Hi Erich; Am Montag, 28. September 2015, 18:51:33 schrieb Erich Titl: > Hi KP > > Am 28.09.2015 um 16:16 schrieb kp kirchdoerfer: > > HI Erich; > > ... > > > Yes; files are identical with he released images as you requested. > > Please do. > > > >> What would you call the first release of 5_2? 5.2.0 or 5.2.1 ? > > > > 5.2.1 > > I expect we'll do 5.2.1 within a month. > > To me, the above is contradictory :-)
Indeed :) I should have read your question more carefully. In terms for "upgrade" the first relase will of course be 5.2.0 > > Please improve/cleanup(?) also the sparse usage message in upgrade if you > > touch it. > > Mhhh.. I tried to keep usage as close to *X standards as possible, there > is no man page for it, so it is probably best to do something in the > wiki. I must admit though I am a complete noob when it cones to wikis, > as I loathe this format. > > I can provide some text, maybe structured like so I do like stuff below and it's waht should be added to the wiki. But what I've meant, was only some more verbose help in repo/config/upgrade itself (as given in the Invocation section below) But I see the gotcha, recover etc stuff is something needing documentation beyond the mere usage help. > ------------------ > > Intro > > Upgrade is a new way of keeping your LEAF router up to date with current > releases. > > ------------------ > What is upgrade > > Upgrade is just a small script which tries its best to analyze your > current LEAF version and settings, connects to the LEAF package > repository on sourceforge and replaces your installed LEAF software with > a new release. > ------------------ > Invocation > > Just invoke upgrade from your terninal window. If you want to be fancy > about it, read the parameters section > > Usage and parameters > > Usage: upgrade [-v | --verbose] [--stable | --latest | --release x.y.z] > [--squashfs | --unpacked] > > -v | verbose be chatty (default is off) > > --stable upgrade to current stable release as defined on > the packages repository (the default setting) > > -- latest upgrade to bleeding edge latest release on the > packages repository > > --version x.y.z upgrade to specific version x.y.z on the packages > repository > > --squashfs use squashfs module repository (the default) > > --unpacked use unpacked module directory (only used at development and > debugging) > > Without parameters upgrade will default to > > upgrade --stable --squashfs > > --------------------- > Gotchas > > Obviously you need internet connectivity to run upgrade. Then if you > decide to be fancy about releases, be sure they exist at all. The same > goes for --unpacked, there may not be such a repository. > > -------------------- > Recommendations > > I am running my LEAF system with a double boot system loader, so I > always have a backup should I foul up my installation. The same goes for > upgrade. Make sure you have a backup of your running LEAF installation > before running upgrade. Better to be safe than sorry. > > <KP> > We may need to give an example on how to backup and restore the LEAF > installation. > > Honestly I don't know how to restore a LEAF router which does not either > have a PXE capable BIOS or a double boot loader. Then I think PXE is too > hard for the average bloke. > > I am using grub as my bootloader with three partitions on the media, the > first just holding the bootloader, the second my primary LEAF image and > the third a clone of the primary. I can select which system to boot by > using a console. > </KP> > > You need a stable internet connection to run upgrade, It takes a while > to download all the new stuff, so please be patient > > Please let us know of all the gotchas you encounter > ------------ > > > A remaining question is, if we should remove updater.lrp? I believe it > > does > > nearly the same but I never tested it and don't know if it still works as > > expected....??? > > I have never used nor seen it. Sounds like it is not maintained and I > have never seen it announced and then why make it a separate package? > Upgrading a system should be an integral part. AFAIK Andrew did updater.lrp, let's see what he thinks about removing/replacing it. kp ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ leaf-devel mailing list leaf-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-devel
