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Date:      Wed, 21 Jul 1999 00:00:02 +0300
From:      =?koi8-r?Q?=E1=CE=C4=D2=C5=CA=20=F7=2E=20=EF=CC=C5=CA=CE=C9=CB?= (Andy   V. Oleynik) <andyo@prime.net.ua>
To:        freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: when to use mergemaster?
Message-ID:  <3794E350.A8D9D4E6@prime.net.ua>
References:  <3794B65C.113AA944@csl.com>

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Adam Nealis wrote:

> I'm nervous enough when updating a live system, and although
> mergemaster looks just the ticket, could someone tell me
> when it should be used?
>
> Is it:
>
> make buildworld
>

make *world
or
make upgrade
:)

> cp -rp /etc /etc.BAK
> /usr/local/sbin/mergemaster

Generally I beleave it's enough to run mergemaster after
very 1st makeworld or upgrade since IMHO /etc stuff doesnt
radically changes inside branch. What gurus will say?

>
> or something else?
>
> Cheers,
> Adam.
>
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Andy V. Oleynik
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