UPDATING revision 122011
1Updating Information for FreeBSD current users
2
3This file is maintained and copyrighted by M. Warner Losh
4<imp@village.org>.  See end of file for further details.  For commonly
5done items, please see the COMMON ITEMS: section later in the file.
6
7NOTE TO PEOPLE WHO THINK THAT FreeBSD 5.x IS SLOW:
8	FreeBSD 5.x has many debugging features turned on, in
9	both the kernel and userland.  These features attempt to detect
10	incorrect use of system primitives, and encourage loud failure
11	through extra sanity checking and fail stop semantics.  They
12	also substantially impact system performance.  If you want to
13	do performance measurement, benchmarking, and optimization,
14	you'll want to turn them off.  This includes various WITNESS-
15	related kernel options, INVARIANTS, malloc debugging flags
16	in userland, and various verbose features in the kernel.  Many
17	developers choose to disable these features on build machines
18	to maximize performance.
19
2020031103:
21	The i386 APIC_IO kernel option has been replaced by
22        'device apic'.  The ACPI module has also been temporarily
23	disabled, so APCI must be statically compiled into your
24	kernel using 'device acpi' if you wish to use the ACPI driver.
25
2620031031:
27	The API and ABI of struct ifnet have been changed by removing
28	the if_name and if_unit members and replacing them with
29	if_xname, if_dname, and if_dunit.  All network drivers and most
30	userland programs which include net/if_var.h must be updated
31	and recompiled.  __FreeBSD_version has been bumped to 501113 to
32	reflect this change.
33
3420030928:
35	Changes to the cdevsw default functions have been made to remove
36	the need to specify nullopen() and nullclose() explicitly.
37	__FreeBSD_version bumpted to 501110.
38
3920030926:
40	kiconv(3) has been added. mount_msdosfs(8), mount_ntfs(8) and
41	mount_cd9660(8) need to be in sync with kernel.
42
4320030925:
44	Configuring a system to use IPFILTER now requires that PFIL_HOOKS
45	also be explicitly configured.  Previously this dependency was
46	magically handled through some cruft in net/pfil.h; but that has
47	been removed.  Building a kernel with IPFILTER but not PFIL_HOOKS
48	will fail with obtuse errors in ip_fil.c.
49
5020030923:
51	Fix a bug in arplookup(), whereby a hostile party on a locally
52	attached network could exhaust kernel memory, and cause a system 
53	panic, by sending a flood of spoofed ARP requests. See
54	FreeBSD-SA-03:14.arp.
55
5620030915:
57	A change to /etc/defaults/rc.conf now causes inetd to be started
58	with `-C 60' if it is not overridden in /etc/rc.conf.  This
59	causes inetd to stop accepting connections from an IP address
60	that exceeds the rate of 60 connections per minute.
61
6220030829:
63	The following rc.d scripts have been removed and should be
64	deleted from your installation: atm2.sh atm3.sh devdb
65	localdaemons network1 network2 network3. Depending on when
66	you last updated world and used mergemaster(8) you may or
67	may not have problems during the rc boot sequence. The simplest
68	solution is an 'rm -rf /etc/rc.d/*' and then 'mergemaster -i'.
69	The atm2.sh atm3.sh and devdb scripts were removed some time
70	ago, so depending on when you installed -CURRENT these scripts
71	may or may not exist on your system.
72
7320030824:
74	ATAng has been committed. You need to build world as sys/ata.h 
75	has changed, and userland atacontrol depends on it.
76	If you use ATA SW raids you need "device ataraid" in your
77	kernel config file, as it is no longer pulled in automatically.
78
7920030819:
80	The OFW_NEWPCI option has been turned on in the Sparc64 GENERIC kernel.
81	Among other things, this changes the device enumeration to be
82	closer to Solaris.  Be aware that, this can even cause the machine
83	to not boot without manual intervention before the fstab is adjusted.
84
8520030728:
86	All current USB and Firewire quirks in da(4) have been deprecated
87	and will be removed for 5.2.  If this causes failure for your
88	umass(4) devices, enable "options DA_OLD_QUIRKS" in your kernel
89	and send the output of "camcontrol inquiry da0" to scsi@freebsd.org
90	so the quirk can be re-enabled.
91
9220030722:
93	FPU-less support has been removed from FreeBSD.  Chances are you won't
94	notice.  386+387 support should still work after this change, but
95	it is now a minimum requirement for the i386 port that you have real
96	FPU hardware.
97
9820030714:
99	Some people are having problems with changes related to /rescue.
100	If you are building -j N, you will need to define NO_RESCUE.  Others
101	will need to define it if /rescue has issues with their environment.
102	People should report those issues to current@.
103
10420030711:
105	gcc was upgraded to 3.3.  You are advised to not build -DNOCLEAN
106	across this point.  Further, it might be a good idea to remove
107	/usr/obj.
108
10920030613: [retrospective]
110	There was a small window in which sed(1) was broken.  If you
111	happen to have sed(1) installed during that window, which is
112	evidenced by an inability to build world with the failure
113	given below, you need to manually build and install sed(1)
114	(and only sed(1)) before doing anything else. This is a one-
115	time snafu. Typical failure mode:
116
117	In file included from /usr/src/contrib/binutils/bfd/targets.c:1092:
118	targmatch.h:7:1: null character(s) ignored
119	targmatch.h:12:1: null character(s) ignored
120	targmatch.h:16:1: null character(s) ignored
121		:
122
123	The window of "sed(1)-uction" is from Wed Jun 4 15:31:55 2003 UTC
124	to Thu Jun 5 12:10:19 2003 UTC (from rev 1.30 to rev 1.31 of
125	usr.bin/sed/process.c).
126
12720030610:
128	Remove deprecated locale names and transition period code
129	for them, finishing switching to the new scheme. Check your
130	LANG environment variable.
131
13220030609:
133	CCD has been changed to be a fully GEOMified class.  Kernel
134	and ccdconfig(8) needs to be in sync, this is particularly
135	important to remember beforehand if your source tree is on
136	a ccd device.  Consider making a copy of the old ccdconfig
137	into /boot/kernel.good or wherever you keep your backup
138	kernel.
139
14020030505:
141	Kerberos 5 (Heimdal) is now built by default. Setting
142	MAKE_KERBEROS5 no longer has any effect. If you do NOT
143	want the "base" Kerberos 5, you need to set NO_KERBEROS.
144
14520030502:
146	groff has been updated.  If you try to do a buildworld and
147	get an infinite loop in troff, update to May 4th or newer.  If you
148	have a newer kernel than userland, you may need to set the OSRELDATE
149	to 500110 in your environment before starting a buildworld.
150
15120030501:
152	The old rc system has been removed.  Please report any problems
153	to freebsd-rc@yahoogroups.com, and/or freebsd-current@freebsd.org.
154	Your personal versions of these files will not be removed, so you can
155	continue to use them. However, you should take great care when updating,
156	especially when using mergemaster, since the compatibility code that
157	utilizes these old scripts has also been removed.
158
15920030423:
160	A bug has been fixed in /dev/devctl which would cause devd
161	to hang on boot, were it not for a workaround in devd.  The
162	work around in devd will be removed around 20030507.  You
163	have until then to upgrade your kernel before updating
164	userland.  In general, you should have a userland and
165	kernel that's in sync with each other.  However, given the
166	effects of this bug (hang on boot when starting devd), some
167	allowances are made.
168
16920030329:
170	Alphas with libc from between 20030312 and 20030329 exhibit
171	floating point exceptions (FPEs), most notably in awk(1)
172	while upgrading the system through a buildworld.
173
174	So, to successfully upgrade your Alpha, you must either
175	downgrade your libc.so to a pre-20030312 version, or update
176	/usr/share/mk/bsd.cpu.mk to revision 1.26 which adds -mieee
177	to CFLAGS, then forcibly rebuild and install libc:
178
179	cd /usr/src/lib/libc && \
180	    make cleandir && make obj && \
181	    make -DNOMAN -DNOPROFILE all && \
182	    make -DNOMAN -DNOPROFILE install
183
18420030208:
185	sendmail 8.12.7 has been imported.  It has one important
186	change for IPv6 users.  The default submit.mc now uses
187	'[127.0.0.1]' instead of 'localhost' meaning only IPv4 is
188	used to connect to the MTA.  Users on IPv6-only machines
189	will need to edit /etc/mail/submit.mc appropriately.
190
19120030128:
192	NODEVFS option has been removed and DEVFS thereby made standard.
193	This makes all references to MAKEDEV obsolete, and they should
194	be removed when convenient.
195
19620030126:
197	The name of the device for the ofw console has changed, sparc64 users
198	must run mergemaster to update their installed /etc/ttys.
199
20020030125:
201	The scheduler framework has grown a second scheduler and consequently
202	you must specify one and only one scheduler in your kernel config.
203	The cvs config files have been updated to use the old scheduler
204	which may be selected via 'options SCHED_4BSD'.  If you would like
205	to try the new, much more experimental, scheduler please try
206	'options SCHED_ULE' and contribute to the arch@ discussion.
207
20820030115:
209	A new version of the wi driver has been imported into the tree.
210	One now must have device wlan in the config file for it to operate
211	properly.
212
213	In addition, there have been some changes to how wi devices are
214	configured for point to point links to bring it more in line
215	with the former way of doing things, as well as compatibility
216	with NetBSD.
217
21820021222:
219 	For a period after the GCC 3.2.1 import (from 12/04 to 12/22), GCC
220 	used an incompatible form of ABI for returning structures and unions
221 	which FreeBSD's GCC maintainers were not aware of relative to previous
222 	versions of FreeBSD.  We have gone back to the ABI for now, and any
223 	code compiled which is required to interoperate with other code (not
224 	built at the same time) returning structs or unions should be 
225	rebuilt.
226
22720021216:
228	A name change in /etc/netconfig has been reverted to stay
229	compatible with suns TIRPC and also with NetBSD. You need
230	to run mergemaster after make world. A new libc does still work
231	with an outdated /etc/netconfig for some time, but you'll get
232	a warning. This warning will be removed in 20030301.
233
23420021202:
235	The recent binutils upgrade marks a kernel flag day on
236	sparc64: modules built with the old binutils will not work
237	with new kernels and vice versa. Mismatches will result in
238	panics.  Make sure your kernel and modules are in sync.
239
24020021029:
241	The value of IPPROTO_DIVERT has changed.  Make sure to keep
242	your kernel, netstat, natd and any third-party DIVERT
243	consumers in sync.
244
24520021024:
246	Old, compatibility slices have been removed in GEOM kernels.
247	This means that you will have to update your /etc/fstab to
248	not use disk devices of the form /dev/ad0a.  Instead, you
249	now must specify /dev/ad0s1a, or whatever slice your FreeBSD
250	partition really is on.  The old device names have gone
251	away, so if you use them anywhere else, you must also adjust
252	those uses.  (This doesn't affect the disks formatted in
253	the ``dangerously-dedicated'' mode.)
254
25520021023:
256	Alphas with kernels from between 20020830 and 20021023 and/or
257	rtld (ld-elf.so.1) older than 20021023 may experience problems
258	with groff while doing a buildworld (kernel: "out of memory",
259	fixed in rev 1.129 of kern/imgact_elf.c; rtld: "too few PT_LOAD
260	segments", fixed in rev 1.8 of libexec/rtld-elf/map_object.c).
261
262	So, to successfully upgrade your Alpha, you must either
263	upgrade your kernel and rtld first (which might be a bit
264	tricky), or avoid running the bootstrapped groff during the
265	"transitional" buildworld.  To avoid running groff during the
266	transitional upgrade run make buildworld with -DNOMAN,
267	-DNO_SHAREDOCS, and -DNO_LPR.
268
26920020831:
270	gcc has been upgraded to 3.2.  It is not all binary compatible
271	with earlier versions of gcc for c++ programs.  All c++
272	programs and libraries need to be recompiled.
273
274	Also, if you encounter g++ issues, rm /usr/include/g++/* before
275	doing an installworld to make sure that stale files are removed.
276
27720020827:
278	Our /etc/termcap now has all the entries from the XFree86 xterm
279	almost unchanged. This means xterm now supports color by default.
280	If you used TERM=xterm-color in the past you now should use
281	TERM=xterm. (xterm-color will lead to benign warnings).
282
28320020815:
284	A "bug" in gcc(1) that was hiding warning in system headers was
285	fixed.  It's probably time to add -DNO_WERROR to your make line
286	again.
287
28820020729:
289	COPY is being deprecated.  The 20010530 change was reverted, as
290	it causes far more pain than was expected, and to always compare
291	before installing, please use INSTALL="install -C" again.  The
292	-C option is now silently ignored when used with the -d option.
293
29420020702:
295	Problems with libc_r clients like KDE and GNOME have been resolved.
296	There are still some minor problems with some signals but the 
297	system is stable enough for general use again. SMP is less so than UP
298	but each can successfully complete multiple buildworlds.
299	Libkvm needs to be recompiled due to KSE.
300
30120020701:
302	Now would be a bad time to upgrade.  Something in or near the
303	KSE commit totally broke programs using libc_r like KDE and
304	GNOME.
305
30620020511:
307	The k5su utility installed as part of Kerberos 5 is no longer
308	installed with the set-user-ID bit set by default.  Add
309	ENABLE_SUID_K5SU=yes to /etc/make.conf to have it installed
310	with the set-user-ID bit set.
311
31220020510:
313	Gcc 3.1 debugging format (cc -g) has changed from STABS to DWARF2.
314	Unfortunately our native GDB (at version 4.18) does not understand
315	the DWARF2 debugging format.  Thus you must use `gcc -gstabs+' to
316	generated debugging information for our native GDB.
317
31820020510:
319	Due to the way CVS works, it may not properly update src/contrib/gcc
320	to the 3.1 sources.  The easiest fix is to `rm -rf' src/contrib/gcc
321	and then do a cvs update.
322
32320020421:
324	When exec'ing set[ug]id executables, the kernel now ensures that the
325	stdio file descriptors (0..2) are open.  See FreeBSD-SA-02:23.stdio.
326
32720020404:
328	New sendmail startup scripts have been installed to make it
329	easier to use alternative MTAs with FreeBSD.  Setting the rc.conf
330	variable sendmail_enable to "NO" no longer prevents any sendmail
331	daemons from starting.  Instead, either set sendmail_enable to
332	"NONE" or change mta_start_script to a script for starting
333	an alternative MTA.  Setting mta_start_script to "" will
334	also prevent any MTA from being started at boot.
335
33620020403:
337	UCONSOLE is no longer a valid kernel option.
338
33920020315:
340	FreeBSD 5.0 DP-1 was basically branched today.
341
34220020225:
343	Warnings are now errors in the kernel.  Unless you are a developer,
344	you should add -DNO_WERROR to your make line.
345
34620020217:
347	sendmail 8.12.2 has been imported.  The sendmail binary is no
348	longer a set-user-ID root binary and the infrastructure to support
349	command line mail submission has changed.  Be sure to run
350	mergemaster (especially for updating /etc/rc, /etc/defaults/rc.conf,
351	and /etc/mail) and read /etc/mail/README for more details.
352
353	Due to the import of sendmail 8.12.2, a new user and group are
354	required in order for sendmail to run as a set-group-ID
355	binary.  A 'make installworld' will use the new user and group
356	to set the owner and group of /var/spool/clientmqueue and will
357	fail if the new user and group do not exist.  The 'smmsp' user
358	and group must be merged from src/etc/group and
359	src/etc/master.passwd before using 'make installworld'.
360	'mergemaster -p' will do this.  You may need to install
361	mergemaster before this will work if you are updating from a
362	very old version of current.  The updating recipe has changed
363	as of this date.
364
36520020112:
366	The preferred configuration method for PAM is now /etc/pam.d/
367	rather than /etc/pam.conf.  If you have an unmodified
368	pam.conf, just delete it after your next mergemaster run.  If
369	you have local modifications, you can use
370	/usr/src/etc/pam.d/convert.pl to incorporate them into your
371	/etc/pam.d.
372
373	Please see the following url for more details:
374http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/mid.cgi?db=mid&id=<xzp6667fyoa.fsf@flood.ping.uio.no>
37520011229:
376	If anyone here is already using the new rc.conf(5) variable
377	networkfs_types, please note that it has changed
378http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/mid.cgi?db=mid&id=<9744.1009655556@axl.seasidesoftware.co.za>
379
38020011220:
381	sys/i4b/driver/i4b_ispppsubr.c has been retired.  This file
382	started out its life in the ISDN4BSD project as an offspring
383	from sys/net/if_spppsubr.c, which eventually got a life of its
384	own.  All the accumulated features and bugfixes of the i4b
385	version have now been merged back into the base system's
386	version now.  The only user-visible change resulting from this
387	is that i4b's sppp(4) interfaces are to be managed with
388	spppcontrol(8) again, since ispppcontrol(8) has been retired
389	as well.  (There has never been rc file support for
390	ispppcontrol in -current, but only in -stable.  That will be
391	reverted by the time the changes are MFCed.)
392
39320011215:
394	The fdc(4) driver has been updated and now automatically
395	recognizes media in `standard' formats (like 1440 KB and
396	720 KB for a 3.5" high-density drive) when accessing the
397	default device node (e. g. /dev/fd0).  The old variety of
398	floppy device nodes /dev/fd*.* is no longer present by
399	default, devices can be created (in DEVFS) on demand.  They
400	will need to be customized then for `odd' densities using
401	fdcontrol(8).
402
40320011209:
404	The bugs in procfs' debugging support code have been fixed,
405	and truss(1) now works again.
406
40720011207:
408	Daily security checks have been split out to use the periodic(8)
409	scripts.  Some change in configuration may be necessary.  Please
410	see 
411http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/mid.cgi?db=mid&id=<20011207155805.R8975@blossom.cjclark.org>
412	for details.
413
41420011204:
415	sos added VCD/SVCD support to ata driver and that needs the
416	kernel and burncd to be in sync.
417
41820011203:
419	The procfs pseudo-filesystem has now been converted to use the
420	pseudofs framework.  If you have 'options PROCFS' in your
421	kernel config, you'll need to add 'options PSEUDOFS' if it's
422	not there already.
423
424	This change temporarily breaks truss(1); use ktrace(1) instead
425	until the issue has been resolved.
426
42720011202:
428	A security hole in OpenSSH involving `UseLogin yes' has been
429	patched.
430
43120011126:
432	You need to remove /usr/obj/.../usr.bin/tip before rebuilding
433	after this date.  You need to do this only once.
434
43520011103:
436	Most of the awk issues have been resolved.  Some rough
437	edges may be left, but for the most part things should be
438	back to "normal." For CURRENT's usual definition of "normal."
439
44020011030:
441	Awk has been upgraded to the one true awk from bell labs.  Expect
442	choppy waves in the upgrade process.
443
44420011030:
445	The asr driver problem has been resolved.
446
44720011027:
448	Due to changes in other parts of the system, the asr driver
449	now causes the system to panic on boot.  Do not use it pending
450	correction.  Comment it out of any kernel config file that you
451	try to use from this date forward.
452
45320011025:
454	When crossbuilding, use TARGET=xxx where you used to use
455	MACHINE=xxx.  You don't need to set TARGET_ARCH and TARGET,
456	unless you are changing both of them.  To cross build pc98 on
457	an alpha, for example, you need to set TARGET=pc98 and
458	TARGET_ARCH=i386.
459
46020011001:
461	The kernel interface that burncd depends on has changed.
462	You must recompile both the kernel and userland applications
463	at the same time.
464
46520010929:
466	When crossbuilding, please set TARGET_ARCH rather than
467	MACHINE_ARCH to indicate the target.  In the future, one will
468	set TARGET_MACHINE where you set MACHINE now.  At the moment,
469	setting MACHINE alone for same MACHINE_ARCH machines works
470	(eg, you can build pc98 on an i386 machine and vice versa).
471
47220010927:
473	Some weird problems result from using ACPI on some machines.
474	To disable ACPI you can add
475		hint.acpi.0.disabled="1"
476	to /boot/loader.conf (or by putting set X=Y at the boot
477	loader "ok" prompt).
478
479	Alternatively, you can remove it from /boot/kernel/acpi.ko
480	or use the MODULES_OVERRIDE function in your kernel config
481	file and not list acpi in that list.
482
48320010924:
484	The buildworld has been fixed.  You may need to install
485	the 4.x compatibility libraries for some old binaries
486	to work.  Add COMPAT4X=true to your /etc/make.conf to
487	get them installed on every installworld, or execute the
488	following to get them installed only once:
489		cd src/lib/compat/compat4x.<arch>
490		make all install
491	You will see ``__stdoutp undefined'' until you do this.
492
49320010919:
494	There's a bug in the world build process.  The cross-tools
495	are build with the NEW headers, but the OLD libc.a.  This
496	leads to all kinds of problems with the new libc.  A temporary
497	workaround is to add
498		CFLAGS="-O -pipe -D_OLD_STDIO"
499	before building world when upgrading from 4.x to current.  This
500	can be removed afterwards.
501
502	A proper fix to the buildworld target is needed.
503
50420010918:
505	Peter has committed his new kthread nfs client/server code.
506	NFS may be unstable after this date.
507
50820010912:
509	KSE has hit the tree.  Lots of things are now different in
510	the kernel.  While a few problems were introduced in the
511	initial commit, most of the major ones have been found and
512	corrected.
513
51420010901:
515	In OLDCARD, CardBus bridges appear to be stable.  The work
516	arounds described in the 20010604 entry are now no longer
517	necessary and will be ignored.  Most insert/remove problems
518	have been rectified around this date.
519
52020010823:
521 	named now runs as user bind and group bind rather than as 
522 	root.  If named_enable is set to YES in /etc/rc.conf, ensure 
523 	that user bind is available in /etc/passwd (using vipw(8)) 
524 	and that group bind is available in /etc/group.  Also make 
525 	sure that user or group bind has read (and not write) 
526 	permission for your name server configuration and that it 
527 	has read and write permission for your slave zone files and 
528 	directory.
529 
530 	If you wish to continue to run named as root (a less secure 
531 	alternative), add a line to /etc/rc.conf saying
532 
533 		named_flags=
534
53520010709:
536	The PAM libraries have had an API upgrade that is beyond
537	the ability of the shared library major number to handle.
538	It is manifested by PAM-using ports dumping core. The
539	solution is to rebuild those ports.
540
54120010628:
542	The kernel compile module has moved from src/sys/compile/FOO
543	to src/sys/${MACHINE}/compile/FOO.
544
54520010625:
546	The pccard modem issue from 20010613 has been corrected.
547	OLDCARD support is still a little weak in -current.  slot 1 is
548	known not to work on some TI based cardbus bridges.  Some
549	cardbus bridges do not properly detect insert/removal events.
550	IRQ configuration needs more safety belts.
551
55220010617:
553	Softupdates problems have been corrected.
554
55520010614:
556	Peter ripped out the linkerset support.  You must, as always,
557	rerun config after you cvsup if you are using the traditional
558	kernel building methods.
559
56020010613:
561	pccard modems may not work with current after 20010604 date.  Some
562	do, others result in panics.  *MAKE*SURE* that you update your
563	config and /etc/rc.conf ala the 20010604 entry, or you will have
564	problems (this issue will be fixed, it just hasn't been yet).
565
56620010613:
567	SOFTUPDATES seem to be broken since the middle of May or so.  Do not
568	use them in current.  You can disable softupdates on all mounted
569	partitions, or remove SOFTUPDATES the kernel config file.
570
57120010612:
572	After Peter's commits to the hints code, people have been noticing
573	that certain devices are attached (or try to) twice.  This is due
574	to having both static hints as well as a /boot/device.hints.  To
575	work around this issue, please use only one or the other mechanism
576	until this bug is fixed.
577
578	Please note that a feature of config is that if you have config
579	file FOO and FOO.hints, it automatically adds FOO.hints to the
580	hints.c file, whether you want it to or not.
581
58220010610:
583	Locale names have changed to match other systems better.
584
58520010604:
586	pccard support for pci cards has been committed.  You must change
587	your /etc/pccard.conf irq lines.  It must match the irq used by
588	pcic device.  Interrupt storms may result if you fail to do this.
589	Interrupt storms look a lot like a hang.
590
591	You must also install a new pccardd, otherwise you will get an
592	interrupt storm at card reset time (just after it tells you what
593	it is).
594
595	pccardd_flags="-I" is necessary for the time being.  It tells pccardd
596	not to ask the kernel if the interrupt is really free or not before
597	using it.  You can either change the /etc/pccard.conf irq lines to
598	match pcic, or add "-i X" to the pccardd_flags.
599
60020010530:
601	INSTALL=install -C is being deprecated.  If you want to do this,
602	use COPY=-C instead.  The former method will be supported for only
603	a limited time.  If you see
604
605install: warning: the -d and -C options may not be specified together
606
607	in your makeworld, then you need to migrate towards using
608	COPY=-C.
609
61020010525:
611	It appears that vm is now stable enough to use again.  However,
612	there may be other problems, so caution is still urged.  alpha
613	definitely is in bad shape.
614
61520010521:
616	Minor repo damage has happened.  This may cause problems
617	with cvsup of ports.  If you get errors, please see
618	http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=27495
619	at the bottom for details on a workaround.  The error message
620	is
621Updater failed: Cannot delete "/usr/ports/www/jakarta-tomcat/files": Directory not empty
622
62320010520:
624	Vm and/or swapping are busted on -current.  Please be patient.
625
62620010519:
627	pccard has had much reorganizational work done to it over
628	the past few days.  Everything should still work, but if
629	not, please contact imp@freebsd.org.
630
63120010517:
632	ata ioctl changed.  Make sure to recompile both kernel and
633	userland at the same time.
634
63520010517:
636	New ncurses imported.
637
63820010512:
639	DEVFS is now opt out, not opt in.  Barring major problems, this
640	will be the only way to go starting July 1.
641
64220010504:
643	OpenSSH has been updated to 2.9.  Some defaults are different,
644	including RhostsRSAAuthentication, which changes from yes to no.
645
64620010502:
647	Perl breakage in 20010501 was corrected at 14:18:33 PDT.
648
64920010501:
650	Building perl was broken at 02:25:25 PDT.
651
65220010430:
653	The bug in 20010429 was corrected at 07:35:37 PDT.  It is safe to
654	go back in the water.
655
65620010429:
657	A bad bug was committed at 04:48:42 PDT.  Don't use kernels after
658	this date, but before the correction date.
659
66020010423:
661	old fsck and new kernel interactions appear to have been fixed.
662
66320010411:
664	fsck and the kernel were changed to handle some optimizations
665	to directory layout.  This breaks backward compatibility.
666	Update only if you understand that you must not use the old
667	fsck with the new kernel ever.
668
66920010330:
670	fsck has changed the meaning of the pass column in /etc/fstab.
671	Please see the cvs commit to fsck.8 or the fsck.8 man page for
672	details.  It is unclear if changes to /etc/fstab are necessary.
673
67420010319:
675	portmap had changed name to rpcbind for maximum POLA in your
676	current world.  /etc/hosts.{allow,deny} needs changes.  nfs and
677	other rpc based programs that rely on portmapper will not work
678	without updates to /etc/hosts.{allow,deny} and /etc/netconfig.
679
68020010315:
681	ata subsystem changes.  ATA_ENABLE_ATAPI_DMA, ATA_ENABLE_WC
682	and ATA_ENABLE_TAGS are no longer kernel options.  They have
683	been replaced by tunables.  See ata.4 for details.
684
68520010312:
686	The fxp driver was converted to use miibus.  If you compile
687	fxp into your kernel statically, you will need to add miibus.
688
68920010312:
690	The wi device now defaults to BSS (infrastructure) mode
691	instead of ad-hoc.
692
69320010310:
694	/dev/urandom should be a symbolic link to /dev/random now.
695	Users of current not using DEVFS need to run MAKEDEV std.
696	ssh might not work if you don't.
697
69820010303:
699	The ed driver has been updated.  It now allows mii attachments,
700	which means that you must include the miibus in your kernel if
701	you use the ed driver.
702
70320010220:
704	The problems with libc have been corrected.  It is now mostly
705	safe to go back into the water.
706
70720010211:
708	The size of FILE was changed.  This breaks upgrading.  If
709	you must upgrade, be prepared for pain.  It also breaks almost
710	all binaries that you've compiled on -current.  You are warned
711	that before upgrading would be a good time to do a level 0
712	dump of your system.  No, really, I mean it this time.
713
714	To get to the new system, you'll need to use the following
715	workaround.  Hopefully this can be sorted out so that we
716	don't have to move this to the updating section.
717
718	To get around the installworld problem, do:
719		# cd /usr/src/usr.bin/sed
720		# make install
721		# cd /usr/src
722		# make installworld
723	If that doesn't work, then try:
724		# make -k installworld
725		# make installworld
726
72720010207:
728	DEVFS is now the default.  If you use vinum, make sure that you
729	do not include devfs in your kernel as problems result.
730
73120010205:
732	FFS_ROOT and CD9660_ROOT have been removed or deprecated.
733	Remove them from your config.
734
73520010122:
736	****************************** WARNING ******************************
737			buildkernel has been changed slightly
738	****************************** WARNING ******************************
739	KERNCONF replaces the variable KERNEL for buildkernel.  You
740	should update your scripts and make.conf accordingly.
741
74220010119:
743	config has changed to allow DEV_FOO as a replacement for NFOO.
744	This requires a new config to build correctly.
745
74620010116:
747	The kernel option I386_CPU is now mutually exclusive with the
748	other cpu types. If you have an i386 system, be sure that it
749	only had this line.  Remove it for all other configurations.
750
75120010110:
752	Changes to the kernel require it and burncd be in sync.
753
75420010102:
755	Everyone who has hw.sndunit set to something in
756	/etc/sysctl.conf, it is now hw.snd.unit.
757
75820010101:
759	ex and vi were broken by some changes to sys/queue.h.  If you
760	have a bad vi, you will see make buildworld fail with a core
761	dump while building termcap.  You can work around this problem
762	by adding -k to your make buildworld.  This will cause the
763	build to complete and install a new vi.  Once that's done, you
764	can rebuild again without the -k to pick up anything that
765	might have been ignored by the -k option.
766
767	Others have suggested that you can just rebuild libc if your
768	vi/ex is dynamically linked, but I've not received any reports
769	of this working.
770
77120001228:
772	There have been some changes to libcrypt in -current.  The
773	libscrypt/libdescrypt symlink silliness is gone and the installed
774	libcrypt is fully functional.  Be aware of this.
775
77620001218:
777	Linksys Fast Ethernet PCCARD cards supported by the ed driver
778	now require the addition of flag 0x80000 to their config line
779	in pccard.conf(5).  This flag is not optional.  These Linksys
780	cards will not be recognized without it.
781
78220001205:
783	Important new FreeBSD-version stuff: PAM support has been worked
784	in, partially from the "Unix" OpenSSH version.  This requires
785	adding the following in pam.conf:
786  
787	sshd    auth    sufficient      pam_skey.so
788	sshd    auth    required        pam_unix.so         try_first_pass
789	sshd    session required        pam_permit.so
790
79120001031:
792	cvs updated to 1.11.
793
79420001020:
795	The random device needs more entropy, so you need to make sure
796	that you've run mergemaster to get a /etc/rc which will seed
797	/dev/random.  If you don't and the system hangs after ldconfig,
798	then banging on the keyboard randomly until it unhangs is one
799	workaround.
800
80120001010:
802	****************************** WARNING ******************************
803				Sendmail has been updated.
804	****************************** WARNING ******************************
805	o mail.local(8) is no longer installed as a set-user-id binary.
806	o sendmail(8) is now built with STARTTLS support unless NO_OPENSSL
807	  is set.
808	o The default /etc/mail/sendmail.cf disables the SMTP EXPN and VRFY
809	  commands.
810	o Now using sendmail's version of vacation(1).
811	o The sendmail cf building tools (contrib/sendmail/cf) are installed
812	  in /usr/share/sendmail/cf.
813	o sendmail.cw changed to local-host-names
814
815	More details can be found at
816		http://people.freebsd.org/~imp/UPDATING/sendmail-20001010
817
81820001009:
819	The ports tree's new layout is in place.  Be sure to update
820	your entire ports tree, or you will have problems.
821
82220001006:
823	The perl build procedure no longer installs miniperl, nor uses
824	the installed miniperl.  It is recommended that you delete
825	/usr/bin/miniperl.
826
82720001005:
828	This weekend the ports tree will be updated to a new layout.
829	It will be in an inconsistent state until noted in the UPDATING
830	file, or with asami-san's message to the relevant mailing
831	lists.  With this new layout, you'll need to update the whole
832	tree for anything to work.
833
83420000928:
835	There was a change in the passwd format.  Need more information.
836
83720000916:
838	/boot/kernel/kernel.ko -> /boot/kernel/kernel change has taken
839	place.  Please update boot loader (not the boot blocks) at the
840	same time as your kernel.
841
84220000914:
843	The new pmtimer device is necessary for laptops.  Failure to
844	include the device will cause suspended laptops losing time
845	when they resume.  Include
846		device		pmtimer
847	in your config file and
848		hint.pmtimer.0.at="isa"
849	to your /boot/device.hints file.
850
85120000911:
852	The random device has been turned into a (pseudo-)device,
853	rather than an option. The supplied kernel config files have
854	been updated. You will need to do something similar in your
855	own kernel config file.
856	Remove:
857		options		RANDOMDEV
858	Add:
859		device		random
860	If you prefer to load the loadable module, you need to do
861	nothing.
862
86320000909:
864	The random device module has been renamed from randomdev.ko to
865	random.ko. You will need to edit your /boot/loader.conf to
866	reflect this if you load this module at boot time.
867	The line should read:
868		random_load="YES"
869
87020000907:
871	The SMPNG commit has happened.  It should work, but if it
872	doesn't, fallback to the PRE_SMPNG CVS tag.  There are likely
873	to be a variety of minor issues.  Please see 20000905 to make
874	sure you don't have model loading problems which might at
875	first blush appear related to SMP.
876
87720000906:
878	nsswitch has been imported from NetBSD.  Among other things,
879	this means that /etc/host.conf is no longer used.  See
880	nsswitch.conf(5) instead.  Note that at boot time rc.network
881	will attempt to produce a new nsswitch.conf file for you if you
882	don't have one, and you have host.conf.
883
88420000905:
885	The ucred structure changed size.  This breaks the interface
886	that mountd uses.  Trying to use an older mountd with a newer
887	kernel guarantees a panic.  This means that you need to use
888	kernels newer than today only with matching mountd, but you
889	needed to do that anyway with the boot loader changes.
890
89120000905:
892	The boot loader has been updated.  The new default kernel is
893	now /boot/kernel/kernel.ko.  The new default module location
894	is /boot/kernel.
895
896	You *MUST* upgrade your boot loader and kernel at the same time.
897	The easiest way to do this is to do the buildworld/buildkernel/
898	installkernel/installworld dance.
899
900	Furthermore, you are urged to delete your old /modules directory
901	before booting the new kernel, since kldload will find stale
902	modules in that directory instead of finding them in the correct
903	path, /boot/kernel.  The most common complaint that this cures
904	is that the linux module crashes your machine after the update.
905
906	if [ ! -d /boot/kernel.old ]; then
907		mv /modules.old /boot/kernel.old
908		chflags noschg /kernel.old
909		mv /kernel.old /boot/kernel.old/kernel.ko
910		chflags schg /boot/kernel.old/kernel.ko
911	fi
912
91320000904:
914	A new issue with the sendmail upgrade has come to light.
915	/etc/aliases has moved to /etc/mail/aliases.  Mergemaster will 
916	incorrectly install the default aliases in /etc/mail rather than
917	move the old one from /etc.  So you'll need to manually move the
918	file, create a symbolic link, remove the old /etc/aliases.db and
919	run newaliases.  For safety sake, you should stop sendmail
920	while doing this and run the upgrade when locally sourced email
921	is not likely to be generated.
922
92320000825:
924	/boot/device.hints is now required for installkernel to
925	succeed.  You should copy GENERIC.hints for your architecture
926	into /boot/device.hints.  If and only if you compile hints
927	into your kernel, then this file may be empty.  Please note,
928	if you have an empty or missing /boot/device.hints file and
929	you neglected to compile hints into your kernel, no boot
930	messages will appear after the boot loader tries to start the
931	kernel.
932
93320000821:
934	If you do NOT have ``options RANDOMDEV'' in your kernel and
935	you DO want the random device then add randomdev_load="YES" to
936	/boot/loader.conf.
937
93820000812:
939	suidperl is now always built and installed on the system, but
940	with permissions of 511.  If you have applications that use
941	this program, you are now required to add ENABLE_SUIDPERL=true
942	to /etc/make.conf.  If you forget to do this,
943		chmod 4511 /usr/bin/suidperl
944	will fix this until the next build.
945
94620000812:
947	sendmail has been updated from 8.9.3 to 8.11.0.  Some of the more
948	visible changes that may immediately affect your configuration
949	include:
950	- New default file locations from src/contrib/sendmail/cf/README
951	- newaliases limited to root and trusted users
952	- MSA port (587) turned on by default
953	- New queue file naming system so can't go from 8.11 -> 8.9
954	- FEATURE(`rbl') renamed to FEATURE(`dnsbl')
955	- FEATURE(`nullclient') is more full featured
956	- FEATURE(`nouucp') requires an argument: `reject' or `nospecial'
957	- mail.local FreeBSD-only -b option changed to -B
958	- See src/contrib/sendmail/RELEASE_NOTES for more info
959
96020000810:
961	suidperl (aka sperl) is no longer build by default.  You must
962	specifically define BUILD_SUIDPERL to "true" for it to be build.
963	Furthermore, we recommend that you remove /usr/bin/sperl* and
964	/usr/bin/suidperl files from your system unless you have a
965	specific use for it.
966
96720000729:
968	Networking defaults have been tightened.  Anybody upgrading
969	/etc/defaults/rc.conf needs to add the following lines to
970	/etc/rc.conf if they want to have the same setup
971	afterwards (unless the variables already are set, of course):
972		# Enable network daemons for user convenience.
973		inetd_enable="YES"
974		portmap_enable="YES"
975		sendmail_enable="YES"
976
97720000728:
978	If you have null_load="YES" in your /boot/loader.conf, you
979	will need to change that to nullfs_load="YES".
980
98120000728:
982	The "installkernel" target has changed slightly. Now even if
983	you override KERNEL e.g. 'make installkernel KERNEL=MYKERNEL'
984	it will install the MYKERNEL file (built with the buildkernel
985	target) as /kernel rather than /MYKERNEL. Those who have
986	updated their /boot/loader.conf files to point to /MYKERNEL
987	should remove that entry or perform manual rename of /kernel
988	to /MYKERNEL.
989
99020000711:
991	If you use CVSUP or CTM to get CVS trees, AND you used to get 
992	the old crypto files from internat.freebsd.org AND you check
993	out files from the CVS tree with the cvs command, please read
994		http://people.freebsd.org/~imp/internat.txt
995	for details on potential problems that you might have and how
996	to get around them.
997
998	If you are merely a mirror, or don't answer yes to each of the
999	clauses above, you needn't worry.
1000
100120000711:
1002	/etc/security has been updated to print the inode number of
1003	setuid programs that have changed.  You will see a large spike
1004	in the number of changed programs the first time when you run
1005	mergemaster to get a new /etc/security.
1006
100720000710:
1008	/dev/random now has good entropy collection (from the keyboard
1009	and sysmouse drivers). Please ensure that either `options
1010	RANDOMDEV' is present in your kernel config file or that
1011	`randomdev_load="YES"' is in your /boot/loader.conf. If you do
1012	not have the /dev/random driver, OpenSSL (and consequently
1013	lots of crypto tools (like SSH)) will fail with strange
1014	errors. (see below, 20000624).
1015
1016	FreeBSD-current is safe again to run Crypto.
1017
101820000709:
1019	phk made the malloc default options AJ.  This may slow things
1020	down and uncover other latent bugs in the code.  If you need to
1021	run at full speed, you can disable this by doing the following:
1022		ln -s aj /etc/malloc.conf
1023
102420000706:
1025	libftpio's version was accidentally bumped a few days ago.  This
1026	has been corrected.  You may need to remove /usr/lib/libftpio.so.6
1027	before doing your next buildworld/installworld pair.  It certainly
1028	won't hurt to remove it before the update procedure.  It will
1029	break fetch until a new one is built, but ftp can be used in the
1030	interim if needed.
1031
103220000705:
1033	The crypto packages have changed for the cvsup.  This has been done
1034	in a backward compatible way, but the old packages will go away at
1035	some point in the future.  Look at /usr/share/examples/cvsup for
1036	details.
1037
103820000704:
1039	With the new sys/modules/sound/drivers/*, you will need to
1040	set SYSDIR until you do an installworld after July 7th.
1041
104220000704:
1043	rc.shutdown and rc will now call the rc.d scripts with start
1044	or stop.  This may cause some harmless warnings from older
1045	rc.d scripts that haven't been updated.
1046
104720000630:
1048	The libfetch based version of fetch has gone into the tree.
1049	Minor problems may result on some of the less popular sites,
1050	which should be reported to des@freebsd.org.
1051
105220000625:
1053	From approximately this date forward, one must have the crypto
1054	system installed in order to build the system and kernel.
1055	While not technically strictly true, one should treat it as
1056	required and grab the crypto bits.  If you are grabbing CVS
1057	trees, src-all and cvs-crypto should be treated as if they
1058	were required.  You should check with the latest collections
1059	to make sure that these haven't changed.
1060
106120000624:
1062	Mark Murray just committed the first parts of a cleanup of
1063	/dev/zero, et al.  This is also cleaning up /dev/random.
1064	The entropy is disconnected, so DO NOT USE VERSIONS OF FREEBSD
1065	-CURRENT FROM THIS POINT to 2000710 for cryptographic services
1066	until Mark can merge in the fixes to this work in progress.
1067	openssh and openssl should not be used to generate keys from this
1068	date to the completion of the work.
1069
1070	If you must operate at this reduced level of security, add '
1071	options RANDOMDEV' to your kernel or modload the randomdev
1072	module.  You may also need to copy a new MAKEDEV to /dev and
1073	recreate the random and urandom devices.
1074
107520000622:
1076	The license on the softupdates is now a standard 2 clause
1077	BSD license.  You may need to remove your symbolic links
1078	that used to be required when updating.
1079
108020000621:
1081	Scott Flatman <sf@aracnet.com> sent in a decent write-up on
1082	the config file update procedure.
1083		http://people.freebsd.org/~imp/config-upd.html
1084	NOTE: LINT is gone.  It has been replaced with NOTES.  NOTES
1085	isn't buildable.  However, you can generate a LINT file:
1086		cd /sys/<ARCH>/conf && make LINT
1087
108820000620:
1089	Binutils 2.10 have hit the tree, or will shortly.  As soon
1090	as they do, the problem noted in 20000522 will be resolved and
1091	that workaround will no longer be required.
1092
109320000615:
1094	phk removed the compatibility creation of wd devices in the
1095	ad driver.  If you haven't done so already, you must update
1096	your fstab, etc to use the ad devices instead of the wd
1097	devices.
1098
1099	In addition, you'll need to update your boot blocks to a
1100	more modern version, if you haven't already done so.  Modern
1101	here means 4.0 release or newer (although older releases
1102	may work).
1103
110420000612:
1105	Peter took an axe to config(8).  Be sure that you read his mail
1106	on the topic before even thinking about updating.  You will
1107	need to create a /boot/device.hints or add a hints directive
1108	to your config file to compile them in statically.  The format
1109	of the config file has changed as well.  Please see GENERIC or
1110	NEWCARD for examples of the new format.
1111
1112	Indirectly, this also breaks USERCONFIG.  Unless a newer entry
1113	says that it has been fixed, assume that must use the hints mechanism
1114	in the loader if you need to use a machine with very old ISA cards
1115	in it.
1116
111720000522:
1118	A new set of binutils went into the tree today.  Anybody
1119	building a kernel after this point is advised that they need
1120	to rebuild their binutils (or better yet do a
1121	buildworld/installworld) before building a new kernel.
1122
1123	Due to bugs in binutils, using malloc options (eg /etc/malloc.conf
1124	or MALLOC_OPTIONS env var) J will cause ld to dump core.  It
1125	is recommended that you don't set this option until the problem
1126	is resolved.
1127
112820000513:
1129	The ethernet drivers were all updated to clean up the BPF handling.
1130
113120000510:
1132	The problems with boot blocks on the alphas have been corrected.
1133	This will require some care in updating alphas.  A new libstand
1134	is requires for the boot blocks to build properly.
1135
113620000503:
1137	Recompile all kld modules.  Proper version dependency info
1138	is now available.
1139
114020000502:
1141	Modules have been disconnected from the buildworld tree and 
1142	connected to the kernel building instead.
1143
114420000427:
1145	You may need to build gperf
1146		cd /usr/src/gnu/usr.bin/gperf && make depend all install
1147	when upgrading from 4.0 -> current.  The build system now uses
1148	an option only in -current.
1149
115020000417:
1151	The method that we brand ELF binaries has changed to be more
1152	acceptable to the binutils maintainers.  You will need to
1153	rebrand your ELF binaries that aren't native.  One problem
1154	binary is the Linux ldconfig.  After your make world, but
1155	before you reboot, you'll need to issue:
1156		brandelf -t Linux /compat/linux/sbin/ldconfig
1157	if you have Linux compatibility enabled on your machine.
1158
115920000320:
1160	If you have really bad/marginal IDE drives, you may find they
1161	don't work well.  Use pio mode instead.  The easiest way to
1162	cope if you have a problem combination is to add:
1163		/sbin/sysctl hw.ata.ata_dma=0
1164	to the start of /etc/rc.conf.
1165
116620000319:
1167	The ISA and PCI compatibility shims have been connected to the
1168	options COMPAT_OLDISA and COMPAT_OLDPCI.  If you are using old
1169	style PCI or ISA drivers (i.e. tx, voxware, etc.) you must
1170	include the appropriate option in your kernel config.  Drivers
1171	using the shims should be updated or they won't ship with
1172	5.0-RELEASE, targeted for 2001.
1173
117420000318:
1175	We've entered the traditional post release dumping party.
1176	Large kernel changes are being committed and are in the
1177	works.  It is important to keep the systems' klds and kernel
1178	in sync as kernel interfaces and structures are changing.
1179	Before reporting kernel panics, make sure that all modules
1180	that you are loading are up to date.
1181
118220000315:
1183	If you are upgrading from an older version of FreeBSD, you
1184	need to update your boot blocks as well.  'disklabel -B ad0'
1185	will do the trick.  This isn't critical until you remove your
1186	wd device entries in /dev, at which point your system will not
1187	boot.
1188
118920000315:
1190	4.0 RELEASE shipped.  Please see the 4.0 UPDATING file for how
1191	to upgrade to 4.0 from 3.x.
1192
1193COMMON ITEMS:
1194
1195	General Notes
1196	-------------
1197	Avoid using make -j when upgrading.  From time to time in the
1198	past there have been problems using -j with buildworld and/or
1199	installworld.  This is especially true when upgrading between
1200	"distant" versions (eg one that cross a major release boundary
1201	or several minor releases, or when several months have passed
1202	on the -current branch).
1203
1204	Sometimes, obscure build problems are the result of environment
1205	poisoning.  This can happen because the make utility reads its
1206	environment when searching for values for global variables.
1207	To run your build attempts in an "environmental clean room",
1208	prefix all make commands with 'env -i '.  See the env(1) manual
1209	page for more details.
1210
1211	To build a kernel
1212	-----------------
1213	If you are updating from a prior version of FreeBSD (even one just
1214	a few days old), you should follow this procedure. With a
1215	/usr/obj tree with a fresh buildworld,
1216	make -DALWAYS_CHECK_MAKE buildkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE
1217	make -DALWAYS_CHECK_MAKE installkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE
1218
1219	To just build a kernel when you know that it won't mess you up
1220	--------------------------------------------------------------
1221	cd src/sys/{i386,alpha}/conf
1222	config KERNEL_NAME_HERE
1223	cd ../../compile/KERNEL_NAME_HERE
1224	make depend
1225	make
1226	make install	
1227
1228	If this fails, go to the "To build a kernel" section.
1229
1230	To rebuild everything and install it on the current system.
1231	-----------------------------------------------------------
1232	# Note: sometimes if you are running current you gotta do more than
1233	# is listed here if you are upgrading from a really old current.
1234
1235	<make sure you have good level 0 dumps>
1236	<maybe fix /etc/fstab>				[7]
1237	make buildworld
1238	make buildkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE
1239	make installkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE
1240							[1]
1241	<reboot in single user>				[3]
1242	mergemaster -p					[5]
1243	make installworld
1244	mergemaster					[4]
1245	<reboot>
1246
1247
1248	To cross-install current onto a separate partition
1249	--------------------------------------------------
1250	# In this approach we use a separate partition to hold
1251	# current's root, 'usr', and 'var' directories.   A partition
1252	# holding "/", "/usr" and "/var" should be about 2GB in
1253	# size.
1254
1255	<make sure you have good level 0 dumps>
1256	<boot into -stable>
1257	make buildworld
1258	<maybe newfs current's root partition>
1259	<mount current's root partition on directory ${CURRENT_ROOT}>
1260	make installworld DESTDIR=${CURRENT_ROOT}
1261	make buildkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE
1262	cp /usr/src/sys/${ARCH}/conf/GENERIC.hints \
1263		${CURRENT_ROOT}/boot/device.hints	# as needed
1264	make installkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE DESTDIR=${CURRENT_ROOT}
1265	cd /usr/src/etc; make distribution DESTDIR=${CURRENT_ROOT} # if newfs'd
1266	cp /etc/fstab ${CURRENT_ROOT}/etc/fstab 		   # if newfs'd
1267	<edit ${CURRENT_ROOT}/etc/fstab to mount "/" from the correct partition>
1268	<reboot into current>
1269	<do a "native" rebuild/install as described in the previous section>
1270	<maybe install compatibility libraries from /usr/src/lib/compat>
1271 	<reboot>	
1272
1273
1274	To upgrade in-place from 4.x-stable to current 
1275	----------------------------------------------
1276	# 5.x uses more space than 4.x.  Also, the location of kernel
1277	# modules has changed.  If you are installing 5.0 onto a 4.x
1278	# system, you'll need about 30MB of free disk space on your /
1279	# partition.  If you have less than this, you may encounter difficult
1280	# to back out of problems with this procedure.  If /tmp is on
1281	# the / partition, you may want to completely remove all its content
1282	# before upgrading, as this can be a common source of shortage of
1283	# space on /.
1284	
1285	<make sure you have good level 0 dumps>
1286	<maybe fix /etc/fstab>				[7]
1287	make buildworld					[9]
1288	make buildkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE	[8]
1289	cp src/sys/${MACHINE}/conf/GENERIC.hints /boot/device.hints [2]
1290	make installkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE
1291	cd src/sys/boot ; make install			[6]
1292							[1]
1293	<reboot in single user>				[3]
1294	mergemaster -p					[5]
1295	rm -rf /usr/include/g++
1296	make installworld
1297	mergemaster					[4]
1298	<reboot>
1299
1300	Make sure that you've read the UPDATING file to understand the
1301	tweaks to various things you need.  At this point in the life
1302	cycle of current, things change often and you are on your own
1303	to cope.  The defaults can also change, so please read ALL of
1304	the UPDATING entries.
1305
1306	Also, if you are tracking -current, you must be subscribed to
1307	freebsd-current@freebsd.org.  Make sure that before you update
1308	your sources that you have read and understood all the recent
1309	messages there.  If in doubt, please track -stable which has
1310	much fewer pitfalls.
1311
1312	[1] If you have third party modules, such as vmware, you
1313	should disable them at this point so they don't crash your
1314	system on reboot.
1315
1316	[2] If you have legacy ISA devices, you may need to create
1317	your own device.hints to reflect your unique hardware
1318	configuration.
1319
1320	[3] From the bootblocks, boot -s, and then do
1321		fsck -p
1322		mount -u /
1323		mount -a
1324		cd /usr/src
1325		adjkerntz -i		# if CMOS is wall time
1326	Also, when doing a major release upgrade, it is required that
1327	you boot into single user mode to do the installworld.
1328	For the 4.x -> 5.0 upgrade, you will also see many messages about
1329	needing to recompile your userland.  These are harmless and can
1330	be ignored while you proceed to the next step.
1331
1332	[4] Note: This step is non-optional.  Failure to do this step
1333	can result in a significant reduction in the functionality of the
1334	system.  Attempting to do it by hand is not recommended and those
1335	that pursue this avenue should read this file carefully, as well
1336	as the archives of freebsd-current and freebsd-hackers mailing lists
1337	for potential gotchas.
1338
1339	[5] Usually this step is a noop.  However, from time to time
1340	you may need to do this if you get unknown user in the following
1341	step.  It never hurts to do it all the time.  You may need to
1342	install a new mergemaster (cd src/usr.sbin/mergemaster && make
1343	install) after the buildworld before this step if you last updated
1344	from current before 20020224 or from -stable before 20020408.
1345
1346	[6] 4.x boot loader can be used to boot a 5.x system, however
1347	it is difficult to do that at best.  If you wish to try, then
1348	you should interrupt the boot and at the ok prompt type:
1349		ok unload
1350		ok boot /boot/kernel/kernel
1351	If this fails to work, you must install a new boot loader as
1352	described here.
1353
1354	[7] Before you upgrade, please make sure that you are not using
1355	compatibility slices.  These are device names of the form, on i386
1356	and other architectures that use MBR slicing, /dev/ad0a without the
1357	actual slice name.  Chances are excellent that these will break.
1358	You generally must update these entries to use the post FreeBSD
1359	2.x form of /dev/ad0s1a.
1360
1361	[8] In order to have a kernel that can run the 4.x binaries
1362	needed to do an installworld, you must include the COMPAT_FREEBSD4
1363	option in your kernel.  Failure to do so may leave you with a system
1364	that is hard to boot to recover.
1365
1366	[9] When checking out sources, you must include the -P flag to have
1367	cvs prune empty directories.
1368FORMAT:
1369
1370This file contains a list, in reverse chronological order, of major
1371breakages in tracking -current.  Not all things will be listed here,
1372and it only starts on March 15, 2000.  Updating files can found in
1373previous releases if your system is older than this.
1374
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