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author | bmah <bmah@FreeBSD.org> | 2001-10-04 20:23:35 +0000 |
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committer | bmah <bmah@FreeBSD.org> | 2001-10-04 20:23:35 +0000 |
commit | 17c13225904c1761505c467deec9ae5ce1e4c53b (patch) | |
tree | f0fbbe1383e3b5c43ddb26e96119033addac0e68 /release | |
parent | f5ccb524fca01bad6a6e4b7570ceb13ba1f764ed (diff) | |
download | FreeBSD-src-17c13225904c1761505c467deec9ae5ce1e4c53b.zip FreeBSD-src-17c13225904c1761505c467deec9ae5ce1e4c53b.tar.gz |
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
Diffstat (limited to 'release')
-rw-r--r-- | release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/installation/common/upgrade.sgml | 20 |
1 files changed, 14 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/installation/common/upgrade.sgml b/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/installation/common/upgrade.sgml index 0e52f77..6e71293 100644 --- a/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/installation/common/upgrade.sgml +++ b/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/installation/common/upgrade.sgml @@ -190,14 +190,22 @@ </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> |