On 2015-09-23 09:41, Peter N. M. Hansteen wrote:
On Wed, Sep 23, 2015 at 02:55:21PM +0200, Thuban wrote:
Is it possible to upgrade from 5.7 yo 5.8 using this flag :
cvs -d$CVSROOT checkout -rOPENBSD_5_8 -P src
In almost all cases, a binary upgrade followed by sysmerge will be
quicker and
easier, but in the general case, yes.
Source code "upgrades" are possible, but completely unsupported. So any
user
conducting one is entirely on his own. I used to do this when I was
preparing live media
images some years ago, so they would be ready the same day as an actual
release.
It requires *very* careful application of the Following -current FAQ
entries, especially
any ABI/API changes -- the so-called "flag day" actions.
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(I cannot believe I'm offering any sort of correction of a statement by
Peter Hansteen.
Is the sky falling?)
