Jes [jjje...@gmail.com] wrote: > In my experience it's perfectly possible to move from one > architecture to another one. > > I do the following: > > - backup /etc (only for security) > - remove all installed packages (I save a list of installed packages > to figure out what to install again after) > - sysmerge for etc and xetc > - update the system with the new architecture (update, not install) > - adjust $PKG_PATH and reinstall packages deinstalled at the > beginning, or new ones of your election. > > No major problems detected. >
one more step to add: delete old binaries (including previous versions of shared libs)
