On 2002-09-21 18:30, "W. D." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >1. Read the Handbook [upgrading from the source]. > > I found the Handbook: > http://www.FreeBSD.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/
That's it :-) > but I can't find the upgrading from the source section. > please point me in the right direction? > > >2. CVSup sources to RELENG_4_4 [security branch of 4.4-RELEASE version]. > > I found CVSup: > http://www.FreeBSD.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/cvsup.html & > http://www.Google.com/search?q=freebsd+cvsup This is the first step in upgrading from source. The easiest, by far, way of updating your /usr/src tree is probably: # cd /usr/src # make SUPFILE=/usr/share/examples/cvsup/stable-supfile SUP_UPDATE=yes update There are other ways, and a few of them are described in the Handbook too. The above will probably get you started, since the Handbook section seems intimidating. > >3. Build and install new version. > Is there a link for this procedure? The makeworld chapter of the Handbook is one way of finding out about this. The other one is to read at least once through /usr/src/UPDATING and make sure you look at the notes section titled: To update from 4.0-RELEASE or later to the most current 4.x-STABLE ---------- Giorgos. To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
