 2000 1:41 AM
To: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject: Upgrading from Ver 4.0 to ver 4.1 STABLE


Hi,

I need some help regarding the upgradation. Currently my system is running
FreeBSD ver 4.0 installed using CD. Now I would like to upgrade it to ver
4.1 STABLE.

I am planning to synchronize my local source tree with ver4.1 sources. Iam
using cvsup for this. Here is my supfile:
---------- start of supfile --------

*default host=cvsup2.FreeBSD.org
*default prefix=/usr/src
*default base=/usr/local/etc/cvsup
*default release=cvs delete use-rel-suffix compress

src-all tag=RELENG_4_1_0_RELEASE

----------- End of supfile -----------

I am trying to sync only the /usr/src directory.

Can I use a separate directory for sources rather than the standard /usr/src
and upgrade my system?

I need a clarification whether this will overwrite the existing source files
of ver 4.0. I think it overwrites. If it overwrites, and later if I
come across any problem in compilation of Version 4.1, what is the best way
to get back to version 4.0? I am planning to take a backup of the current
4.0 /usr/src files and then overwrite them using cvsup with
version 4.1 files.

what I am doing is correct? Doing make world is enough to build the new
vresion 4.1?
Thanks in Advance
--gb


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