Hi! > This flag to mergemaster saved a lot of work when I did > upgrades the old way, with cvsup and the make steps and > then mergemaster: > " > # Install the new file if it differs only by VCS Id ($FreeBSD) > FREEBSD_ID=yes > " > Is there some equivalent to this flag in freebsd-update/merge? > > I just did my first major upgrade (8.4-RELEASE-p24 -> > 9.3-RELEASE-p10) with freebsd-update. It took more than > an hour of manual keyboard activity, most of which could > probably be done automatically. (And here I thought that > computers were supposed to free us from tedious routine > work...)
Well, I've been through this in the past as well. If it helps, it gets much better with more recent versions of FreeBSD (9.3 -> 10.x). So, yes, it's a drag, but it will not repeat in future updates. -- p...@opsec.eu +49 171 3101372 5 years to go ! _______________________________________________ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
