from 5.3 release to 5.3 stable

[Ronald Klop]

On Thu, 18 Nov 2004 15:50:11 +0100, Dirk Arlt <dirkarlt at gmx.de> wrote:

> i would add mergemaster to this

Oops.

(or ports/sysinstall/etcmerge)

> Ronald Klop <ronald-freebsd8 at klop.yi.org> schrieb:
>> Hello,
>>
>> First: Ports are independent of the version of your system.
>> Second: Updating your system is described here.
>>
>> http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/cutting-edge.html
>>
>> But it is not a short howto. :-)
>>
>> The short path is something like this.
>>
>> copy and edit /usr/share/examples/cvsup/stable-supfile like you did with
>> ports-supfile
>> run cvsup -g -L 2 <your-supfile>
>> read the end of /usr/src/UPDATING where the steps to update your system
>> are explained.
>> It wil be something like:
>> cd /usr/src
>> make buildworld
>> make buildkernel KERNCONF=<your-kernel>
>> make installkernel KERNCONF=<your-kernel>
>> reboot
>> if <cannot-boot> (happens seldom or never)
>>    boot with old kernel (/boot/kernel.old/kernel) and mv  
>> /boot/kernel.old
>> to /boot/kernel.
>> else
>>    cd /usr/src
>>    make installworld
>> reboot
>>
>> But see UPDATING for explanation.
>>
>> Ronald.
>>
>> On Thu, 18 Nov 2004 11:41:38 +0100, Marc Plumet <marc.plumet at edpnet.be>
>> wrote:
>>
>> > Dear,
>> >
>> > I am still confusing about FreeBSD versioning.
>> >
>> > MY SYSTEM:
>> >
>> > - I install the freebsd 5_3 release:
>> > kern.osreldate: 503001
>> > FreeBSD 5.3-RELEASE #0: Tue Nov  9 13:34:27 CET 2004
>> >
>> > - I cvsup the ports collection
>> > cvsup -g -L 2 /root/ports-supfile
>> > (ok)
>> >
>> > - I upgrade the ports collection
>> > pkgdb -F
>> > portupgrade -a
>> > (14 hours, ok except for mplayer-skins, even with packages : size
>> > mismatch)
>> >
>> > If I understand correctly, I am
>> > - in the stable branch (RELENG_5)
>> > - but not up-to-date, because i installed a release (RELENG_5_3)
>> >
>> >
>> > MY QUESTIONS :
>> >
>> > - which system do I now have ? a mixed between 5.3R and 5.3STABLE ? :
>> > example:
>> >    for packages
>> > 5_STABLE has got teTeX-latex2e but not 5_3R (which sysinstall think I
>> > have)
>> >    for ports
>> > /usr/ports/print/tetex-latex2e is present (*but does not make : error
>> > reported
>> > at the end of this mail)
>> >
>> > - how to upgrade to 5.3 stable ?
>> > make world ? (cvs/portupgrade again before ?)
>> >
>> >
>> > Thanks in advance for your time.
>> >
>> > Marc Plumet
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > *ERROR when I make /usr/ports/print/tetex-latex2e :
>> >
>> > ...
>> > Defining UNIX/DOS style filename parser.
>> >
>> > catcodes, registers, compatibility for TeX 2,  parameters,
>> > LaTeX2e <2003/12/01>
>> > hacks, control, par, spacing, files, font encodings, lengths,
>> > ====================================
>> >
>> > Local config file fonttext.cfg used
>> >
>> > ====================================
>> > (fonttext.cfg (fonttext.ltx
>> > === Don't modify this file, use a .cfg file instead ===
>> >
>> > (omlenc.def) (t1enc.def) (ot1enc.def) (omsenc.def) (t1cmr.fd)  
>> (ot1cmr.fd)
>> > (ot1cmss.fd) (ot1cmtt.fd)))
>> > ====================================
>> >
>> > Local config file fontmath.cfg used
>> >
>> > ====================================
>> > (fontmath.cfg (fontmath.ltx
>> > === Don't modify this file, use a .cfg file instead ===
>> >
>> > (omlcmm.fd) (omscmsy.fd) (omxcmex.fd) (ucmr.fd)))
>> > ====================================
>> >
>> > Local config file preload.cfg used
>> >
>> > =====================================
>> > (preload.cfg (preload.ltxkpathsea: Running mktextfm  line10
>> > mktextfm: Running mf \mode:=ljfour; mag:=1; nonstopmode; input line10
>> > This is METAFONT, Version 2.718 (Web2C 7.2)
>> >
>> > kpathsea: Running mktexmf  line10
>> > ! I can't find file `line10'.
>> > <*> ...:=ljfour; mag:=1; nonstopmode; input line10
>> >
>> > Please type another input file name
>> > ! Emergency stop.
>> > <*> ...:=ljfour; mag:=1; nonstopmode; input line10
>> >
>> > Transcript written on mfput.log.
>> > mktextfm: `mf \mode:=ljfour; mag:=1; nonstopmode; input line10'  
>> failed.
>> > kpathsea: Appending font creation commands to missfont.log.
>> >
>> > ! Font \tenln=line10 not loadable: Metric (TFM) file not found.
>> > <to be read again>
>> >                    \font
>> > l.57 \font\tenln  =line10   \font
>> >                                  \tenlnw  =linew10\relax
>> > ?
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>>
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