Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2001 16:43:01 -0500 From: mikea <mikea@mikea.ath.cx> To: "Russell P. Sutherland" <russ@quist.ca> Cc: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Upgrading from the source Message-ID: <20010927164300.A18338@mikea.ath.cx> In-Reply-To: <20010927173151.B10009@quist.ca>; from russ@quist.ca on Thu, Sep 27, 2001 at 05:31:51PM -0401 References: <20010927173151.B10009@quist.ca>
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On Thu, Sep 27, 2001 at 05:31:51PM -0401, Russell P. Sutherland wrote: > I've attempting to update several FreeBSD 4.2 and 4.3 systems > remotely to 4.4, by first cvsup'ing the current sources and then > building the sources. I believe that the install should > be done from the console in single user mode. (All based on > the "make world" section of Chapter 19, The Cutting Edge > from the FreeBSD Handbook) > > A few questions... > > 1. Does make buildworld also build the kernel or > does one need to perform a make buildkernel > as well The kernel needs a separate build operation. > 2. Do the make installworld, installkernel operations > need to be done in single-user mode? I'm thinking > of a lightly used system Installkernel can be done anytime. Installworld is best donw in single-user mode. > 3. Given a neo-phyte at the helm, is the pre-building from > source method easier that the upgrade option with the > FreeBSD 4.4 CD. I had absolutely no trouble going from 4.3-Release to 4.4 via cvsup. I did it all at once, too, rebuilding a cracked system from CD. Others' mileages may vary. -- Mike Andrews mikea@mikea.ath.cx Tired old sysadmin since 1964 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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