FreeBSD 6.1-RELEASE ->FreeBSD 6.1-Stable

[Oliver Fromme]

Eric wrote:
 > Oliver Fromme wrote:
 > > Vince wrote:
 > > > Eric wrote:
 > > > > S. M. Ibrahim (Lavlu) wrote:
 > > > > > Now i am using FreeBSD 6.1-RELEASE. Now want to upgrade to FreeBSD
 > > > > > 6.1-Stable. What is the easy process ?
 > > > > 
 > > > > this works well
 > > > > 
 > > > > http://mikestammer.com/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=bsd:updateos
 > > > the cvsup part looks ok but for the actual build then read
 > > > /usr/src/Makefile
 > > > for the recommended procedure.
 > > 
 > > It's better to read /usr/src/UPDATING.
 > 
 > my wiki above mentions reading UPDATING (in step 3) before starting...
 > 
 > UPDATING pretty much says exactly the same thing, except its 80% of the
 > way into UPDATING. The wiki above also explains things a bit more for
 > someone who has never done it.

I wasn't refering to your wiki (I didn't even look at it).

I was refering to Vince's comment that /usr/src/Makefile
should be read for the recommended procedure, which is
wrong.  The recommended procedure (according to the FreeBSD
Handbook) is in /usr/src/UPDATING, which is more up-to-date
than the comments in the Makefile.

All of that is explained in great detail in the FreeBSD
Handbook, section 21.4 "Rebuilding ``world''".  I think
people should look at the Handbook more often; it contains
answers to many questions on the mailing lists, including
the one that started this thread.

Best regards
   Oliver

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