On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 11:17:32AM +0100, Chris Rees wrote: > Just curiosity, what's wrong with source upgrading? Isn't it miles > easier than reinstalling?
Probably nothing. I haven't done it before, so there's the usual apprehension dealing with the unknown. I originally thought that since I just use a generic kernel, a binary upgrade should be quickest, easiest, and safest. Freebsd.org was touting the freebsd-update script, so that seemed the obvious way to go. I guess I'll clean up the mess left by freebsd-update and try the route of upgrading via source. But then I am left wondering why the freebsd.org site continues to recommend using freebsd-update which is seemingly broken and unsupported, while people on the mailing list recommend source upgrades instead. Thanks, Alex _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
