On Tuesday 14 January 2003 06:19 pm, Schrodinger wrote:
> I was wondering can anyone tell me the correct procedure for updating
> my sources to the current 4.7 source. From what I can make out so far
> if I want to update my source I would use the following cvsup file:
> *default host=cvsup.ie.FreeBSD.org
> *default base=/usr
> *default prefix=/usr
> *default release=cvs tag=RELENG_4
> *default delete use-rel-suffix
> *default compress
> src-all
>
> I would then issue the following commands:
> cd /etc
> cvsup -g -L 1 cvsupfle
>
> When the cvsup has finished successfully I would then:
> cd /usr/src/ // this is all assuming that I have properly
> configured my make.conf
> make world
>
> When this has finished I would re-compile my kernel and reboot.
> Are these steps correct or am I missing anything?
Yes, you have missed reading the suggested procedure in
/usr/src/UPDATING. It is down around line 430+/- but your make world is
not a suggested one.
Kent
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Kent Stewart
Richland, WA
http://users.owt.com/kstewart/index.html
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