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Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!msuinfo!agate!library.ucla.edu!psgrain!ticsa.com!ucthpx!mrvm.its.uct.ac.za!murray From: murray@its.uct.ac.za (Mark Murray) Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions Subject: Re: [Q] Anybody use patchkit to upgrade from 1.1 - 1.1.5.1 ? Date: Thu, 14 Jul 1994 07:31:23 GMT Organization: University of Cape Town Lines: 33 Distribution: Multi-State Message-ID: <murray.39.2E24E9CB@its.uct.ac.za> References: <300pj7$ita@wea.eel.ufl.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: mrvm.its.uct.ac.za In article <300pj7$ita@wea.eel.ufl.edu> kcw@hal.eng.ufl.edu (Ken Whedbee) writes: >Has anybody attempted the src upgrade from 1.1 to 1.1.5.1 using the >the 1.1R-to-1.1.5.1R "patch" kit ? Any gotchas to look out for ? >Does "make world" run to completion ? I used an earlier version (let's call it a beta) and apart from two easily solveable glitches, it worked just fine. Run the script, make world and you're away! >Patching the sources with UPGRADE.sh looks pretty straigtforward, >but when recompiling the src tree should I basically follow the >1.0.2-to-1.1 upgrade script in what order things get compiled >before kicking off the "make world" ? Nothing at all. just go for it. >Also does 'uucp' still have to be added manually to the /etc/group file >before recompiling the source tree ? Yes. Any old group number will do, I think... >thanx! No problem! M -- Mark Murray (ITS/MURRAY) \+/ Internet: murray@ucthpx.uct.ac.za User support services +X+ Voice: +27 21 650 3025 Information Technology Services, /+\ This .sig is umop ap!sdn University of Cape Town, Rondebosch 7700, South Africa