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authorbmah <bmah@FreeBSD.org>2001-10-04 20:23:35 +0000
committerbmah <bmah@FreeBSD.org>2001-10-04 20:23:35 +0000
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The upgrade instructions referred to an article that was (I think)
folded into the Handbook. Point readers in the right direction and do a little touchup on the text in this section. MFC after: 1 day
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</sect2>
<sect2>
- <title>Alternative Upgrade Techniques</title>
+ <title>Upgrading from Source Code</title>
<para>Those interested in an upgrade method that allows more
- flexibility and sophistication should take a look at the
- <quote>Upgrading FreeBSD from source</quote> tutorial found at
- http://www.FreeBSD.org/docs.html. This method requires reliable
- network connectivity, extra disk space and spare time, but has
+ flexibility and sophistication should take a look at
+ <ulink
+ url="http://www.FreeBSD.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/cutting-edge.html">The
+ Cutting Edge</ulink> in the &os; Handbook. This procedure involves
+ rebuilding all of &os; from source code. It requires reliable
+ network connectivity, extra disk space, and time, but has
advantages for networks and other more complex
- installations.</para>
+ installations. This is roughly the same procedure as is used for
+ track the -STABLE or -CURRENT development branches.</para>
+
+ <para><filename>/usr/src/UPDATING</filename> contains important
+ information on updating a &os; system from source code. It lists
+ various issues resulting from changes in &os; that may affect an
+ upgrade.<para>
</sect2>
</sect1>
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