Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2001 16:49:24 +0200 From: Sheldon Hearn <sheldonh@uunet.co.za> To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Post-FILE size change upgrade Message-ID: <96190.987864564@axl.fw.uunet.co.za>
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Hi folks, After downgrading to RELENG_4 for a while to prove to my team mates that 3 months of pain were the result of hardware instability and not features of HEAD, I'm ready to get back on the wagon. I didn't follow the FILE size change debarcle, because I assumed that the problem would be resolved by the time I was ready for -CURRENT again. However, the entry for 20010211 in UPDATING suggests that I was wrong: 20010211: The size of FILE was changed. This breaks upgrading. If you must upgrade, be prepared for pain. It also breaks almost all binaries that you've compiled on -current. You are warned Is this still true? Please note that I'm not taking a dig at anyone. I've always seen source upgrades to HEAD as a luxury and firmly believe that binary upgrades are the "correct answer for technical support". Please don't use this innocent question to start a flame war. Ciao, Sheldon. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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