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From: paul@xciv.org (Paul Civati)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc
Subject: Re: Upgrading to NetBSD-1.2-SNAPSHOT?
Date: 23 Sep 1996 00:09:49 GMT
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In article <5238tt$kk@turbocat.turbocat.de>,
	dave@turbocat.de (David Wetzel) writes:

> contains some new files. What is the safest way to update a NetBSD1.1/i386 to 
> 1.2-Current? I have to use -Current, because I failed to build a kernel with 
> ISDN-support on 1.1. 
> 
> Is it better, to get the src or the bin? In which order do I have to install 
> the files? 

1.2 should be out RSN, well I'm waiting patiently, or not as the case may
be because I want to install a couple of sun4m machines. ;)

The snapshots are ok, but if you want to build a new kernel you have to sup
the latest source and rebuild the whole source tree.

-Paul-

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