Re: small detail on faq current upgrade guide.
On 3/13/19 7:03 AM, Janne Johansson wrote: > Since some confusion was noticed about this sentence, this might make > it clearer: ... > -Upgrading to -current by compiling your own source code is not supported. > +Upgrading to -current from a release by compiling your own source > code is not supported. Last I heard, upgrading from /anything/ to current by source code is not supported. If you want current, install a snapshot. Compiling is for making or testing code AFTER you have upgraded to the most recent snapshot. So, I think this is going the wrong direction. Nick.
small detail on faq current upgrade guide.
Since some confusion was noticed about this sentence, this might make it clearer: $ cvs -q diff -u current.html Index: current.html === RCS file: /cvs/www/faq/current.html,v retrieving revision 1.982 diff -u -p -u -r1.982 current.html --- current.html19 Feb 2019 05:38:00 - 1.982 +++ current.html13 Mar 2019 10:45:02 - @@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ Any installed packages should then be upgraded after booting into the new system. -Upgrading to -current by compiling your own source code is not supported. +Upgrading to -current from a release by compiling your own source code is not supported. Most of these changes will have to be performed as root. And since gmail in all its wisdom probably html-mangled the diff, its also available here: http://c66.it.su.se:8080/obsd/faq-upgr.diff in all it's simplicity. /jj -- May the most significant bit of your life be positive.
