I want to upgrade an old (8.3-RC2) FReeBSD installation, but can't install subversion

[Daniel Austin]

On 27/08/2014 03:13, Alfred Perlstein wrote:
>> While I understandthe need to get rid of the old system, three needs
>> ot be
>> a clear path for those wanting ot update old versions. I hit this
>> yesterday
>> trying to upgrade a 9.0-RC2 system and it was a real pain.
> Can't just do a checkout on an older machine and tar/rsync it over?

Or download the src tarballs from a current release from one of the FTP 
mirrors?

Or, if currently on a -RELEASE, use freebsd-update first?


Thanks,

Daniel.