Checking the packages in the base install

[John Baldwin]

On Wednesday 30 March 2005 03:38 pm, Bryan Dina wrote:
> How can I check what packages are included in the base install for
> FreeBSD 5.3?  I really want to use gcj, and with the speed of my Alpha
> (166MHz), it takes forever to compile the gcc suite.  I am running 5.2.1
> right now, and would upgrade to 5.3 if gcj is included.  Also, a
> subquestion, how difficult would it be to do an upgrade from 5.2.1 ->
> 5.3?  I noticed in the 5.2.1 installer (/stand/sysinstall) there was an
> option marked "upgrade".... does this work easily, or is that a tricky
> question to answer??

I don't think the binary upgrades work well, but I haven't really tried to do 
one in a long time (if ever for that matter).  gcj is not present in 5.3 and 
as far as I know there aren't any plans to include gcj in the base system.

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