Author: gjb Date: Mon Feb 2 21:09:23 2015 New Revision: 278115 URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/278115
Log: Move the 'Upgrading from Previous Releases of FreeBSD' section to the top of the file, following the introduction. Sponsored by: The FreeBSD Foundation Modified: head/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.xml Modified: head/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.xml ============================================================================== --- head/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.xml Mon Feb 2 20:48:31 2015 (r278114) +++ head/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.xml Mon Feb 2 21:09:23 2015 (r278115) @@ -92,6 +92,28 @@ &release.current; can be found on the &os; Web site.</para> </sect1> + <sect1 xml:id="upgrade"> + <title>Upgrading from Previous Releases of &os;</title> + + <para arch="amd64,i386">Binary upgrades between RELEASE versions + (and snapshots of the various security branches) are supported + using the &man.freebsd-update.8; utility. The binary upgrade + procedure will update unmodified userland utilities, as well as + unmodified GENERIC kernels distributed as a part of an official + &os; release. The &man.freebsd-update.8; utility requires that + the host being upgraded have Internet connectivity.</para> + + <para>Source-based upgrades (those based on recompiling the &os; + base system from source code) from previous versions are + supported, according to the instructions in + <filename>/usr/src/UPDATING</filename>.</para> + + <important> + <para>Upgrading &os; should only be attempted after backing up + <emphasis>all</emphasis> data and configuration files.</para> + </important> + </sect1> + <sect1 xml:id="new"> <title>What's New</title> @@ -825,26 +847,4 @@ <para> </para> </sect2> </sect1> - - <sect1 xml:id="upgrade"> - <title>Upgrading from Previous Releases of &os;</title> - - <para arch="amd64,i386">Binary upgrades between RELEASE versions - (and snapshots of the various security branches) are supported - using the &man.freebsd-update.8; utility. The binary upgrade - procedure will update unmodified userland utilities, as well as - unmodified GENERIC kernels distributed as a part of an official - &os; release. The &man.freebsd-update.8; utility requires that - the host being upgraded have Internet connectivity.</para> - - <para>Source-based upgrades (those based on recompiling the &os; - base system from source code) from previous versions are - supported, according to the instructions in - <filename>/usr/src/UPDATING</filename>.</para> - - <important> - <para>Upgrading &os; should only be attempted after backing up - <emphasis>all</emphasis> data and configuration files.</para> - </important> - </sect1> </article> _______________________________________________ svn-src-head@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/svn-src-head To unsubscribe, send any mail to "svn-src-head-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"