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 -- Michael C. Cambria email : mcc_at_fid4.com VoIP : sip:mcc_at_mcambria.fid4.com FWD : sip:63730_at_fwd.pulver.com WWW : www.fid4.comReceived on Thu Oct 07 2004 - 11:50:42 UTC
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