4.x -> 5.x

[Ken Ebling]

On Jun 20, 2005, at 11:28 AM, Kövesdán_Gábor wrote:

> Hello,
>
> it must be a well-discussed topic, but I don't know where to find a  
> good description about upgrading from 4.x to 5.x. There is a  
> production machine running 4.10 and the owner wants me to upgrade  
> it to 5.4. Could somebody tell me the most important points to  
> care? Or do You know a good howto?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Gábor Kövesdán
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I've upgraded quite a few machines from 4.x to 5.x, all without any  
problems.   The best 'how-to' I know of is in /usr/src/UPDATING

Update your sources via cvsup to RELENG_5_4 and search in /usr/src/ 
UPDATING for "To upgrade in-place from 4.x-stable to current".

On one of my 5.4-p1 systems, the relevant instructions start on line  
1868.

Take care,

Ken Ebling