From 44858d9ded687b771a7adf3671b4cfc175fef71e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: imp Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2001 21:16:37 +0000 Subject: Sigh. Add note about the FILE FIASCO. Also notes about FFS_ROOT and CD9660_ROOT and DEVFS cautions. It is not a good time to live in -current. --- UPDATING | 30 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 29 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'UPDATING') diff --git a/UPDATING b/UPDATING index 6a965c6..adcf270 100644 --- a/UPDATING +++ b/UPDATING @@ -5,6 +5,34 @@ directly to him. See end of file for further details. For commonly done items, please see the end of the file. Search for 'COMMON ITEMS:' +20010211: + The size of FILE was changed. This breaks upgrading. If + you must upgrade, be prepared for pain. It also breaks almost + all binaries that you've compiled on -current. You are warned + that before upgrading would be a good time to do a level 0 + dump of your system. No, really, I mean it this time. + + To get to the new system, you'll need to use the following + workaround. Hopefully this can be sorted out so that we + don't have to move this to the updating section. + + To get around the installworld problem, do: + # cd /usr/src/usr.bin/sed + # make install + # cd /usr/src + # make installworld + If that doesn't work, then try: + # make -k installworld + # make installworld + +20010207: + DEVFS is now the default. If you use vinum, make sure that you + do not include devfs in your kernel as problems result. + +20010205: + FFS_ROOT and CD9660_ROOT have been removed or depricated. + Remove them from your config. + 20010122: ****************************** WARNING ****************************** buildkernel has been changed slightly @@ -498,7 +526,7 @@ COMMON ITEMS: ------------------------------------- make buildworld make buildkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE - cp src/sys/${MACHINE_ARCH}/GENERIC.hints /boot/device.hints [2] + cp src/sys/${MACHINE_ARCH}/arch/GENERIC.hints /boot/device.hints [2] make installkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE make installworld [1] -- cgit v1.1