Keith Mitchell wrote: > entire is installed by default. It's a special package type called an > incorporation, used to track upgrades. When you upgrade "entire," what > really happens is that any packages you have installed that are part of > "entire" are upgraded. So yes, you do need a new boot environment to > upgrade entire (in general).
The other important thing to know is that boot environments are dirt cheap, so having a new one is a good thing. It allows the update to proceed without shifting the sand under your feet and allows you to roll back a change quite simply. -- James Carlson 42.703N 71.076W <carlsonj at workingcode.com>
