Re: FreeBSD 15.0-ALPHA3 Now Available

From: Matthew D. Fuller <fullermd_at_over-yonder.net>
Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2025 21:26:12 UTC
Blatant self-promotion follows:

> DO NOT USE FREEBSD-UPDATE TO UPGRADE TO 15.0-ALPHA3.
> 
> It will break your system by installing a new libc before it
> installs libsys.

The problem basically boils down to there being a window during the
install process where libc is broken, and freebsd-update needs to exec
programs that depend on libc working to continue proceeding.

I've not tested it, but it seems likely that since
sysutils/freebsd-rustdate doesn't need to exec external programs
during the install process, it should be able to run through OK, so
could serve as a workaround.



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