From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue May 19 19:41:30 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 80F0A106566C for ; Tue, 19 May 2009 19:41:30 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk) Received: from smtp.infracaninophile.co.uk (gate6.infracaninophile.co.uk [IPv6:2001:8b0:151:1::1]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 021D48FC0C for ; Tue, 19 May 2009 19:41:29 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk) Received: from happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk (localhost [IPv6:::1]) (authenticated bits=0) by smtp.infracaninophile.co.uk (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id n4JJfKof011370; Tue, 19 May 2009 20:41:22 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk) X-DKIM: Sendmail DKIM Filter v2.8.2 smtp.infracaninophile.co.uk n4JJfKof011370 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=simple/simple; d=infracaninophile.co.uk; s=200708; t=1242762082; bh=tI+gtT11M96wEL7kOgphpWsIC5HumQMhGxB9KSA5aqs=; h=Message-ID:Date:From:MIME-Version:To:CC:Subject:References: In-Reply-To:Content-Type:Cc:Content-Type:Date:From:In-Reply-To: Message-ID:Mime-Version:References:To; z=Message-ID:=20<4A130B55.6060009@infracaninophile.co.uk>|Date:=20T ue,=2019=20May=202009=2020:41:09=20+0100|From:=20Matthew=20Seaman= 20|Organization:=20Infracaninophi le|User-Agent:=20Thunderbird=202.0.0.21=20(X11/20090420)|MIME-Vers ion:=201.0|To:=20Kjell=20Bristrand=20|CC:=20freeb sd-questions@freebsd.org|Subject:=20Re:=20Upgrading=206.4=20to=207 .2=20with=20gmirror|References:=20|In-Reply-To:=20|X-Enigmail-Ve rsion:=200.95.6|Content-Type:=20multipart/signed=3B=20micalg=3Dpgp -sha256=3B=0D=0A=20protocol=3D"application/pgp-signature"=3B=0D=0A =20boundary=3D"------------enigEB0DF7E36A07C3B5A84D3DF8"; b=uncQJ1+Z1BMlw3t3hYEriY3yneFxN1+10+WohKKRxFm7bmrnva1EYDw2h7apmjoWm wqImfOLl390PQpnLawGAMyIZDBH8kh/3TR6wYNGR6EhZVJYqWide2rVWBekUnZcPaV uhCgeV2mLV4TuiPfPOqgo2kKuLBNT3VV3WU1BDgg= X-Authentication-Warning: happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk: Host localhost [IPv6:::1] claimed to be happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk Message-ID: <4A130B55.6060009@infracaninophile.co.uk> Date: Tue, 19 May 2009 20:41:09 +0100 From: Matthew Seaman Organization: Infracaninophile User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.21 (X11/20090420) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Kjell Bristrand References: In-Reply-To: X-Enigmail-Version: 0.95.6 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha256; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="------------enigEB0DF7E36A07C3B5A84D3DF8" X-Virus-Scanned: clamav-milter 0.95.1 at happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Spam-Status: No, score=-3.0 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VERIFIED,NO_RELAYS autolearn=ham version=3.2.5 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.5 (2008-06-10) on happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Upgrading 6.4 to 7.2 with gmirror X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 19 May 2009 19:41:30 -0000 This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 2440 and 3156) --------------enigEB0DF7E36A07C3B5A84D3DF8 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Kjell Bristrand wrote: > I am about to finally go for the 7.x line, but am a little hesitant. >=20 > My concern is whether it will cause any problems to do a source upgrade= from > 6.4 (patched to 6.4-RELEASE-p3) to RELENG_7_2 on a gmirror install (/, = /usr, > /var, and /tmp). >=20 > Can I go directly to RELENG_7_2? Would it work having / on the gmirror?= Is > there anything else specific I should think about? >=20 Fear not: you should be just fine. I've done similar upgrades a number o= f times without any trouble. Having / on a gmirror won't be any bother -- = gmirror in 7.2 is either identical to gmirror in 6.4 or it groks the older versio= n and will transparently update itself. Sure you can start with a 6.4 box, cvsup to RELENG_7_2, do the usual=20 build{world,kernel}, install{kernel,world} thing (to grossly oversimplfy = the excellent instructions in the Handbook and /usr/src/UPDATING) and you'll = end up with a 7.2-RELEASE system happily chugging along. =20 Or, if you are a freebsd-update user you can just follow the instructions= here: http://www.daemonology.net/blog/2007-11.html Remember that because it is a major version upgrade you will need to reco= mpile all your ports for the sake of your future sanity, if nothing else. 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