Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2008 09:50:37 +0200 From: Roberto Nunnari <roberto.nunnari@supsi.ch> To: Matthew Seaman <m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: upgrade from 6.1-RELEASE to 6.3-RELEASE Message-ID: <48D89FCD.7090206@supsi.ch> In-Reply-To: <48D89CCB.9050001@infracaninophile.co.uk> References: <48D88FBA.4090606@supsi.ch> <48D89CCB.9050001@infracaninophile.co.uk>
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Good! Thank you guys for your quick answer. Best regards. Robi Matthew Seaman wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: RIPEMD160 > > Roberto Nunnari wrote: > | Hello list. > | | I'm about to upgrade from 6.1-RELEASE to 6.3-RELEASE > | from source and I'd like to ask a couple of questions. > | | 1) Do the system interface change? That is, will I have to > | recompile all ports after upgrading? > > No -- the rule is this isn't necessary for updates within the same > major branch. In the past, there have been occasional excursions from > that ideal but not AFAIR in any of the 5.x, 6.x or 7.x release series. > > | 2) Any gotcha, hints or things to be aware of? > > Nothing that I can recall -- this update worked very smoothly just by > cvsup'ing to the appropriate tag and going through the usual buildworld > cycle. > | Of course, as usual I'll take full backups before beginning > | the upgrade.. > > Always wise. > > Cheers, > > Matthew > > - -- Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. Flat 3 > ~ 7 Priory Courtyard > PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey Ramsgate > ~ Kent, CT11 9PW, UK > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (FreeBSD) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org > > iEYEAREDAAYFAkjYnMoACgkQ3jDkPpsZ+Va9IwCdEzv+32pELmxnVq9XTyyJdHeC > UN8AnRz0tH3yUDjiaYqZsNJ2BTg6ZmWd > =N2gP > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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