build/install RELENG_5 from a 4.10 system

[Michael C. Cambria]

Jason C. Wells wrote:

> --On Wednesday, October 06, 2004 5:46 PM -0400 "Michael C. Cambria" 
> <mcc at fid4.com> wrote:
> 
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Is it possible to build a RELENG_5 system on a 4.10 system?
> 
> 
> The others have told you that such things are possible.  

Thanks to all for the help.  I stopped reading UPDATING when I found 
entries I've seem from 4.x.

> I would advise 
> less adventurous souls to perform a binary upgrade when updating major 
> version numbers.  I did the upgrades from 2-3 and 3-4 in both ways and 
> the binary upgrade was always easier.  I have yet to upgrade from 4-5. 
> The 5X UPDATING file is the single scariest FreeBSD document I have ever 
> read. UPDATING made me muss my drawers it was so scary.  Don't do 
> scary!  Don't muss your drawers!
> 
> Once you get a booting system, you can sup and make world to RELENG_5.

I'm assuming (having not yet read UPDATING) that using DESTDIR & 
MAKEOBJDIEPREFIX should allow one to screw up a few times without the 
need to hit the Laundromat :-)

Thanks,
MikeC

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