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Date:      Mon, 09 Feb 2004 21:24:06 +0100
From:      des@des.no (Dag-Erling =?iso-8859-1?q?Sm=F8rgrav?=)
To:        Clint Gilders <techservices@onlinehobbyist.com>
Cc:        freebsd-stable@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Problems upgrading from 4.1.1 to 4_9_RELENG
Message-ID:  <xzpu120vw61.fsf@dwp.des.no>
In-Reply-To: <4027D21A.2030409@onlinehobbyist.com> (Clint Gilders's message of "Mon, 09 Feb 2004 13:31:54 -0500")
References:  <4027CD9E.4010508@spamcop.net> <1076351091.19840.43.camel@lanshark.dmv.com> <4027D21A.2030409@onlinehobbyist.com>

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Clint Gilders <techservices@onlinehobbyist.com> writes:
> I had a 4.3 server which couldn't compile STABLE and I found the same
> advice online.  I upgraded my 4.3-RELEASE to 4-STABLE by going to 4.6
> -> 4.8 -> 4.9 -> STABLE.   Those steps all went smoothly.  I wish a
> fresh install had been an option but....

You could have done a binary upgrade, put your old /etc back in place
and run mergemaster with an up-to-date source tree.

DES
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Dag-Erling Sm=F8rgrav - des@des.no



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