* Jason Stephenson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [010703 15:20]:
> Over the weekend, I went from RELENG_4 to RELENG_4_3, but I did by wiping my
> system partitions (/, /usr, /var) and reinstalling 4.3 from CD-ROM. Then, I
> cvsup'd to RELENG_4_3 and the latest ports. I finally reinstalled everything
> that I need from ports.
>
> I thought of doing it with a cvsup and decided that the easiest thing for me
> would just be the course I followed above.
That sounds a bit drastic to me.
If you're going ot tw*t the install anyway, why not try a cvsup?>
I havent had any trouble going back and forth from 4.0 <-> 4.3, so
although I can't guarantee it'll work, chances are it will.
> >From what I've seen in the past with using cvsup and cvs in similar
> situations, backing out broken changes from checked out sources, you should
> be able to do what you want with no problems.
> Make sure that you remember to run mergemaster after doing the make
> installworld. This will guarantee that you get the right devices and
> configuration files.
> You'll probably want to install the "new" versions of
> any files it asks you about and go back and edit them by hand, or replace
> them from back ups, with your local changes.
Or use the merge option - that's what it's for :)
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