From dead (EoL) 13.1 to 14.0 (was: FreeBSD-EN-23:12.freebsd-update)

In reply to: Matthew Seaman : "Re: FreeBSD-EN-23:12.freebsd-update"
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From: Graham Perrin <grahamperrin_at_gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 08 Oct 2023 17:42:23 UTC

On 04/10/2023 10:49, Matthew Seaman wrote:
> freebsd-update(8) should handle 13.1 -> 14.0 upgrades directly, …

Is that certain?

For Doug's case, which involves a release that's way past end of life, I 
might cautiously recommend:

a) update 13.1 (gain patches)

b) upgrade 13.1 to 13.2 (gain a fully patched 13.2)

c) upgrade from 13.2.

Please see 
<https://old.reddit.com/r/freebsd/comments/172gjwf/-/k3ymhfg/>, 
including the second bug report.