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Date:      Sun, 28 May 2000 17:46:51 -0400
From:      Mbwa <qfreaki@home.com>
To:        freebsd-stable@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: 4.0-RELEASE to 4.0-STABLE upgrade
Message-ID:  <20000528174651.A71174@ol-arem.quedawg.com>
In-Reply-To: <20000528080156.B12786@petra.hos.u-szeged.hu>; from sziszi@petra.hos.u-szeged.hu on Sun, May 28, 2000 at 08:01:57AM %2B0200
References:  <20000528035005.32721.qmail@hotmail.com> <20000528080156.B12786@petra.hos.u-szeged.hu>

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On Sun, May 28, 2000 at 08:01:57AM +0200, Szilveszter Adam wrote:
> Hello!
> 
> On Sat, May 27, 2000 at 11:50:05PM -0400, John Daniels wrote:
> > Hi:
> > 
> > I just did an upgrade to STABLE.  I just wanted to check what I did was OK.
> > 
> > First, the handbook says to do the following order:
> > 1. backup
> > 2. CVsup
> > 3. check /etc/make.conf and /etc/group
> > 4. drop to single-user mode
> > 5. remove /usr/obj
> > 6. make world (or make buildworld and make installworld)
> > 7. update /etc, /dev, (and optionally /stand)
> > 8. compile and install a new kernel
> > 9. reboot (with fastboot)
> 
> Have you also upgraded the Handbook?:-) It is now possible by going to an
> ftp mirror site and cd-ing to /pub/FreeBSD/doc/<your language>/ and
> downloading
> the docs in the wanted format. I only ask this because the new docs should
> have pointers to mergemaster... 


I just downloaded the book.html.zip from ftp.freebsd.org and I didn't notice 
any reference to mergemaster.  Where can I get more info regarding this utility


thanks,

Brian


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