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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
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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

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