On Mon, Apr 25, 2005 at 11:40:19AM +0000, Iain Dooley wrote: > > > Kris Kennaway wrote: > >On Mon, Apr 25, 2005 at 11:23:05AM +0000, Iain Dooley wrote: > > > >>hi all, i keep seeing comments such as "upgrading across major versions > >>is not recommended for mere mortals". so what the hell are 'mere mortals' > >>such as myself supposed to do when we want to upgrade across major > >>versions? > > > > > >Use sysinstall to do a binary upgrade, or carefully follow the > >directions in the handbook. > > binary upgrade!!! brilliant, i didn't even know it existed. is there a > section in the handbook on it? i couldn't find one.
I don't know. It might be with the release documentation. > will there be issues running programs currently installed on my system > after a binary upgrade? In general no (if you install the 4.x compatibility package), but if you're going to keep using new ports/packages then it's recommended that you reinstall everything (e.g. with portupgrade) to avoid the incompatibilities that can arise if you mix and match 4.x and 5.x packages. Kris
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