Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2001 11:36:01 -0400 From: GTA Bsd User Group <gtabug@prayforwind.com> To: Ruslan Ermilov <ru@FreeBSD.ORG> Cc: X Philius <xphilius@yahoo.com>, Russ Pagenkopf <russ.pagenkopf@uas.alaska.edu>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: make buildworld problem Message-ID: <3BD58E61.9464DE54@prayforwind.com> References: <20011022181445.C31361@sunbay.com> <20011023140337.32917.qmail@web11807.mail.yahoo.com> <20011023175511.C12308@sunbay.com>
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Hello there, I just got my 4.4-RELEASE set of 4CD's last night and I'm just sitting down now to upgrade 4.2-RELEASE to 4.4-RELEASE (via sysinstall/upgrade system). Am I reading from this that I'm not going to be able to do it? Regards, Steve Ruslan Ermilov wrote: > On Tue, Oct 23, 2001 at 07:03:37AM -0700, X Philius wrote: > > Ruslan, > > A few questions below... > > > > --- Ruslan Ermilov <ru@FreeBSD.ORG> wrote: > > > [Please wrap your lines at 65 or so characters.] > > > > Sorry. Hope this is better. > > > > > Yes, 4.1R -> 4.4R upgrade path was broken. This has been > > > fixed later, and 4.1R -> 4.4-STABLE upgrade path is possible. > > > > > Unfortunately, we can't backport the fixes to already > > > released (sticky) version (4.4-RELEASE). > > > > I have read through UPDATING for 4.4 Release, and I do not see > > any obvious solution. I have just upgraded my dev server to 4.4 > > Stable with no problems, but I think I'd rather be cautious and > > keep my prod server on 4.4 Release and then track the security > > updates. > > > UPDATING for 4.4-R is "sticky". Again, we just can't merge fixes > to already released versions. If you want 4.4-RELEASE, you'll > have to backport the fix yourself. These are the relevant commits: > > : ru 2001/09/24 08:45:00 PDT > : > : Modified files: (Branch: RELENG_4) > : . Makefile.inc1 > : usr.bin/xinstall Makefile > : usr.sbin/mtree Makefile > : share/mk bsd.lib.mk bsd.prog.mk > : gnu/usr.bin/binutils/ld Makefile > : Log: > : MFC: Bootstrapping fixes. > : > : This unbreaks source upgrades from 4.2-RELEASE. > : > : Revision Changes Path > : 1.141.2.33 +6 -6 src/Makefile.inc1 > : 1.8.2.5 +9 -2 src/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/ld/Makefile > : 1.91.2.4 +2 -2 src/share/mk/bsd.lib.mk > : 1.86.2.5 +2 -2 src/share/mk/bsd.prog.mk > : 1.11.2.4 +7 -1 src/usr.bin/xinstall/Makefile > : 1.15.2.5 +10 -7 src/usr.sbin/mtree/Makefile > > and > > : ru 2001/09/26 23:35:47 PDT > : > : Modified files: (Branch: RELENG_4) > : gnu/usr.bin/binutils/libiberty Makefile > : Log: > : MFC: 1.9 -> 1.12: Fix the upgrade path from 4.1-RELEASE. > : > : Revision Changes Path > : 1.3.2.4 +4 -1 src/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/libiberty/Makefile > > > Questions: > > > > - Can I use Makefile.upgrade to prepare my system to build 4.4 > > Release? Or... > > > No, Makefile.upgrade is for really old, pre-3.x systems. > > > - Is my only option is to do a binary upgrade using Sysinstall, > > or start from scratch? > > > You can also backport the above fixes over 4.4-RELEASE sources, > or use 4.4-STABLE. > > Cheers, > -- > Ruslan Ermilov Oracle Developer/DBA, > ru@sunbay.com Sunbay Software AG, > ru@FreeBSD.org FreeBSD committer, > +380.652.512.251 Simferopol, Ukraine > > http://www.FreeBSD.org The Power To Serve > http://www.oracle.com Enabling The Information Age > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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