From nobody Fri Oct 06 17:04:05 2023 X-Original-To: doc@mlmmj.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mlmmj.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4S2FBs5bpVz4x5RG for ; Fri, 6 Oct 2023 17:04:05 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org) Received: from mxrelay.nyi.freebsd.org (mxrelay.nyi.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:3]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256 client-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) client-digest SHA256) (Client CN "mxrelay.nyi.freebsd.org", Issuer "R3" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4S2FBs4WyBz4VMw for ; Fri, 6 Oct 2023 17:04:05 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org) ARC-Seal: i=1; s=dkim; d=freebsd.org; t=1696611845; a=rsa-sha256; cv=none; b=DGHo7WIVbFZCxIhT4O37U3MyNXVm3IZTSpaErpnrDmQo+L21/lq1s6kX8frCtQw/rfJ1og Bp2aR7f7JsIxsafyzzLA2317Yt53SAMwZltmiBK+gAdsRV+vkajc0HG0TT7iO04i3rknp1 LOuAYVUM7q3jiTckmvVDUth9RM5Kj/ziIIYJfddBqrMb0Pwf9LpfIs7H8C4RVQRH6QRuZE 5soEgg+vrnFC4znOHL2iNoUMDmWmuLxXnwD7sbucVw5yZVoc2STm1YFiSaqjIoTEQZJDbS 3w1qNpzLdaJcV7HIFiQn5gDoi+2m2ni3k4W2LBFq+DgXi7VdLsIxHmVp1W6Spg== ARC-Authentication-Results: i=1; mx1.freebsd.org; none ARC-Message-Signature: i=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=freebsd.org; s=dkim; t=1696611845; h=from:from:reply-to:subject:subject:date:date:message-id:message-id: to:to:cc:mime-version:mime-version:content-type:content-type: content-transfer-encoding:content-transfer-encoding: in-reply-to:in-reply-to:references:references; bh=nDDzIbjbupVS098YPSL9RakwOgZVgkcp1vYuFJoXGAs=; b=HnYNKSBIMOV12Ki/Ge9Kglehk6uJb2bZJdUgu/s8o3QCfqPpr2Nr6gYIZMeSUEOk609/7s 7isCW7IieCGZBeUcOzMt832pJ1XP/cyCJrxDCUGpkNEv51shm1gA9JcgL82UXMbiYDgRZS 07lZfuQNhKDGuDHwoBunXbASBaLLQXXRMu0rmcRG7EuRumE7caT5LHQybXpI85fUPsqgSh KhPj5x4/KA4lg3Qg6GZM1O5HHK4j4FoFswenrcNI4GnkD+Kx7zmbkfMaHQrF9Lavo3sQMe lLjYJvms7f9CzetU4XaucUNSmSHFxaPswIJRqaauYiZwDoHixuB+UpsKpxDBvA== Received: from kenobi.freebsd.org (kenobi.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::50:1d]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256) (Client did not present a certificate) by mxrelay.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4S2FBs3cplzx0p for ; Fri, 6 Oct 2023 17:04:05 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org) Received: from kenobi.freebsd.org ([127.0.1.5]) by kenobi.freebsd.org (8.15.2/8.15.2) with ESMTP id 396H45a5099660 for ; Fri, 6 Oct 2023 17:04:05 GMT (envelope-from bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org) Received: (from www@localhost) by kenobi.freebsd.org (8.15.2/8.15.2/Submit) id 396H45LQ099659 for doc@FreeBSD.org; Fri, 6 Oct 2023 17:04:05 GMT (envelope-from bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org) X-Authentication-Warning: kenobi.freebsd.org: www set sender to bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org using -f From: bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org To: doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: [Bug 270338] FreeBSD Handbook: minor and major upgrades with freebsd-update(8): corrections and improvements Date: Fri, 06 Oct 2023 17:04:05 +0000 X-Bugzilla-Reason: AssignedTo X-Bugzilla-Type: changed X-Bugzilla-Watch-Reason: None X-Bugzilla-Product: Documentation X-Bugzilla-Component: Books & Articles X-Bugzilla-Version: Latest X-Bugzilla-Keywords: needs-patch X-Bugzilla-Severity: Affects Many People X-Bugzilla-Who: grahamperrin@gmail.com X-Bugzilla-Status: Open X-Bugzilla-Resolution: X-Bugzilla-Priority: --- X-Bugzilla-Assigned-To: doc@FreeBSD.org X-Bugzilla-Flags: maintainer-feedback? X-Bugzilla-Changed-Fields: flagtypes.name cc Message-ID: In-Reply-To: References: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Bugzilla-URL: https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/ Auto-Submitted: auto-generated List-Id: Documentation project List-Archive: https://lists.freebsd.org/archives/freebsd-doc List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: Sender: owner-freebsd-doc@freebsd.org MIME-Version: 1.0 https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3D270338 Graham Perrin changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Flags| |maintainer-feedback?(re@Fre | |eBSD.org) CC| |re@FreeBSD.org --- Comment #6 from Graham Perrin --- From bug 213935 comment 1:=20 > I think you should not skip intermediate versions. =E2=8B=AF As far as I know: this (advice to not skip) is often recommended, but not officially made explicit.=20 It is, I think, implicit in release-specific installation instructions. For example, from instructions at for 13.2-RELEASE:=20 > =E2=8B=AF freebsd-update(8) =E2=8B=AF 12.4-RELEASE or 13.1-RELEASE can up= grade =E2=8B=AF @re please: should there be clearer advice, in the FreeBSD Handbook, to complete minor update routines before attempting a major upgrade?=20 Currently, under :=20 > =E2=8B=AF The following command, when run on a FreeBSD 13.1 system, will= =20 > upgrade it to FreeBSD 13.2: >=20 > # freebsd-update -r 13.2-RELEASE upgrade >=20 > =E2=8B=AF (If, say, an operator has a non-patched 13.0 system: there's no hint to pat= ch before attempting an upgrade.) --=20 You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug.=