5.3 -> 6.2 should work right?

[Erik Trulsson]

On Mon, Jan 22, 2007 at 06:44:26PM +0100, Nagy László Zsolt wrote:
> B. Cook wrote:
> >I'm inheriting an older network and I'm trying to update it..
> >
> >cvsup to 6_2..
> >
> >Doing a build kernel && install kernel
> >
> >then reboot and build world && install world && mergemaster -p if needed
> >
> >then rebuild the kernel and reinstall it..
> >
> >right?
> >
> >I couldn't see anything major in UPDATING.. am I missing something?
> First, you should update your system to RELENG_5_5. Then probably you 
> can try to update to RELENG_6_2. It is always good to update to the 
> latest minor before you update to a different major version.
> 
> By the way, updating a system from 5 to 6 is a headache. (Updating from 
> 4 to 5 is much easier.)

It is the other way around in my experience.  Going from 4.x to 5.x is quite
a bit of work and not for the faint of heart. From 5 to 6 is not much more
difficult than upgrading from (say) 5.4 to 5.5 or 6.1 to 6.2

> Many will suggest (including me) to install your 
> new 6.2 system from binaries, and then transfer your programs and users, 
> if possible.



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