UPDATING revision 137139
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
7Items affecting the ports and packages system can be found in
8/usr/ports/UPDATING.  Please read that file before running
9portupgrade.  Important recent entries: 20040724 (default X changes).
10
11[[ The UPDATING file will be trimmed to 20040814 on or about Oct 1, 2004 ]]
12
13NOTE TO PEOPLE WHO THINK THAT FreeBSD 6.x IS SLOW:
14	FreeBSD 6.x has many debugging features turned on, in
15	both the kernel and userland.  These features attempt to detect
16	incorrect use of system primitives, and encourage loud failure
17	through extra sanity checking and fail stop semantics.  They
18	also substantially impact system performance.  If you want to
19	do performance measurement, benchmarking, and optimization,
20	you'll want to turn them off.  This includes various WITNESS-
21	related kernel options, INVARIANTS, malloc debugging flags
22	in userland, and various verbose features in the kernel.  Many
23	developers choose to disable these features on build machines
24	to maximize performance.
25
2620041102:
27	The size of struct tcpcb has changed again due to the removal
28	of RFC1644 T/TCP.  You have to recompile userland programs that
29	read kmem for tcp sockets directly (netstat, sockstat, etc.)
30
3120041022:
32	The size of struct tcpcb has changed.  You have to recompile
33	userland programs that read kmem for tcp sockets directly
34	(netstat, sockstat, etc.)
35
3620041018:
37	A major sweep over the tty drivers to elimnate approx 3100
38	lines of copy&pasted code have been performed.  As a part of
39	this change some tty devices have changed names:
40	sio devices are now named:	{tty,cua}d%d[.init,.lock]
41	ucom devices are now named:	{tty,cua}U%d[.init,.lock]
42	For other drivers see the commit logs.
43
4420041007:
45	The FreeBSD keyword is no longer a requirement for a valid
46	rc.d script. The rc(8) and rc.shutdown(8) scripts no longer check
47	for the existence of this keyword when ordering rc.d scripts.
48	This change touches most of the file in /etc/rc.d; therefore,
49	if you have not modified any files in that directory it may
50	be easier to rm -rf /etc/rc.d and then use the -i switch with
51	mergemaster(8).
52
5320041007:
54	One of the syscalls the 1:1 threading library libthr uses has
55	changed, thus breaking ABI compatibility. Make sure you rebuild
56	this library with the kernel.
57
5820041001:
59	The following libraries had their version number bumped up:
60		/lib/libm.so.2 -> libm.so.3
61		/lib/libreadline.so.4 -> libreadline.so.5
62		/usr/lib/libhistory.so.4 -> libhistory.so.5
63		/usr/lib/libopie.so.2 -> libopie.so.3
64		/usr/lib/libpcap.so.2 -> libpcap.so.3
65	FreeBSD 4.10 versions of these libraries will be added to the
66	compat4x collection.  If you expect to be able to run old 4.X
67	executables you will need to remove the old versions of these
68	libraries.  However note that any 5.X executables you have built
69	will stop working once you remove those old libraries.  You should
70	have all your ports/packages rebuilt before removing the old
71	libraries.
72
7320040929:
74	The pfil API has gained an additional argument to pass an inpcb.
75	You should rebuild all pfil consuming modules: ipfw, ipfilter
76	and pf.
77
7820040928:
79	If named is enabled, the default is now to run it in a chroot
80	"sandbox." For users with existing configurations in
81	/etc/namedb the migration should be simple. Upgrade your
82	world as usual, then after installworld but before
83	mergemaster do the following:
84
85	If named is running: /etc/rc.d/named stop
86	cd /etc
87	mv namedb namedb.bak
88	mkdir -p /var/named/etc/namedb
89	cp -Rp namedb.bak/* /var/named/etc/namedb/
90	mergemaster (with your usual options)
91	If using the generated localhost* files:
92		cd /var/named/etc/namedb
93		/bin/sh make-localhost
94		rm -f localhost-v6.rev localhost.rev
95	/etc/rc.d/syslogd restart
96	/etc/rc.d/named start
97
98	If you are using a custom configuration, or if you have
99	customised the named_* variables in /etc/rc.conf[.local]
100	then you may have to adjust the instructions accordingly.
101	It is suggested that you carefully examine the new named
102	variables in /etc/defaults/rc.conf and the options in
103	/var/named/etc/namedb/named.conf to see if they might
104	now be more suitable.
105
10620040925:
107	BIND 9 has been imported into the base, and is now fully
108	functional. BIND 8 has now been removed. There are numerous
109	differences between BIND 8 and 9, and users with critical
110	named installations should read the migration documentation
111	in /usr/share/doc/bind9/misc/migration. There is also a
112	new instruction manual in /usr/share/doc/bind9/arm.
113
114	The key differences that most users will experience are in
115	how picky BIND 9 is about zone file format. If you are using
116	named as a resolving (caching) name server, you will likely
117	not have trouble.
118
119	The following files are part of the old BIND 8 installation
120	and should be removed:
121	/usr/bin/dnskeygen /usr/bin/dnsquery /usr/libexec/named-xfer
122	/usr/sbin/named.restart /usr/sbin/ndc
123
124	The following files have moved to /usr/bin, and should be
125	removed from their old locations:
126	/usr/sbin/nslookup /usr/sbin/nsupdate
127
12820040914:
129	The format of the pflogd(8) logfile "/var/log/pflog" has changed for
130	architectures that have a 64 bit long type to make it compatible to
131	the standard pcap format. In order to prevent corruption move away
132	any old logfile before using a new pflogd(8).
133
13420040906:
135	debug.witness_* has been renamed to debug.witness.*.  There are
136	compatibility tunables left in for a few days.  Update loader.conf
137	as necessary.
138
13920040902:
140	The ifi_epoch change has been reverted because the ABI breakage
141	was too extensive.  If you are running with a kernel/userland
142	containing the initial change (20040830), you should heed the
143	warning about ifconfig incompatibility when upgrading again.
144	With this change, 5.3 and 6.0 ifconfigs and kernels are once
145	again interoperable.
146
14720040830:
148	A new variable, ifi_epoch, has been added to struct if_data
149	which is part if struct ifnet.  This means all network drivers
150	and network monitoring applications need to be recompiled.
151
152        WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING
153
154        This also breaks ifconfig compatibility.  An old ifconfig will
155        not work with the new kernel and a new ifconfig will not work
156        with the old.  It is strongly recommended that you make a copy
157        of your old ifconfig before installworld.  If you are installing
158        remotely, you must copy over a new ifconfig before rebooting in
159        to the new kernel.
160
16120040828:
162	The default configuration for the network stack has been changed
163	such that it now runs without the Giant lock unless configured
164	otherwise.  If you experience network-related instability, you
165	may wish to try setting "debug.mpsafenet=0" or compiling the
166	kernel with "options NET_WITH_GIANT".  Details on the netperf
167	project may be found at:
168
169	    http://www.watson.org/~robert/freebsd/netperf/
170
171	Including the 20040828 announcement of configuration change
172	details.
173
17420040827:
175	PFIL_HOOKS are a fixed part of the network stack now and do not
176	need to be specified in the kernel configuration file anymore.
177
17820040819:
179	Netgraph changed its message format slightly to align the data
180	portion well on 64 bit machines.
181	Netgraph using utilities (e.g. ngctl, nghook, ppp, mpd,
182	pppoed, bluetooth, ATM) should be recompiled when a new kernel
183	is installed.
184
18520040817:
186	IPFW has been converted to use PFIL_HOOKS.  This change is
187	transparent to userland and preserves the ipfw ABI.  The ipfw
188	core packet inspection and filtering functions have not been
189	changed, only how ipfw is invoked is different.  Note that
190	"option PFIL_HOOKS" is required to use IPFIREWALL compiled
191	into the kernel or as KLD.
192
19320040814:
194	The RANDOM_IP_ID option has been replaced by the sysctl
195	net.inet.ip.random_id. If you had RANDOM_IP_ID in your kernel then
196	you may want to add "net.inet.ip.random_id=1" to /etc/sysctl.conf.
197
19820040807:
199	The size of 'struct ifnet' has changed due to the addition of the
200	if_carp placeholder.  All kernel modules implementing network
201	interfaces must be recompiled as a result.
202
20320040806:
204	Module loading has been fixed.  Some older installations will
205	drop proper module_path initialization and modules will fail to
206	load properly.  If you have a line in /boot/loader.rc that says:
207	"initialize drop", do (i386 only):
208		cp /usr/src/sys/boot/i386/loader/loader.rc /boot/loader.rc
209		chown root:wheel /boot/loader.rc
210		chmod 444 /boot/loader.rc
211
21220040802:
213	making /dev/(null|zero) into a module proved to be too unpopular,
214	so this bit has been revoked from the previous (20040801) entry.
215
21620040801:
217	The /dev/mem, /dev/io /dev/(null/zero) devices are now modules,
218	so you may wish to add them to your kernel config file. See
219	GENERIC for examples.
220
22120040728:
222	System compiler has been upgraded to GCC 3.4.2-pre. As with any major
223	compiler upgrade, there are several issues to be aware of. GCC 3.4.x
224	has broken C++ ABI compatibility with previous releases yet again
225	and users will have to rebuild all their C++ programs with the new
226	compiler. If you are getting run-time error such as
227	/libexec/ld-elf.so.1: Undefined symbol "_ZNSs20_S_empty_rep_storageE"
228	This entry does apply to you.
229
230	A new unit-at-a-time optimization mode, which is default in this
231	compiler release, is more aggressive in removing unused static
232	symbols. This is the likely cause of 'make buildworld' breakages
233	with non-default CFLAGS where optimization level is set to -O2
234	or higher.
235
236	With the upgrade of the system compiler, the kernel has been upgraded
237	to match the new system compiler.  This makes it impossible to build
238	a new kernel with the old compiler.  Upgrade your system via
239	make buildworld and make kernel (see below) to fix this problem.
240
24120040727:
242	The size of 'struct ifnet' has changed due to the addition of
243	the IFF_NEEDSGIANT flag (and what it implies).  All kernel
244	modules implementing network interfaces must be recompiled as
245	a result.
246
24720040716:
248	The sound device drivers are renamed.  `sound' is always required,
249	while `snd_*' should be configured accordingly to your hardware.
250	Refer to NOTES for the detail of the drivers.
251
25220040710:
253	__FreeBSD_version bumped to 502122.
254
25520040710:
256	The console initialization on Alpha has been reworked and is now
257	identical to other platforms. This means that the hardcoding of
258	the serial console and the debug port has been removed. As such,
259	hints are now required for the sio(4) driver to become a console
260	or debug port. The NO_SIO option has been decommissioned because
261	of this.
262
26320040710:
264	A revamp of the debugging code in the kernel with some visible
265	changes beyond just the debugging experience:
266	o  The DDB option is now specific to the DDB debugger backend
267	   and should not be used any more for conditional compilation
268	   of debugging code for when debugging is enabled. Use the KDB
269	   option for this.
270	o  The WITNESS_DDB, DDB_TRACE and DDB_UNATTENDED options have
271	   been renamed to WITNESS_KDB, KDB_TRACE and KDB_UNATTENDED
272	   respectively. This is in line with the first bullet.
273	o  The remote GDB support has been untangled from DDB and needs
274	   to be enabled separately now. Use the GDB option for this.
275	o  The GDB_REMOTE_CHAT option has been removed. Support for this
276	   homegrown feature is discontinued. The GDB remote protocol
277	   supports console output and it makes sense to use that. 
278	o  The DDB_NOKLDSYM option has been removed. The DDB debugger
279	   now supports both direct symbol table lookups as well as KLD
280	   symbol lookups through the linker.
281
28220040708:
283	Bluetooth code has been marked as non-i386 specific.
284	__FreeBSD_version has been bumped to 502121 to mark this change.
285
28620040702:
287	The native preemption has been added to the kernel scheduler.
288	There is some report that the ULE scheduler was broken in some
289	machines and we encourage users using the ULE scheduler either
290	stick with a known good kernel, or temporarily switch to the 4BSD
291	scheduler as a workaround.
292
29320040630:
294	The netgraph ABI version number has been incremented to indicate
295	an incompatible change in the ABI. Old netgraph nodes will refuse
296	to attach until recompiled. Netgraph now uses mbuf tags to move
297	metadata and this commit removes its home-grown metadata facility.
298	Nodes should just recompile, unless they use metadata, in which
299	case the changes are simple; the file ng_ksocket.c serves as an
300	example of such changes.
301
302	This also broke i4b, although the compile problem has been papered
303	over.
304
30520040630:
306	ACPI has been updated to disable known-bad BIOS revisions.  A message
307	will be printed on the console indicating that ACPI has been disabled
308	automatically and that the user should use a newer BIOS, if possible.
309	If you think ACPI does work on your system and want to override
310	this (i.e., for testing), set hint.acpi.0.disabled="0" at the
311	loader prompt.
312
31320040623:
314	pf was updated to OpenBSD-stable 3.5 and pflogd(8) is privilege
315	separated now. It uses the newly created "_pflogd" user/group
316	combination. If you plan to use pflogd(8) make sure to run
317	mergemaster -p or install the "_pflogd" user and group manually.
318
31920040622:
320	Network interface cloning has been overhauled.  This change will
321	require a recompile of modules using cloning and modification of
322	external ones to the new API.  __FreeBSD_version has been bumped
323	to 502119 to mark this change.  Additionally, users creating
324	stf(4) interfaces via "ifconfig stf" will need to update their
325	scripts as this will create an interface named "stf" instead of
326	"stf0" and ifconfig will not print "stf0" to stdout.
327
32820040621:
329	On 20040524, the /etc/rc.d/nsswitch script was modified to
330	automatically create /etc/nsswitch.conf on startup if it did
331	not already exist.  Unfortunately, an error in the man page
332	was carried over to the script, resulting in incorrect
333	nsswitch settings.  The simplest remedy is to remove both
334	/etc/nsswitch.conf and /etc/host.conf; they will be recreated
335	during the next reboot.
336
33720040614:
338	The return value of sema_timedwait(9) has been changed to
339	make it consistent with cv_timedwait(9).  Be sure to recompile
340	the ips module and any third-party modules which call
341	sema_timedwait.
342
34320040613:
344	ALTQ is now linked to the build. This breaks ABI for struct ifnet.
345	Make sure to recompile modules and any userland that makes use of
346	sizeof(struct ifnet). In order to get the altq headers in place
347	please recompile and reinstall world.
348
34920040607:
350	Splitting kern_thread.c into 2 files (adding kern_kse.c)
351	requires that you re-run config after updating your tree.
352
35320040601:
354	The MIDI drivers have been removed. Until the new module-friendly
355	ones are merged, remove or comment out midi and seq from your
356	kernel configuration.
357
35820040423:
359	Due to a new option in ipfw (versrcreach) the ipfw(8) command
360	needs to be recompiled.  Normal accept/reject rules without
361	options are not affected but those with options may break until
362	ipfw(8) is recompiled.
363
36420040420:
365	Due to changes in the callout ABI, kernels compiled after this
366	date may be incompatible with kernel modules compiled prior to
367	20040406.
368
36920040414:
370	The PCI bus power state stuff has been turned on.  If this causes
371	problems for your system, please disable it using the tunable
372	hw.pci.do_powerstate=0.
373
37420040412:
375	The bulk of the pci problems have been fixed, although the floppy
376	drive is still broken.
377
37820040410:
379	A substantial update to the pci bus resource and power management
380	have been committed.  Expect a bumpy ride for a few days until
381	the unanticipated problems have been resolved.
382
38320040409:
384        Due to changes in the the Yarrow initialization process,
385        /dev/random needs to be fed before operations requiring
386        temp files can succeed in single user mode.  This includes
387        running "make installworld". /dev/random may be fed by running
388        "/etc/rc.d/initrandom start" or with 20040415 source by running
389        "/etc/rc.d/preseedrandom".
390
39120040322:
392	The debug.mpsafenet tunable controls whether the kernel Giant
393	lock is held across the lower levels of the network stack, and
394	by default is turned off.  In the few days following 20040322,
395	the behavior of debug.mpsafenet will change such that this
396	tunable controls Giant over all levels of the network stack.
397	If you are currently setting debug.mpsafenet to 1, you should
398	set it back to 0 (the default) again during the change-over.
399	An additional note will be added to UPDATING when sufficient
400	locking is merged to permit this to take place.
401
40220040310:
403	The FreeBSD/sparc64 platform is changing time_t from 32-bits to
404	64-bits.  This is a very major incompatible change, so people
405	using FreeBSD/sparc64 *must* read the UPDATING.64BTT file for
406	detailed instructions on how to make this upgrade.  People
407	upgrading FreeBSD on other platforms can ignore this event.
408
40920040308:
410	The packet filter (pf) is now installed with the base system. Make
411	sure to run mergemaster -p before installworld to create required
412	user account ("proxy"). If you do not want to build pf with your
413	system you can use the NO_PF knob in make.conf.
414	Also note that pf requires "options PFIL_HOOKS" in the kernel. The
415	pf system consists of the following three devices:
416	device		pf		# required
417	device		pflog		# optional
418	device		pfsync		# optional
419
42020040303:
421	If you are having trouble with the libc_r -> libpthread transition
422	(see the 20040130 entry), place the following lines at the top of
423	/etc/libmap.conf:
424
425	libc_r.so.5		libpthread.so.1
426	libc_r.so		libpthread.so
427
428	This will cause all programs and libraries linked against libc_r
429	to use libpthread instead.
430
43120040226:
432	Some sshd configuration defaults have changed: protocol version 1
433	is no longer enabled by default, and password authentication is
434	disabled by default if PAM is enabled (which it is by default).
435	OpenSSH clients should not be affected by this; other clients may
436	have to be reconfigured, upgraded or replaced.
437
43820040225:
439	The ABIs defined in <resolv.h> and <netdb.h> have been updated
440	to support improved reentrancy.  Multi-threaded programs that
441	reference the "_res" or "h_errno" symbols may experience some
442	problems if they are not recompiled.  Single-threaded programs
443	should remain unaffected.
444
44520040225:
446	routed has been updated in the base system from the vendor
447	sources, routed v2.27, from rhyolite.com. This change means that
448	for users who use RIP's MD5 authentication feature, FreeBSD
449	-CURRENT's routed is now incompatible with previous versions
450	of FreeBSD; however it is now compatible with implementations
451	from Sun, Cisco and other vendors.
452
45320040224:
454	The tcpcb structure has changed and makes a recompile of libkvm
455	and related userland network utilities necessary.
456
45720040222:
458	The cdevsw structure has changed in two externally visible ways.
459	First, the sense of the D_GIANT flag has changed to D_NEEDSGIANT.
460	Second, the d_version field must be filled in with D_VERSION.
461	Drivers outside the tree will need to be updated.
462
46320040207:
464	The /etc/rc.d/ttys script has been removed. It is no longer
465	necessary since devfs has been mandatory for some time.
466
46720040130:
468	libkse has been renamed back to libpthread and is now the
469	default threads library.  The gcc -pthread option has also
470	been changed to link to libpthread instead of libc_r.  For
471	alpha and sparc64 machines, libkse is not renamed and links
472	are installed so that libpthread points to libc_r.  Until
473	the ports system is updated to handle this change, it is
474	recommended that folks install an /etc/libmap.conf(5) that
475	maps libc_r to libpthread.  If you have any binaries or
476	libraries linked to libkse, then it is also recommended
477	that you map libkse to libpthread.  Anyone that is using
478	nvidia supplied drivers and libraries should use a libmap.conf
479	that maps libpthread to libc_r since their drivers/libraries
480	do not work with libpthread.
481
48220040125:
483	ULE has entered into its probationary period as the default scheduler
484	in GENERIC.  For the average user, interactivity is reported to be
485	better in many cases.  On SMP machines ULE will be able to make more
486	efficient use of the available parallel resources.  If you are not
487	running it now, please switch over, replacing the kernel option
488	SCHED_4BSD with SCHED_ULE.
489
49020040125:
491	Move LongRun support out of identcpu.c, where it hardly
492	belongs, into its own file and make it opt-in, not mandatory,
493	depending on CPU_ENABLE_LONGRUN config(8) option.
494
49520031213:
496	src/lib/libc/gen/initgroups.c:1.8 now causes logins to fail
497	if the login process is unable to successfully set the
498	process credentials to include all groups defined for the
499	user.  The current kernel limit is 16 groups; administrators
500	may wish to check that users do not have over 16 groups
501	defined, or they will be unable to log in.
502
50320031203:
504	The ACPI module has been reactivated.  It is no longer required
505	to compile ACPI support into kernels statically.
506
50720031112:
508	The statfs structure has been updated with 64-bit fields to
509	allow accurate reporting of multi-terabyte filesystem
510	sizes. You should build world, then build and boot the new kernel
511	BEFORE doing a `installworld' as the new kernel will know about
512	binaries using the old statfs structure, but an old kernel will
513	not know about the new system calls that support the new statfs
514	structure.
515	Note that the backwards compatibility is only present when the
516	kernel is configured with the COMPAT_FREEBSD4 option. Since
517	even /bin/sh will not run with a new kernel without said option
518	you're pretty much dead in the water without it. Make sure you
519	have COMPAT_FREEBSD4!
520	Running an old kernel after a `make world' will cause programs
521	such as `df' that do a statfs system call to fail with a bad
522	system call. Marco Wertejuk <wertejuk@mwcis.com> also reports
523	that cfsd (ports/security/cfs) needs to be recompiled after
524	these changes are installed.
525
526	****************************DANGER*******************************
527
528	DO NOT make installworld after the buildworld w/o building and
529	installing a new kernel FIRST.  You will be unable to build a
530	new kernel otherwise on a system with new binaries and an old
531	kernel.
532
53320031112:
534	Some netgraph string length constants have been changed. This
535	change requires the netgraph kernel modules and all netgraph
536	userland components to be in sync. Especially users who require
537	netgraph to boot need to make sure to have world and kernel in
538	sync before rebooting.
539
54020031111:
541	Hyperthreading logical CPU's are no longer probed by default
542	when using the MP Table.  If ACPI is being used, then logical
543	CPUs will be probed if hyperthreading is enabled in the BIOS.
544	If ACPI is not being used and hyperthreading is enabled in the
545	BIOS, logical CPUs can be enabled by building a custom kernel
546	with the option MPTABLE_FORCE_HTT enabled.
547
54820031103:
549	The i386 APIC_IO kernel option has been replaced by
550	'device apic'.  The ACPI module has also been temporarily
551	disabled, so ACPI must be statically compiled into your
552	kernel using 'device acpi' if you wish to use the ACPI driver.
553
55420031031:
555	The API and ABI of struct ifnet have been changed by removing
556	the if_name and if_unit members and replacing them with
557	if_xname, if_dname, and if_dunit.  All network drivers and most
558	userland programs which include net/if_var.h must be updated
559	and recompiled.  __FreeBSD_version has been bumped to 501113 to
560	reflect this change.
561
56220030928:
563	Changes to the cdevsw default functions have been made to remove
564	the need to specify nullopen() and nullclose() explicitly.
565	__FreeBSD_version bumped to 501110.
566
56720030926:
568	kiconv(3) has been added. mount_msdosfs(8), mount_ntfs(8) and
569	mount_cd9660(8) need to be in sync with kernel.
570
57120030925:
572	Configuring a system to use IPFILTER now requires that PFIL_HOOKS
573	also be explicitly configured.  Previously this dependency was
574	magically handled through some cruft in net/pfil.h; but that has
575	been removed.  Building a kernel with IPFILTER but not PFIL_HOOKS
576	will fail with obtuse errors in ip_fil.c.
577
57820030923:
579	Fix a bug in arplookup(), whereby a hostile party on a locally
580	attached network could exhaust kernel memory, and cause a system
581	panic, by sending a flood of spoofed ARP requests. See
582	FreeBSD-SA-03:14.arp.
583
58420030915:
585	A change to /etc/defaults/rc.conf now causes inetd to be started
586	with `-C 60' if it is not overridden in /etc/rc.conf.  This
587	causes inetd to stop accepting connections from an IP address
588	that exceeds the rate of 60 connections per minute.
589
59020030829:
591	The following rc.d scripts have been removed and should be
592	deleted from your installation: atm2.sh atm3.sh devdb
593	localdaemons network1 network2 network3. Depending on when
594	you last updated world and used mergemaster(8) you may or
595	may not have problems during the rc boot sequence. The simplest
596	solution is an 'rm -rf /etc/rc.d/*' and then 'mergemaster -i'.
597	The atm2.sh atm3.sh and devdb scripts were removed some time
598	ago, so depending on when you installed -CURRENT these scripts
599	may or may not exist on your system.
600
60120030824:
602	ATAng has been committed. You need to build world as sys/ata.h
603	has changed, and userland atacontrol depends on it.
604	If you use ATA SW raids you need "device ataraid" in your
605	kernel config file, as it is no longer pulled in automatically.
606
60720030819:
608	The OFW_NEWPCI option has been turned on in the Sparc64 GENERIC kernel.
609	Among other things, this changes the device enumeration to be
610	closer to Solaris.  Be aware that, this can even cause the machine
611	to not boot without manual intervention before the fstab is adjusted.
612
61320030728:
614	All current USB and Firewire quirks in da(4) have been deprecated
615	and will be removed for 5.2.  If this causes failure for your
616	umass(4) devices, enable "options DA_OLD_QUIRKS" in your kernel
617	and send the output of "camcontrol inquiry da0" to scsi@freebsd.org
618	so the quirk can be re-enabled.
619
62020030724:
621	Problems with entry 20030714 have been corrected and no known issues
622	with /rescue and -j exist for host systems after this point in time.
623
62420030722:
625	FPU-less support has been removed from FreeBSD.  Chances are you won't
626	notice.  386+387 support should still work after this change, but
627	it is now a minimum requirement for the i386 port that you have real
628	FPU hardware.
629
63020030714:
631	Some people are having problems with changes related to /rescue.
632	If you are building -j N, you will need to define NO_RESCUE.  Others
633	will need to define it if /rescue has issues with their environment.
634	People should report those issues to current@.
635
63620030711:
637	gcc was upgraded to 3.3.  You are advised to not build -DNOCLEAN
638	across this point.  Further, it might be a good idea to remove
639	/usr/obj.
640
64120030610:
642	Remove deprecated locale names and transition period code
643	for them, finishing switching to the new scheme. Check your
644	LANG environment variable.
645
64620030609:
647	CCD has been changed to be a fully GEOMified class.  Kernel
648	and ccdconfig(8) needs to be in sync, this is particularly
649	important to remember beforehand if your source tree is on
650	a ccd device.  Consider making a copy of the old ccdconfig
651	into /boot/kernel.good or wherever you keep your backup
652	kernel.
653
65420030605:
655	There was a small window in which sed(1) was broken.  If you
656	happen to have sed(1) installed during that window, which is
657	evidenced by an inability to build world with the failure
658	given below, you need to manually build and install sed(1)
659	(and only sed(1)) before doing anything else. This is a one-
660	time snafu. Typical failure mode:
661
662	In file included from /usr/src/contrib/binutils/bfd/targets.c:1092:
663	targmatch.h:7:1: null character(s) ignored
664	targmatch.h:12:1: null character(s) ignored
665	targmatch.h:16:1: null character(s) ignored
666		:
667
668	The window of "sed(1)-uction" is from Wed Jun 4 15:31:55 2003 UTC
669	to Thu Jun 5 12:10:19 2003 UTC (from rev 1.30 to rev 1.31 of
670	usr.bin/sed/process.c).
671
67220030505:
673	Kerberos 5 (Heimdal) is now built by default. Setting
674	MAKE_KERBEROS5 no longer has any effect. If you do NOT
675	want the "base" Kerberos 5, you need to set NO_KERBEROS.
676
67720030502:
678	groff has been updated.  If you try to do a buildworld and
679	get an infinite loop in troff, update to May 4th or newer.  If you
680	have a newer kernel than userland, you may need to set the OSRELDATE
681	to 500110 in your environment before starting a buildworld.
682
68320030501:
684	The old rc system has been removed.  Please report any problems
685	to freebsd-rc@yahoogroups.com, and/or freebsd-current@freebsd.org.
686	Your personal versions of these files will not be removed, so you can
687	continue to use them. However, you should take great care when updating,
688	especially when using mergemaster, since the compatibility code that
689	utilizes these old scripts has also been removed.
690
69120030423:
692	A bug has been fixed in /dev/devctl which would cause devd
693	to hang on boot, were it not for a workaround in devd.  The
694	work around in devd will be removed around 20030507.  You
695	have until then to upgrade your kernel before updating
696	userland.  In general, you should have a userland and
697	kernel that's in sync with each other.  However, given the
698	effects of this bug (hang on boot when starting devd), some
699	allowances are made.
700
70120030329:
702	Alphas with libc from between 20030312 and 20030329 exhibit
703	floating point exceptions (FPEs), most notably in awk(1)
704	while upgrading the system through a buildworld.
705
706	So, to successfully upgrade your Alpha, you must either
707	downgrade your libc.so to a pre-20030312 version, or update
708	/usr/share/mk/bsd.cpu.mk to revision 1.26 which adds -mieee
709	to CFLAGS, then forcibly rebuild and install libc:
710
711	cd /usr/src/lib/libc && \
712	    make cleandir && make obj && \
713	    make -DNOMAN -DNOPROFILE all && \
714	    make -DNOMAN -DNOPROFILE install
715
71620030208:
717	sendmail 8.12.7 has been imported.  It has one important
718	change for IPv6 users.  The default submit.mc now uses
719	'[127.0.0.1]' instead of 'localhost' meaning only IPv4 is
720	used to connect to the MTA.  Users on IPv6-only machines
721	will need to edit /etc/mail/submit.mc appropriately.
722
72320030128:
724	NODEVFS option has been removed and DEVFS thereby made standard.
725	This makes all references to MAKEDEV obsolete, and they should
726	be removed when convenient.
727
72820030126:
729	The name of the device for the ofw console has changed, sparc64 users
730	must run mergemaster to update their installed /etc/ttys.
731
73220030125:
733	The scheduler framework has grown a second scheduler and consequently
734	you must specify one and only one scheduler in your kernel config.
735	The cvs config files have been updated to use the old scheduler
736	which may be selected via 'options SCHED_4BSD'.  If you would like
737	to try the new, much more experimental, scheduler please try
738	'options SCHED_ULE' and contribute to the arch@ discussion.
739
74020030115:
741	A new version of the wi driver has been imported into the tree.
742	One now must have device wlan in the config file for it to operate
743	properly.
744
745	In addition, there have been some changes to how wi devices are
746	configured for point to point links to bring it more in line
747	with the former way of doing things, as well as compatibility
748	with NetBSD.
749
75020021222:
751 	For a period after the GCC 3.2.1 import (from 12/04 to 12/22), GCC
752 	used an incompatible form of ABI for returning structures and unions
753 	which FreeBSD's GCC maintainers were not aware of relative to previous
754 	versions of FreeBSD.  We have gone back to the ABI for now, and any
755 	code compiled which is required to interoperate with other code (not
756 	built at the same time) returning structs or unions should be
757	rebuilt.
758
75920021216:
760	A name change in /etc/netconfig has been reverted to stay
761	compatible with suns TIRPC and also with NetBSD. You need
762	to run mergemaster after make world. A new libc does still work
763	with an outdated /etc/netconfig for some time, but you'll get
764	a warning. This warning will be removed in 20030301.
765
76620021202:
767	The recent binutils upgrade marks a kernel flag day on
768	sparc64: modules built with the old binutils will not work
769	with new kernels and vice versa. Mismatches will result in
770	panics.  Make sure your kernel and modules are in sync.
771
77220021029:
773	The value of IPPROTO_DIVERT has changed.  Make sure to keep
774	your kernel, netstat, natd and any third-party DIVERT
775	consumers in sync.
776
77720021024:
778	Old, compatibility slices have been removed in GEOM kernels.
779	This means that you will have to update your /etc/fstab to
780	not use disk devices of the form /dev/ad0a.  Instead, you
781	now must specify /dev/ad0s1a, or whatever slice your FreeBSD
782	partition really is on.  The old device names have gone
783	away, so if you use them anywhere else, you must also adjust
784	those uses.  (This doesn't affect the disks formatted in
785	the ``dangerously-dedicated'' mode.)
786
78720021023:
788	Alphas with kernels from between 20020830 and 20021023 and/or
789	rtld (ld-elf.so.1) older than 20021023 may experience problems
790	with groff while doing a buildworld (kernel: "out of memory",
791	fixed in rev 1.129 of kern/imgact_elf.c; rtld: "too few PT_LOAD
792	segments", fixed in rev 1.8 of libexec/rtld-elf/map_object.c).
793
794	So, to successfully upgrade your Alpha, you must either
795	upgrade your kernel and rtld first (which might be a bit
796	tricky), or avoid running the bootstrapped groff during the
797	"transitional" buildworld.  To avoid running groff during the
798	transitional upgrade run make buildworld with -DNOMAN,
799	-DNO_SHAREDOCS, and -DNO_LPR.
800
80120020831:
802	gcc has been upgraded to 3.2.  It is not all binary compatible
803	with earlier versions of gcc for c++ programs.  All c++
804	programs and libraries need to be recompiled.
805
806	Also, if you encounter g++ issues, rm /usr/include/g++/* before
807	doing an installworld to make sure that stale files are removed.
808
80920020827:
810	Our /etc/termcap now has all the entries from the XFree86 xterm
811	almost unchanged. This means xterm now supports color by default.
812	If you used TERM=xterm-color in the past you now should use
813	TERM=xterm. (xterm-color will lead to benign warnings).
814
81520020815:
816	A "bug" in gcc(1) that was hiding warning in system headers was
817	fixed.  It's probably time to add -DNO_WERROR to your make line
818	again.
819
82020020729:
821	COPY is being deprecated.  The 20010530 change was reverted, as
822	it causes far more pain than was expected, and to always compare
823	before installing, please use INSTALL="install -C" again.  The
824	-C option is now silently ignored when used with the -d option.
825
82620020702:
827	Problems with libc_r clients like KDE and GNOME have been resolved.
828	There are still some minor problems with some signals but the
829	system is stable enough for general use again. SMP is less so than UP
830	but each can successfully complete multiple buildworlds.
831	Libkvm needs to be recompiled due to KSE.
832
83320020701:
834	Now would be a bad time to upgrade.  Something in or near the
835	KSE commit totally broke programs using libc_r like KDE and
836	GNOME.
837
83820020511:
839	The k5su utility installed as part of Kerberos 5 is no longer
840	installed with the set-user-ID bit set by default.  Add
841	ENABLE_SUID_K5SU=yes to /etc/make.conf to have it installed
842	with the set-user-ID bit set.
843
84420020510:
845	Gcc 3.1 debugging format (cc -g) has changed from STABS to DWARF2.
846	Unfortunately our native GDB (at version 4.18) does not understand
847	the DWARF2 debugging format.  Thus you must use `gcc -gstabs+' to
848	generated debugging information for our native GDB.
849
85020020510:
851	Due to the way CVS works, it may not properly update src/contrib/gcc
852	to the 3.1 sources.  The easiest fix is to `rm -rf' src/contrib/gcc
853	and then do a cvs update.
854
85520020421:
856	When exec'ing set[ug]id executables, the kernel now ensures that the
857	stdio file descriptors (0..2) are open.  See FreeBSD-SA-02:23.stdio.
858
85920020404:
860	New sendmail startup scripts have been installed to make it
861	easier to use alternative MTAs with FreeBSD.  Setting the rc.conf
862	variable sendmail_enable to "NO" no longer prevents any sendmail
863	daemons from starting.  Instead, either set sendmail_enable to
864	"NONE" or change mta_start_script to a script for starting
865	an alternative MTA.  Setting mta_start_script to "" will
866	also prevent any MTA from being started at boot.
867
86820020403:
869	UCONSOLE is no longer a valid kernel option.
870
87120020315:
872	FreeBSD 5.0 DP-1 was basically branched today.
873
87420020225:
875	Warnings are now errors in the kernel.  Unless you are a developer,
876	you should add -DNO_WERROR to your make line.
877
87820020217:
879	sendmail 8.12.2 has been imported.  The sendmail binary is no
880	longer a set-user-ID root binary and the infrastructure to support
881	command line mail submission has changed.  Be sure to run
882	mergemaster (especially for updating /etc/rc, /etc/defaults/rc.conf,
883	and /etc/mail) and read /etc/mail/README for more details.
884
885	Due to the import of sendmail 8.12.2, a new user and group are
886	required in order for sendmail to run as a set-group-ID
887	binary.  A 'make installworld' will use the new user and group
888	to set the owner and group of /var/spool/clientmqueue and will
889	fail if the new user and group do not exist.  The 'smmsp' user
890	and group must be merged from src/etc/group and
891	src/etc/master.passwd before using 'make installworld'.
892	'mergemaster -p' will do this.  You may need to install
893	mergemaster before this will work if you are updating from a
894	very old version of current.  The updating recipe has changed
895	as of this date.
896
89720020112:
898	The preferred configuration method for PAM is now /etc/pam.d/
899	rather than /etc/pam.conf.  If you have an unmodified
900	pam.conf, just delete it after your next mergemaster run.  If
901	you have local modifications, you can use
902	/usr/src/etc/pam.d/convert.pl to incorporate them into your
903	/etc/pam.d.
904
905	Please see the following url for more details:
906http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/mid.cgi?db=mid&id=<xzp6667fyoa.fsf@flood.ping.uio.no>
90720011229:
908	If anyone here is already using the new rc.conf(5) variable
909	networkfs_types, please note that it has changed
910http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/mid.cgi?db=mid&id=<9744.1009655556@axl.seasidesoftware.co.za>
911
91220011220:
913	sys/i4b/driver/i4b_ispppsubr.c has been retired.  This file
914	started out its life in the ISDN4BSD project as an offspring
915	from sys/net/if_spppsubr.c, which eventually got a life of its
916	own.  All the accumulated features and bug fixes of the i4b
917	version have now been merged back into the base system's
918	version now.  The only user-visible change resulting from this
919	is that i4b's sppp(4) interfaces are to be managed with
920	spppcontrol(8) again, since ispppcontrol(8) has been retired
921	as well.  (There has never been rc file support for
922	ispppcontrol in -current, but only in -stable.  That will be
923	reverted by the time the changes are MFCed.)
924
92520011215:
926	The fdc(4) driver has been updated and now automatically
927	recognizes media in `standard' formats (like 1440 KB and
928	720 KB for a 3.5" high-density drive) when accessing the
929	default device node (e. g. /dev/fd0).  The old variety of
930	floppy device nodes /dev/fd*.* is no longer present by
931	default, devices can be created (in DEVFS) on demand.  They
932	will need to be customized then for `odd' densities using
933	fdcontrol(8).
934
93520011209:
936	The bugs in procfs' debugging support code have been fixed,
937	and truss(1) now works again.
938
93920011207:
940	Daily security checks have been split out to use the periodic(8)
941	scripts.  Some change in configuration may be necessary.  Please
942	see
943http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/mid.cgi?db=mid&id=<20011207155805.R8975@blossom.cjclark.org>
944	for details.
945
94620011204:
947	sos added VCD/SVCD support to ata driver and that needs the
948	kernel and burncd to be in sync.
949
95020011203:
951	The procfs pseudo-filesystem has now been converted to use the
952	pseudofs framework.  If you have 'options PROCFS' in your
953	kernel config, you'll need to add 'options PSEUDOFS' if it's
954	not there already.
955
956	This change temporarily breaks truss(1); use ktrace(1) instead
957	until the issue has been resolved.
958
95920011202:
960	A security hole in OpenSSH involving `UseLogin yes' has been
961	patched.
962
96320011126:
964	You need to remove /usr/obj/.../usr.bin/tip before rebuilding
965	after this date.  You need to do this only once.
966
96720011103:
968	Most of the awk issues have been resolved.  Some rough
969	edges may be left, but for the most part things should be
970	back to "normal." For CURRENT's usual definition of "normal."
971
97220011030:
973	Awk has been upgraded to the one true awk from bell labs.  Expect
974	choppy waves in the upgrade process.
975
97620011030:
977	The asr driver problem has been resolved.
978
97920011027:
980	Due to changes in other parts of the system, the asr driver
981	now causes the system to panic on boot.  Do not use it pending
982	correction.  Comment it out of any kernel config file that you
983	try to use from this date forward.
984
98520011025:
986	When crossbuilding, use TARGET=xxx where you used to use
987	MACHINE=xxx.  You don't need to set TARGET_ARCH and TARGET,
988	unless you are changing both of them.  To cross build pc98 on
989	an alpha, for example, you need to set TARGET=pc98 and
990	TARGET_ARCH=i386.
991
99220011001:
993	The kernel interface that burncd depends on has changed.
994	You must recompile both the kernel and userland applications
995	at the same time.
996
99720010929:
998	When crossbuilding, please set TARGET_ARCH rather than
999	MACHINE_ARCH to indicate the target.  In the future, one will
1000	set TARGET_MACHINE where you set MACHINE now.  At the moment,
1001	setting MACHINE alone for same MACHINE_ARCH machines works
1002	(eg, you can build pc98 on an i386 machine and vice versa).
1003
100420010927:
1005	Some weird problems result from using ACPI on some machines.
1006	To disable ACPI you can add
1007		hint.acpi.0.disabled="1"
1008	to /boot/loader.conf (or by putting set X=Y at the boot
1009	loader "ok" prompt).
1010
1011	Alternatively, you can remove it from /boot/kernel/acpi.ko
1012	or use the MODULES_OVERRIDE function in your kernel config
1013	file and not list acpi in that list.
1014
101520010924:
1016	The buildworld has been fixed.  You may need to install
1017	the 4.x compatibility libraries for some old binaries
1018	to work.  Add COMPAT4X=true to your /etc/make.conf to
1019	get them installed on every installworld, or execute the
1020	following to get them installed only once:
1021		cd src/lib/compat/compat4x.<arch>
1022		make all install
1023	You will see ``__stdoutp undefined'' until you do this.
1024
102520010919:
1026	There's a bug in the world build process.  The cross-tools
1027	are build with the NEW headers, but the OLD libc.a.  This
1028	leads to all kinds of problems with the new libc.  A temporary
1029	workaround is to add
1030		CFLAGS="-O -pipe -D_OLD_STDIO"
1031	before building world when upgrading from 4.x to current.  This
1032	can be removed afterwards.
1033
1034	A proper fix to the buildworld target is needed.
1035
103620010918:
1037	Peter has committed his new kthread nfs client/server code.
1038	NFS may be unstable after this date.
1039
104020010912:
1041	KSE has hit the tree.  Lots of things are now different in
1042	the kernel.  While a few problems were introduced in the
1043	initial commit, most of the major ones have been found and
1044	corrected.
1045
104620010901:
1047	In OLDCARD, CardBus bridges appear to be stable.  The work
1048	arounds described in the 20010604 entry are now no longer
1049	necessary and will be ignored.  Most insert/remove problems
1050	have been rectified around this date.
1051
105220010823:
1053 	named now runs as user bind and group bind rather than as
1054 	root.  If named_enable is set to YES in /etc/rc.conf, ensure
1055 	that user bind is available in /etc/passwd (using vipw(8))
1056 	and that group bind is available in /etc/group.  Also make
1057 	sure that user or group bind has read (and not write)
1058 	permission for your name server configuration and that it
1059 	has read and write permission for your slave zone files and
1060 	directory.
1061
1062 	If you wish to continue to run named as root (a less secure
1063 	alternative), add a line to /etc/rc.conf saying
1064
1065 		named_flags=
1066
106720010709:
1068	The PAM libraries have had an API upgrade that is beyond
1069	the ability of the shared library major number to handle.
1070	It is manifested by PAM-using ports dumping core. The
1071	solution is to rebuild those ports.
1072
107320010628:
1074	The kernel compile module has moved from src/sys/compile/FOO
1075	to src/sys/${MACHINE}/compile/FOO.
1076
107720010625:
1078	The pccard modem issue from 20010613 has been corrected.
1079	OLDCARD support is still a little weak in -current.  slot 1 is
1080	known not to work on some TI based cardbus bridges.  Some
1081	cardbus bridges do not properly detect insert/removal events.
1082	IRQ configuration needs more safety belts.
1083
108420010617:
1085	Softupdates problems have been corrected.
1086
108720010614:
1088	Peter ripped out the linkerset support.  You must, as always,
1089	rerun config after you cvsup if you are using the traditional
1090	kernel building methods.
1091
109220010613:
1093	pccard modems may not work with current after 20010604 date.  Some
1094	do, others result in panics.  *MAKE*SURE* that you update your
1095	config and /etc/rc.conf ala the 20010604 entry, or you will have
1096	problems (this issue will be fixed, it just hasn't been yet).
1097
109820010613:
1099	SOFTUPDATES seem to be broken since the middle of May or so.  Do not
1100	use them in current.  You can disable softupdates on all mounted
1101	partitions, or remove SOFTUPDATES the kernel config file.
1102
110320010612:
1104	After Peter's commits to the hints code, people have been noticing
1105	that certain devices are attached (or try to) twice.  This is due
1106	to having both static hints as well as a /boot/device.hints.  To
1107	work around this issue, please use only one or the other mechanism
1108	until this bug is fixed.
1109
1110	Please note that a feature of config is that if you have config
1111	file FOO and FOO.hints, it automatically adds FOO.hints to the
1112	hints.c file, whether you want it to or not.
1113
111420010610:
1115	Locale names have changed to match other systems better.
1116
111720010604:
1118	pccard support for pci cards has been committed.  You must change
1119	your /etc/pccard.conf irq lines.  It must match the irq used by
1120	pcic device.  Interrupt storms may result if you fail to do this.
1121	Interrupt storms look a lot like a hang.
1122
1123	You must also install a new pccardd, otherwise you will get an
1124	interrupt storm at card reset time (just after it tells you what
1125	it is).
1126
1127	pccardd_flags="-I" is necessary for the time being.  It tells pccardd
1128	not to ask the kernel if the interrupt is really free or not before
1129	using it.  You can either change the /etc/pccard.conf irq lines to
1130	match pcic, or add "-i X" to the pccardd_flags.
1131
113220010530:
1133	INSTALL=install -C is being deprecated.  If you want to do this,
1134	use COPY=-C instead.  The former method will be supported for only
1135	a limited time.  If you see
1136
1137install: warning: the -d and -C options may not be specified together
1138
1139	in your makeworld, then you need to migrate towards using
1140	COPY=-C.
1141
114220010525:
1143	It appears that vm is now stable enough to use again.  However,
1144	there may be other problems, so caution is still urged.  alpha
1145	definitely is in bad shape.
1146
114720010521:
1148	Minor repo damage has happened.  This may cause problems
1149	with cvsup of ports.  If you get errors, please see
1150	http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=27495
1151	at the bottom for details on a workaround.  The error message
1152	is
1153Updater failed: Cannot delete "/usr/ports/www/jakarta-tomcat/files": Directory not empty
1154
115520010520:
1156	Vm and/or swapping are busted on -current.  Please be patient.
1157
115820010519:
1159	pccard has had much reorganizational work done to it over
1160	the past few days.  Everything should still work, but if
1161	not, please contact imp@freebsd.org.
1162
116320010517:
1164	ata ioctl changed.  Make sure to recompile both kernel and
1165	userland at the same time.
1166
116720010517:
1168	New ncurses imported.
1169
117020010512:
1171	DEVFS is now opt out, not opt in.  Barring major problems, this
1172	will be the only way to go starting July 1.
1173
117420010504:
1175	OpenSSH has been updated to 2.9.  Some defaults are different,
1176	including RhostsRSAAuthentication, which changes from yes to no.
1177
117820010502:
1179	Perl breakage in 20010501 was corrected at 14:18:33 PDT.
1180
118120010501:
1182	Building perl was broken at 02:25:25 PDT.
1183
118420010430:
1185	The bug in 20010429 was corrected at 07:35:37 PDT.  It is safe to
1186	go back in the water.
1187
118820010429:
1189	A bad bug was committed at 04:48:42 PDT.  Don't use kernels after
1190	this date, but before the correction date.
1191
119220010423:
1193	old fsck and new kernel interactions appear to have been fixed.
1194
119520010411:
1196	fsck and the kernel were changed to handle some optimizations
1197	to directory layout.  This breaks backward compatibility.
1198	Update only if you understand that you must not use the old
1199	fsck with the new kernel ever.
1200
120120010330:
1202	fsck has changed the meaning of the pass column in /etc/fstab.
1203	Please see the cvs commit to fsck.8 or the fsck.8 man page for
1204	details.  It is unclear if changes to /etc/fstab are necessary.
1205
120620010319:
1207	portmap had changed name to rpcbind for maximum POLA in your
1208	current world.  /etc/hosts.{allow,deny} needs changes.  nfs and
1209	other rpc based programs that rely on portmapper will not work
1210	without updates to /etc/hosts.{allow,deny} and /etc/netconfig.
1211
121220010315:
1213	ata subsystem changes.  ATA_ENABLE_ATAPI_DMA, ATA_ENABLE_WC
1214	and ATA_ENABLE_TAGS are no longer kernel options.  They have
1215	been replaced by tunables.  See ata.4 for details.
1216
121720010312:
1218	The fxp driver was converted to use miibus.  If you compile
1219	fxp into your kernel statically, you will need to add miibus.
1220
122120010312:
1222	The wi device now defaults to BSS (infrastructure) mode
1223	instead of ad-hoc.
1224
122520010310:
1226	/dev/urandom should be a symbolic link to /dev/random now.
1227	Users of current not using DEVFS need to run MAKEDEV std.
1228	ssh might not work if you don't.
1229
123020010303:
1231	The ed driver has been updated.  It now allows mii attachments,
1232	which means that you must include the miibus in your kernel if
1233	you use the ed driver.
1234
123520010220:
1236	The problems with libc have been corrected.  It is now mostly
1237	safe to go back into the water.
1238
123920010211:
1240	The size of FILE was changed.  This breaks upgrading.  If
1241	you must upgrade, be prepared for pain.  It also breaks almost
1242	all binaries that you've compiled on -current.  You are warned
1243	that before upgrading would be a good time to do a level 0
1244	dump of your system.  No, really, I mean it this time.
1245
1246	To get to the new system, you'll need to use the following
1247	workaround.  Hopefully this can be sorted out so that we
1248	don't have to move this to the updating section.
1249
1250	To get around the installworld problem, do:
1251		# cd /usr/src/usr.bin/sed
1252		# make install
1253		# cd /usr/src
1254		# make installworld
1255	If that doesn't work, then try:
1256		# make -k installworld
1257		# make installworld
1258
125920010207:
1260	DEVFS is now the default.  If you use vinum, make sure that you
1261	do not include devfs in your kernel as problems result.
1262
126320010205:
1264	FFS_ROOT and CD9660_ROOT have been removed or deprecated.
1265	Remove them from your config.
1266
126720010122:
1268	****************************** WARNING ******************************
1269			buildkernel has been changed slightly
1270	****************************** WARNING ******************************
1271	KERNCONF replaces the variable KERNEL for buildkernel.  You
1272	should update your scripts and make.conf accordingly.
1273
127420010119:
1275	config has changed to allow DEV_FOO as a replacement for NFOO.
1276	This requires a new config to build correctly.
1277
127820010116:
1279	The kernel option I386_CPU is now mutually exclusive with the
1280	other cpu types. If you have an i386 system, be sure that it
1281	only had this line.  Remove it for all other configurations.
1282
128320010110:
1284	Changes to the kernel require it and burncd be in sync.
1285
128620010102:
1287	Everyone who has hw.sndunit set to something in
1288	/etc/sysctl.conf, it is now hw.snd.unit.
1289
129020010101:
1291	ex and vi were broken by some changes to sys/queue.h.  If you
1292	have a bad vi, you will see make buildworld fail with a core
1293	dump while building termcap.  You can work around this problem
1294	by adding -k to your make buildworld.  This will cause the
1295	build to complete and install a new vi.  Once that's done, you
1296	can rebuild again without the -k to pick up anything that
1297	might have been ignored by the -k option.
1298
1299	Others have suggested that you can just rebuild libc if your
1300	vi/ex is dynamically linked, but I've not received any reports
1301	of this working.
1302
130320001228:
1304	There have been some changes to libcrypt in -current.  The
1305	libscrypt/libdescrypt symlink silliness is gone and the installed
1306	libcrypt is fully functional.  Be aware of this.
1307
130820001218:
1309	Linksys Fast Ethernet PCCARD cards supported by the ed driver
1310	now require the addition of flag 0x80000 to their config line
1311	in pccard.conf(5).  This flag is not optional.  These Linksys
1312	cards will not be recognized without it.
1313
131420001205:
1315	Important new FreeBSD-version stuff: PAM support has been worked
1316	in, partially from the "Unix" OpenSSH version.  This requires
1317	adding the following in pam.conf:
1318
1319	sshd    auth    sufficient      pam_skey.so
1320	sshd    auth    required        pam_unix.so         try_first_pass
1321	sshd    session required        pam_permit.so
1322
132320001031:
1324	cvs updated to 1.11.
1325
132620001020:
1327	The random device needs more entropy, so you need to make sure
1328	that you've run mergemaster to get a /etc/rc which will seed
1329	/dev/random.  If you don't and the system hangs after ldconfig,
1330	then banging on the keyboard randomly until it unhangs is one
1331	workaround.
1332
133320001010:
1334	****************************** WARNING ******************************
1335				Sendmail has been updated.
1336	****************************** WARNING ******************************
1337	o mail.local(8) is no longer installed as a set-user-id binary.
1338	o sendmail(8) is now built with STARTTLS support unless NO_OPENSSL
1339	  is set.
1340	o The default /etc/mail/sendmail.cf disables the SMTP EXPN and VRFY
1341	  commands.
1342	o Now using sendmail's version of vacation(1).
1343	o The sendmail cf building tools (contrib/sendmail/cf) are installed
1344	  in /usr/share/sendmail/cf.
1345	o sendmail.cw changed to local-host-names
1346
1347	More details can be found at
1348		http://people.freebsd.org/~imp/UPDATING/sendmail-20001010
1349
135020001009:
1351	The ports tree's new layout is in place.  Be sure to update
1352	your entire ports tree, or you will have problems.
1353
135420001006:
1355	The perl build procedure no longer installs miniperl, nor uses
1356	the installed miniperl.  It is recommended that you delete
1357	/usr/bin/miniperl.
1358
135920001005:
1360	This weekend the ports tree will be updated to a new layout.
1361	It will be in an inconsistent state until noted in the UPDATING
1362	file, or with asami-san's message to the relevant mailing
1363	lists.  With this new layout, you'll need to update the whole
1364	tree for anything to work.
1365
136620000928:
1367	There was a change in the passwd format.  Need more information.
1368
136920000916:
1370	/boot/kernel/kernel.ko -> /boot/kernel/kernel change has taken
1371	place.  Please update boot loader (not the boot blocks) at the
1372	same time as your kernel.
1373
137420000914:
1375	The new pmtimer device is necessary for laptops.  Failure to
1376	include the device will cause suspended laptops losing time
1377	when they resume.  Include
1378		device		pmtimer
1379	in your config file and
1380		hint.pmtimer.0.at="isa"
1381	to your /boot/device.hints file.
1382
138320000911:
1384	The random device has been turned into a (pseudo-)device,
1385	rather than an option. The supplied kernel config files have
1386	been updated. You will need to do something similar in your
1387	own kernel config file.
1388	Remove:
1389		options		RANDOMDEV
1390	Add:
1391		device		random
1392	If you prefer to load the loadable module, you need to do
1393	nothing.
1394
139520000909:
1396	The random device module has been renamed from randomdev.ko to
1397	random.ko. You will need to edit your /boot/loader.conf to
1398	reflect this if you load this module at boot time.
1399	The line should read:
1400		random_load="YES"
1401
140220000907:
1403	The SMPNG commit has happened.  It should work, but if it
1404	doesn't, fallback to the PRE_SMPNG CVS tag.  There are likely
1405	to be a variety of minor issues.  Please see 20000905 to make
1406	sure you don't have model loading problems which might at
1407	first blush appear related to SMP.
1408
140920000906:
1410	nsswitch has been imported from NetBSD.  Among other things,
1411	this means that /etc/host.conf is no longer used.  See
1412	nsswitch.conf(5) instead.  Note that at boot time rc.network
1413	will attempt to produce a new nsswitch.conf file for you if you
1414	don't have one, and you have host.conf.
1415
141620000905:
1417	The ucred structure changed size.  This breaks the interface
1418	that mountd uses.  Trying to use an older mountd with a newer
1419	kernel guarantees a panic.  This means that you need to use
1420	kernels newer than today only with matching mountd, but you
1421	needed to do that anyway with the boot loader changes.
1422
142320000905:
1424	The boot loader has been updated.  The new default kernel is
1425	now /boot/kernel/kernel.ko.  The new default module location
1426	is /boot/kernel.
1427
1428	You *MUST* upgrade your boot loader and kernel at the same time.
1429	The easiest way to do this is to do the buildworld/buildkernel/
1430	installkernel/installworld dance.
1431
1432	Furthermore, you are urged to delete your old /modules directory
1433	before booting the new kernel, since kldload will find stale
1434	modules in that directory instead of finding them in the correct
1435	path, /boot/kernel.  The most common complaint that this cures
1436	is that the linux module crashes your machine after the update.
1437
1438	if [ ! -d /boot/kernel.old ]; then
1439		mv /modules.old /boot/kernel.old
1440		chflags noschg /kernel.old
1441		mv /kernel.old /boot/kernel.old/kernel.ko
1442		chflags schg /boot/kernel.old/kernel.ko
1443	fi
1444
144520000904:
1446	A new issue with the sendmail upgrade has come to light.
1447	/etc/aliases has moved to /etc/mail/aliases.  Mergemaster will
1448	incorrectly install the default aliases in /etc/mail rather than
1449	move the old one from /etc.  So you'll need to manually move the
1450	file, create a symbolic link, remove the old /etc/aliases.db and
1451	run newaliases.  For safety sake, you should stop sendmail
1452	while doing this and run the upgrade when locally sourced email
1453	is not likely to be generated.
1454
145520000825:
1456	/boot/device.hints is now required for installkernel to
1457	succeed.  You should copy GENERIC.hints for your architecture
1458	into /boot/device.hints.  If and only if you compile hints
1459	into your kernel, then this file may be empty.  Please note,
1460	if you have an empty or missing /boot/device.hints file and
1461	you neglected to compile hints into your kernel, no boot
1462	messages will appear after the boot loader tries to start the
1463	kernel.
1464
146520000821:
1466	If you do NOT have ``options RANDOMDEV'' in your kernel and
1467	you DO want the random device then add randomdev_load="YES" to
1468	/boot/loader.conf.
1469
147020000812:
1471	suidperl is now always built and installed on the system, but
1472	with permissions of 511.  If you have applications that use
1473	this program, you are now required to add ENABLE_SUIDPERL=true
1474	to /etc/make.conf.  If you forget to do this,
1475		chmod 4511 /usr/bin/suidperl
1476	will fix this until the next build.
1477
147820000812:
1479	sendmail has been updated from 8.9.3 to 8.11.0.  Some of the more
1480	visible changes that may immediately affect your configuration
1481	include:
1482	- New default file locations from src/contrib/sendmail/cf/README
1483	- newaliases limited to root and trusted users
1484	- MSA port (587) turned on by default
1485	- New queue file naming system so can't go from 8.11 -> 8.9
1486	- FEATURE(`rbl') renamed to FEATURE(`dnsbl')
1487	- FEATURE(`nullclient') is more full featured
1488	- FEATURE(`nouucp') requires an argument: `reject' or `nospecial'
1489	- mail.local FreeBSD-only -b option changed to -B
1490	- See src/contrib/sendmail/RELEASE_NOTES for more info
1491
149220000810:
1493	suidperl (aka sperl) is no longer build by default.  You must
1494	specifically define BUILD_SUIDPERL to "true" for it to be build.
1495	Furthermore, we recommend that you remove /usr/bin/sperl* and
1496	/usr/bin/suidperl files from your system unless you have a
1497	specific use for it.
1498
149920000729:
1500	Networking defaults have been tightened.  Anybody upgrading
1501	/etc/defaults/rc.conf needs to add the following lines to
1502	/etc/rc.conf if they want to have the same setup
1503	afterwards (unless the variables already are set, of course):
1504		# Enable network daemons for user convenience.
1505		inetd_enable="YES"
1506		portmap_enable="YES"
1507		sendmail_enable="YES"
1508
150920000728:
1510	If you have null_load="YES" in your /boot/loader.conf, you
1511	will need to change that to nullfs_load="YES".
1512
151320000728:
1514	The "installkernel" target has changed slightly. Now even if
1515	you override KERNEL e.g. 'make installkernel KERNEL=MYKERNEL'
1516	it will install the MYKERNEL file (built with the buildkernel
1517	target) as /kernel rather than /MYKERNEL. Those who have
1518	updated their /boot/loader.conf files to point to /MYKERNEL
1519	should remove that entry or perform manual rename of /kernel
1520	to /MYKERNEL.
1521
152220000711:
1523	If you use CVSUP or CTM to get CVS trees, AND you used to get
1524	the old crypto files from internat.freebsd.org AND you check
1525	out files from the CVS tree with the cvs command, please read
1526		http://people.freebsd.org/~imp/internat.txt
1527	for details on potential problems that you might have and how
1528	to get around them.
1529
1530	If you are merely a mirror, or don't answer yes to each of the
1531	clauses above, you needn't worry.
1532
153320000711:
1534	/etc/security has been updated to print the inode number of
1535	setuid programs that have changed.  You will see a large spike
1536	in the number of changed programs the first time when you run
1537	mergemaster to get a new /etc/security.
1538
153920000710:
1540	/dev/random now has good entropy collection (from the keyboard
1541	and sysmouse drivers). Please ensure that either `options
1542	RANDOMDEV' is present in your kernel config file or that
1543	`randomdev_load="YES"' is in your /boot/loader.conf. If you do
1544	not have the /dev/random driver, OpenSSL (and consequently
1545	lots of crypto tools (like SSH)) will fail with strange
1546	errors. (see below, 20000624).
1547
1548	FreeBSD-current is safe again to run Crypto.
1549
155020000709:
1551	phk made the malloc default options AJ.  This may slow things
1552	down and uncover other latent bugs in the code.  If you need to
1553	run at full speed, you can disable this by doing the following:
1554		ln -s aj /etc/malloc.conf
1555
155620000706:
1557	libftpio's version was accidentally bumped a few days ago.  This
1558	has been corrected.  You may need to remove /usr/lib/libftpio.so.6
1559	before doing your next buildworld/installworld pair.  It certainly
1560	won't hurt to remove it before the update procedure.  It will
1561	break fetch until a new one is built, but ftp can be used in the
1562	interim if needed.
1563
156420000705:
1565	The crypto packages have changed for the cvsup.  This has been done
1566	in a backward compatible way, but the old packages will go away at
1567	some point in the future.  Look at /usr/share/examples/cvsup for
1568	details.
1569
157020000704:
1571	With the new sys/modules/sound/drivers/*, you will need to
1572	set SYSDIR until you do an installworld after July 7th.
1573
157420000704:
1575	rc.shutdown and rc will now call the rc.d scripts with start
1576	or stop.  This may cause some harmless warnings from older
1577	rc.d scripts that haven't been updated.
1578
157920000630:
1580	The libfetch based version of fetch has gone into the tree.
1581	Minor problems may result on some of the less popular sites,
1582	which should be reported to des@freebsd.org.
1583
158420000625:
1585	From approximately this date forward, one must have the crypto
1586	system installed in order to build the system and kernel.
1587	While not technically strictly true, one should treat it as
1588	required and grab the crypto bits.  If you are grabbing CVS
1589	trees, src-all and cvs-crypto should be treated as if they
1590	were required.  You should check with the latest collections
1591	to make sure that these haven't changed.
1592
159320000624:
1594	Mark Murray just committed the first parts of a cleanup of
1595	/dev/zero, et al.  This is also cleaning up /dev/random.
1596	The entropy is disconnected, so DO NOT USE VERSIONS OF FREEBSD
1597	-CURRENT FROM THIS POINT to 2000710 for cryptographic services
1598	until Mark can merge in the fixes to this work in progress.
1599	openssh and openssl should not be used to generate keys from this
1600	date to the completion of the work.
1601
1602	If you must operate at this reduced level of security, add '
1603	options RANDOMDEV' to your kernel or modload the randomdev
1604	module.  You may also need to copy a new MAKEDEV to /dev and
1605	recreate the random and urandom devices.
1606
160720000622:
1608	The license on the softupdates is now a standard 2 clause
1609	BSD license.  You may need to remove your symbolic links
1610	that used to be required when updating.
1611
161220000621:
1613	Scott Flatman <sf@aracnet.com> sent in a decent write-up on
1614	the config file update procedure.
1615		http://people.freebsd.org/~imp/config-upd.html
1616	NOTE: LINT is gone.  It has been replaced with NOTES.  NOTES
1617	isn't buildable.  However, you can generate a LINT file:
1618		cd /sys/<ARCH>/conf && make LINT
1619
162020000620:
1621	Binutils 2.10 have hit the tree, or will shortly.  As soon
1622	as they do, the problem noted in 20000522 will be resolved and
1623	that workaround will no longer be required.
1624
162520000615:
1626	phk removed the compatibility creation of wd devices in the
1627	ad driver.  If you haven't done so already, you must update
1628	your fstab, etc to use the ad devices instead of the wd
1629	devices.
1630
1631	In addition, you'll need to update your boot blocks to a
1632	more modern version, if you haven't already done so.  Modern
1633	here means 4.0 release or newer (although older releases
1634	may work).
1635
163620000612:
1637	Peter took an axe to config(8).  Be sure that you read his mail
1638	on the topic before even thinking about updating.  You will
1639	need to create a /boot/device.hints or add a hints directive
1640	to your config file to compile them in statically.  The format
1641	of the config file has changed as well.  Please see GENERIC or
1642	NEWCARD for examples of the new format.
1643
1644	Indirectly, this also breaks USERCONFIG.  Unless a newer entry
1645	says that it has been fixed, assume that must use the hints mechanism
1646	in the loader if you need to use a machine with very old ISA cards
1647	in it.
1648
164920000522:
1650	A new set of binutils went into the tree today.  Anybody
1651	building a kernel after this point is advised that they need
1652	to rebuild their binutils (or better yet do a
1653	buildworld/installworld) before building a new kernel.
1654
1655	Due to bugs in binutils, using malloc options (eg /etc/malloc.conf
1656	or MALLOC_OPTIONS env var) J will cause ld to dump core.  It
1657	is recommended that you don't set this option until the problem
1658	is resolved.
1659
166020000513:
1661	The ethernet drivers were all updated to clean up the BPF handling.
1662
166320000510:
1664	The problems with boot blocks on the alphas have been corrected.
1665	This will require some care in updating alphas.  A new libstand
1666	is requires for the boot blocks to build properly.
1667
166820000503:
1669	Recompile all kld modules.  Proper version dependency info
1670	is now available.
1671
167220000502:
1673	Modules have been disconnected from the buildworld tree and
1674	connected to the kernel building instead.
1675
167620000427:
1677	You may need to build gperf
1678		cd /usr/src/gnu/usr.bin/gperf && make depend all install
1679	when upgrading from 4.0 -> current.  The build system now uses
1680	an option only in -current.
1681
168220000417:
1683	The method that we brand ELF binaries has changed to be more
1684	acceptable to the binutils maintainers.  You will need to
1685	rebrand your ELF binaries that aren't native.  One problem
1686	binary is the Linux ldconfig.  After your make world, but
1687	before you reboot, you'll need to issue:
1688		brandelf -t Linux /compat/linux/sbin/ldconfig
1689	if you have Linux compatibility enabled on your machine.
1690
169120000320:
1692	If you have really bad/marginal IDE drives, you may find they
1693	don't work well.  Use pio mode instead.  The easiest way to
1694	cope if you have a problem combination is to add:
1695		/sbin/sysctl hw.ata.ata_dma=0
1696	to the start of /etc/rc.conf.
1697
169820000319:
1699	The ISA and PCI compatibility shims have been connected to the
1700	options COMPAT_OLDISA and COMPAT_OLDPCI.  If you are using old
1701	style PCI or ISA drivers (i.e. tx, voxware, etc.) you must
1702	include the appropriate option in your kernel config.  Drivers
1703	using the shims should be updated or they won't ship with
1704	5.0-RELEASE, targeted for 2001.
1705
170620000318:
1707	We've entered the traditional post release dumping party.
1708	Large kernel changes are being committed and are in the
1709	works.  It is important to keep the systems' klds and kernel
1710	in sync as kernel interfaces and structures are changing.
1711	Before reporting kernel panics, make sure that all modules
1712	that you are loading are up to date.
1713
171420000315:
1715	If you are upgrading from an older version of FreeBSD, you
1716	need to update your boot blocks as well.  'disklabel -B ad0'
1717	will do the trick.  This isn't critical until you remove your
1718	wd device entries in /dev, at which point your system will not
1719	boot.
1720
172120000315:
1722	4.0 RELEASE shipped.  Please see the 4.0 UPDATING file for how
1723	to upgrade to 4.0 from 3.x.
1724
1725COMMON ITEMS:
1726
1727	# NOTE: 5.x below applies to 6.0-currrent as well, for the
1728	# momemnt.  4.any -> 5.any upgrade support will remain in
1729	# place for 6.0 current, but after 5.3 RELEASE, the 4.any ->
1730	# 6.0-current upgrade path will require moving through 5.3
1731	# RELEASE or newer.
1732
1733	General Notes
1734	-------------
1735	Avoid using make -j when upgrading.  From time to time in the
1736	past there have been problems using -j with buildworld and/or
1737	installworld.  This is especially true when upgrading between
1738	"distant" versions (eg one that cross a major release boundary
1739	or several minor releases, or when several months have passed
1740	on the -current branch).
1741
1742	Sometimes, obscure build problems are the result of environment
1743	poisoning.  This can happen because the make utility reads its
1744	environment when searching for values for global variables.
1745	To run your build attempts in an "environmental clean room",
1746	prefix all make commands with 'env -i '.  See the env(1) manual
1747	page for more details.
1748
1749	To build a kernel
1750	-----------------
1751	If you are updating from a prior version of FreeBSD (even one just
1752	a few days old), you should follow this procedure. With a
1753	/usr/obj tree with a fresh buildworld,
1754	make -DALWAYS_CHECK_MAKE buildkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE
1755	make -DALWAYS_CHECK_MAKE installkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE
1756
1757	To just build a kernel when you know that it won't mess you up
1758	--------------------------------------------------------------
1759	This assumes you are already running a 5.X system.  Replace
1760	${arch} with the architecture of your machine (e.g. "i386",
1761	"alpha", "amd64", "ia64", "pc98", "sparc64", etc).
1762
1763	cd src/sys/${arch}/conf
1764	config KERNEL_NAME_HERE
1765	cd ../compile/KERNEL_NAME_HERE
1766	make depend
1767	make
1768	make install
1769
1770	If this fails, go to the "To build a kernel" section.
1771
1772	To rebuild everything and install it on the current system.
1773	-----------------------------------------------------------
1774	# Note: sometimes if you are running current you gotta do more than
1775	# is listed here if you are upgrading from a really old current.
1776
1777	<make sure you have good level 0 dumps>
1778	<maybe fix /etc/fstab>				[7]
1779	make buildworld
1780	make kernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE
1781							[1]
1782	<reboot in single user>				[3]
1783	src/etc/rc.d/preseedrandom			[10]
1784	mergemaster -p					[5]
1785	make installworld
1786	mergemaster					[4]
1787	<reboot>
1788
1789
1790	To cross-install current onto a separate partition
1791	--------------------------------------------------
1792	# In this approach we use a separate partition to hold
1793	# current's root, 'usr', and 'var' directories.   A partition
1794	# holding "/", "/usr" and "/var" should be about 2GB in
1795	# size.
1796
1797	<make sure you have good level 0 dumps>
1798	<boot into -stable>
1799	make buildworld
1800	<maybe newfs current's root partition>
1801	<mount current's root partition on directory ${CURRENT_ROOT}>
1802	make installworld DESTDIR=${CURRENT_ROOT}
1803	make buildkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE
1804	cp src/sys/${ARCH}/conf/GENERIC.hints \
1805		${CURRENT_ROOT}/boot/device.hints	# as needed
1806	make installkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE DESTDIR=${CURRENT_ROOT}
1807	cd src/etc; make distribution DESTDIR=${CURRENT_ROOT} # if newfs'd
1808	cp /etc/fstab ${CURRENT_ROOT}/etc/fstab 		   # if newfs'd
1809	<edit ${CURRENT_ROOT}/etc/fstab to mount "/" from the correct partition>
1810	<reboot into current>
1811	<do a "native" rebuild/install as described in the previous section>
1812	<maybe install compatibility libraries from src/lib/compat>
1813 	<reboot>
1814
1815
1816	To upgrade in-place from 4.x-stable to current
1817	----------------------------------------------
1818	# 5.x uses more space than 4.x.  Also, the location of kernel
1819	# modules has changed.  If you are installing 5.x onto a 4.x
1820	# system, you'll need about 30MB of free disk space on your /
1821	# partition.  If you have less than this, you may encounter difficult
1822	# to back out of problems with this procedure.  If /tmp is on
1823	# the / partition, you may want to completely remove all its content
1824	# before upgrading, as this can be a common source of shortage of
1825	# space on /.
1826
1827	<make sure you have good level 0 dumps>
1828	<maybe fix /etc/fstab>				[7]
1829	make buildworld					[9]
1830	cp sys/${MACHINE}/conf/GENERIC.hints /boot/device.hints [2]
1831	make kernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE		[8]
1832	cd sys/boot ; make STRIP="" install		[6]
1833							[1]
1834	<reboot in single user>				[3]
1835	src/etc/rc.d/preseedrandom			[10]
1836	mergemaster -p					[5]
1837	rm -rf /usr/include/g++
1838	make installworld
1839	mergemaster -i					[4]
1840	<reboot>
1841
1842	Make sure that you've read the UPDATING file to understand the
1843	tweaks to various things you need.  At this point in the life
1844	cycle of current, things change often and you are on your own
1845	to cope.  The defaults can also change, so please read ALL of
1846	the UPDATING entries.
1847
1848	Also, if you are tracking -current, you must be subscribed to
1849	freebsd-current@freebsd.org.  Make sure that before you update
1850	your sources that you have read and understood all the recent
1851	messages there.  If in doubt, please track -stable which has
1852	much fewer pitfalls.
1853
1854	[1] If you have third party modules, such as vmware, you
1855	should disable them at this point so they don't crash your
1856	system on reboot.
1857
1858	[2] If you have legacy ISA devices, you may need to create
1859	your own device.hints to reflect your unique hardware
1860	configuration.
1861
1862	[3] From the bootblocks, boot -s, and then do
1863		fsck -p
1864		mount -u /
1865		mount -a
1866		cd src
1867		adjkerntz -i		# if CMOS is wall time
1868	Also, when doing a major release upgrade, it is required that
1869	you boot into single user mode to do the installworld.
1870	For the 4.x -> 5.x upgrade, you will also see many messages about
1871	needing to recompile your userland.  These are harmless and can
1872	be ignored while you proceed to the next step.
1873
1874	[4] Note: This step is non-optional.  Failure to do this step
1875	can result in a significant reduction in the functionality of the
1876	system.  Attempting to do it by hand is not recommended and those
1877	that pursue this avenue should read this file carefully, as well
1878	as the archives of freebsd-current and freebsd-hackers mailing lists
1879	for potential gotchas.
1880
1881	[5] Usually this step is a noop.  However, from time to time
1882	you may need to do this if you get unknown user in the following
1883	step.  It never hurts to do it all the time.  You may need to
1884	install a new mergemaster (cd src/usr.sbin/mergemaster && make
1885	install) after the buildworld before this step if you last updated
1886	from current before 20020224 or from -stable before 20020408.
1887
1888	[6] 4.x boot loader can be used to boot a 5.x system, however
1889	it is difficult to do that at best.  If you wish to try, then
1890	you should interrupt the boot and at the ok prompt type:
1891		ok unload
1892		ok boot /boot/kernel/kernel
1893	If this fails to work, you must install a new boot loader as
1894	described here.
1895
1896	[7] Before you upgrade, please make sure that you are not using
1897	compatibility slices.  These are device names of the form /dev/ad0a
1898	without the actual slice name.  These will break with 5.x and newer.
1899	You generally must update these entries to use the post FreeBSD
1900	2.x form of /dev/ad0s1a. i386 and pc98 are affected, while alpha
1901	is not.
1902
1903	[8] In order to have a kernel that can run the 4.x binaries
1904	needed to do an installworld, you must include the COMPAT_FREEBSD4
1905	option in your kernel.  Failure to do so may leave you with a system
1906	that is hard to boot to recover.
1907
1908	Make sure that you merge any new devices from GENERIC since the
1909	last time you updated your kernel config file.
1910
1911	[9] When checking out sources, you must include the -P flag to have
1912	cvs prune empty directories.
1913
1914	If CPUTYPE is defined in your /etc/make.conf, make sure to use the
1915	"?=" instead of the "=" assignment operator, so that buildworld can
1916	override the CPUTYPE if it needs to.
1917
1918	MAKEOBJDIRPREFIX must be defined in an environment variable, and
1919	not on the command line, or in /etc/make.conf.  buildworld will
1920	warn if it is improperly defined.
1921
1922	In case you would like to avoid installing new packages of everything,
1923	you might want to uncomment the "COMPAT4X=	YES" entry, so that 4.x
1924	compatibility libraries are built which should allow you to continue
1925	using your existing software for a while.  Alternatively, you can
1926	install the misc/compat4x port.
1927
1928	[10] In order to create temporary files, /dev/random must be
1929	initialized by feeding data into it.  src/etc/rc.d/preseedrandom
1930	takes care of this.
1931FORMAT:
1932
1933This file contains a list, in reverse chronological order, of major
1934breakages in tracking -current.  Not all things will be listed here,
1935and it only starts on March 15, 2000.  Updating files can found in
1936previous releases if your system is older than this.
1937
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