Randal L. Schwartz wrote: >>>>>> "Theo" == Theo de Raadt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >>> I'm upgrading a remote box, so a "standard upgrade" is not an option, >>> nor is a reinstall. There was no warning in the FAQ that the >>> information was definitely broken. It must have worked for *someone* >>> or it wouldn't have been put in the FAQ, I presume. > > Theo> Oh, but you don't understand. > > Actually, I do.
No, you do not. You worked hard to ignore the instructions on how to do EXACTLY THIS. It tells you EXACTLY how to do a remote upgrade. http://www.openbsd.org/faq/upgrade38.html NEVER try to upgrade entire versions from source. You got to upgrade-old.html by ignorning the line that says: "If you wish to update to 3.8-release or 3.8-stable from previous versions, see the upgrade guide." You ignored the line that says: "This is provided as a historical record -- it should NOT be used as a upgrade procedure guide." You ignored the line that says: "You should ALWAYS use a snapshot as the starting point for running -current. Upgrading by compiling your own source code is not supported." You ignored the line that says: "The first step in building from source is to make sure you have the closest available binary installed." and many other warnings in faq5.html about not trying to do what you are doing. And now you want to tell us how to do it. heh. We have no reason to help people who want to do things the hard way. We provide a much easier way to do it. Nick.
