UPDATING revision 164614
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.
10
11NOTE TO PEOPLE WHO THINK THAT FreeBSD 7.x IS SLOW:
12	FreeBSD 7.x has many debugging features turned on, in
13	both the kernel and userland.  These features attempt to detect
14	incorrect use of system primitives, and encourage loud failure
15	through extra sanity checking and fail stop semantics.  They
16	also substantially impact system performance.  If you want to
17	do performance measurement, benchmarking, and optimization,
18	you'll want to turn them off.  This includes various WITNESS-
19	related kernel options, INVARIANTS, malloc debugging flags
20	in userland, and various verbose features in the kernel.  Many
21	developers choose to disable these features on build machines
22	to maximize performance.
23
2420061126:
25	Sound infrastructure has been updated with various fixes and
26	improvements. Most of the changes are pretty much transparent,
27	with exceptions of followings:
28	1) All sound driver specific sysctls (hw.snd.pcm%d.*) have been
29	   moved to their own dev sysctl nodes, for example:
30		hw.snd.pcm0.vchans -> dev.pcm.0.vchans
31	2) /dev/dspr%d.%d has been deprecated. Each channel now has its
32	   own chardev in the form of "dsp%d.<function>%d", where <function>
33	   is p = playback, r = record and v = virtual, respectively. Users
34	   are encouraged to use these devs instead of (old) "/dev/dsp%d.%d".
35	   This does not affect those who are using "/dev/dsp".
36
3720061122:
38	The following binaries have been disconnected from the build:
39	mount_devfs, mount_ext2fs, mount_fdescfs, mount_procfs, mount_linprocfs,
40	and mount_std.  The functionality of these programs has been
41	moved into the mount program.  For example, to mount a devfs
42	filesystem, instead of using mount_devfs, use: "mount -t devfs".
43	This does not affect entries in /etc/fstab, since entries in
44	/etc/fstab are always processed with "mount -t fstype".
45
4620061113:
47	Support for PCI Message Signalled Interrupts on i386 and amd64
48	has been added to the kernel and various drivers will soon be
49	updated to use MSI when it is available.  If there are any problems,
50	MSI can be disabled completely by setting the 'hw.pci.enable_msi'
51	and 'hw.pci.enable_msix' tunables to 0 in the loader.
52
5320061110:
54	The MUTEX_PROFILING option has been renamed to LOCK_PROFILING.
55	The lockmgr object layout has been changed as a result of having
56	a lock_object embedded in it. As a consequence all file system
57	kernel modules must be re-compiled. The mutex profiling man page 
58	has not yet been updated to reflect this change.
59
6020061026:
61	KSE in the kernel has now been made optional and turned on by
62	default. Use 'nooption KSE' in your kernel config to turn it
63	off. All kernel modules *must* be recompiled after this change.
64	There-after, modules from a KSE kernel should be compatible with
65	modules from a NOKSE kernel due to the temporary padding fields
66	added to 'struct proc'.
67
6820060929:
69	mrouted and its utilities have been removed from the base system.
70
7120060927:
72	Some ioctl(2) command codes have changed.  Full backward ABI
73	compatibility is provided if the "options COMPAT_FREEBSD6" is
74	present in the kernel configuration file.  Make sure to add
75	this option to your kernel config file, or recompile X.Org
76	and the rest of ports; otherwise they may refuse to work.
77
7820060924:
79	tcpslice has been removed from the base system.
80
8120060913:
82	The sizes of struct tcpcb (and struct xtcpcb) have changed due to
83	the rewrite of TCP syncookies.  Tools like netstat, sockstat, and
84	systat needs to be rebuilt.
85
8620060903:
87	libpcap updated to v0.9.4 and tcpdump to v3.9.4
88
8920060816:
90	The IPFIREWALL_FORWARD_EXTENDED option is gone and the behaviour
91	for IPFIREWALL_FORWARD is now as it was before when it was first
92	committed and for years after. The behaviour is now ON.
93
9420060725:
95	enigma(1)/crypt(1) utility has been changed on 64 bit architectures.
96	Now it can decrypt files created from different architectures.
97	Unfortunately, it is no longer able to decrypt a cipher text
98	generated with an older version on 64 bit architectures.
99	If you have such a file, you need old utility to decrypt it.
100
10120060709:
102 	The interface version of the i4b kernel part has changed. So
103 	after updating the kernel sources and compiling a new kernel,
104 	the i4b user space tools in "/usr/src/usr.sbin/i4b" must also
105 	be rebuilt, and vice versa.
106 
10720060627:
108	The XBOX kernel now defaults to the nfe(4) driver instead of
109	the nve(4) driver. Please update your configuration
110	accordingly.
111
11220060514:
113	The i386-only lnc(4) driver for the AMD Am7900 LANCE and Am79C9xx
114	PCnet family of NICs has been removed. The new le(4) driver serves
115	as an equivalent but cross-platform replacement with the pcn(4)
116	driver still providing performance-optimized support for the subset
117	of AMD Am79C971 PCnet-FAST and greater chips as before.
118
11920060511:
120	The machdep.* sysctls and the adjkerntz utility have been
121	modified a bit.  The new adjkerntz utility uses the new
122	sysctl names and sysctlbyname() calls, so it may be impossible
123	to run an old /sbin/adjkerntz utility in single-user mode
124	with a new kernel.  Replace the `adjkerntz -i' step before
125	`make installworld' with:
126
127	    /usr/obj/usr/src/sbin/adjkerntz/adjkerntz -i
128
129	and proceed as usual with the rest of the installworld-stage
130	steps.  Otherwise, you risk installing binaries with their
131	timestamp set several hours in the future, especially if
132	you are running with local time set to GMT+X hours.
133
13420060412:
135	The ip6fw utility has been removed.  The behavior provided by
136	ip6fw has been in ipfw2 for a good while and the rc.d scripts
137	have been updated to deal with it.  There are some rules that
138	might not migrate cleanly.  Use rc.firewall6 as a template to
139	rewrite rules.
140
14120060428:
142	The puc(4) driver has been overhauled. The ebus(4) and sbus(4)
143	attachments have been removed. Make sure to configure scc(4)
144	on sparc64. Note also that by default puc(4) will use uart(4)
145	and not sio(4) for serial ports because interrupt handling has
146	been optimized for multi-port serial cards and only uart(4)
147	implements the interface to support it.
148
14920060330:
150	The scc(4) driver replaces puc(4) for Serial Communications
151	Controllers (SCCs) like the Siemens SAB82532 and the Zilog
152	Z8530. On sparc64, it is advised to add scc(4) to the kernel
153	configuration to make sure that the serial ports remain
154	functional.
155
15620060317:
157	Most world/kernel related NO_* build options changed names.
158	New knobs have common prefixes WITHOUT_*/WITH_* (modelled
159	after FreeBSD ports) and should be set in /etc/src.conf
160	(the src.conf(5) manpage is provided).  Full backwards
161	compatibility is maintained for the time being though it's
162	highly recommended to start moving old options out of the
163	system-wide /etc/make.conf file into the new /etc/src.conf
164	while also properly renaming them.  More conversions will
165	likely follow.  Posting to current@:
166
167	http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-current/2006-March/061725.html
168
16920060305:
170	The NETSMBCRYPTO kernel option has been retired because its
171	functionality is always included in NETSMB and smbfs.ko now.
172
17320060303:
174	The TDFX_LINUX kernel option was retired and replaced by the
175	tdfx_linux device.  The latter can be loaded as the 3dfx_linux.ko
176	kernel module.  Loading it alone should suffice to get 3dfx support
177	for Linux apps because it will pull in 3dfx.ko and linux.ko through
178	its dependencies.
179
18020060204:
181	The 'audit' group was added to support the new auditing functionality
182	in the base system.  Be sure to follow the directions for updating,
183	including the requirement to run mergemaster -p.
184
18520060201:
186	The kernel ABI to file system modules was changed on i386.
187	Please make sure that your kernel and modules are in sync.
188	
18920060118:
190	This actually occured some time ago, but installing the kernel
191	now also installs a bunch of symbol files for the kernel modules.
192	This increases the size of /boot/kernel to about 67Mbytes. You
193	will need twice this if you will eventually back this up to kernel.old
194	on your next install.
195	If you have a shortage of room in your root partition, you should add
196	-DINSTALL_NODEBUG to your make arguments or add INSTALL_NODEBUG="yes"
197	to your /etc/make.conf.
198
19920060113:
200	libc's malloc implementation has been replaced.  This change has the
201	potential to uncover application bugs that previously went unnoticed.
202	See the malloc(3) manual page for more details.
203
20420060112:
205	The generic netgraph(4) cookie has been changed. If you upgrade
206	kernel passing this point, you also need to upgrade userland
207	and netgraph(4) utilities like ports/net/mpd or ports/net/mpd4.
208
20920060106:
210	si(4)'s device files now contain the unit number.
211	Uses of {cua,tty}A[0-9a-f] should be replaced by {cua,tty}A0[0-9a-f].
212
21320060106:
214	The kernel ABI was mostly destroyed due to a change in the size
215	of struct lock_object which is nested in other structures such
216	as mutexes which are nested in all sorts of other structures.
217	Make sure your kernel and modules are in sync.
218
21920051231:
220	The page coloring algorithm in the VM subsystem was converted
221	from tuning with kernel options to autotuning. Please remove
222	any PQ_* option except PQ_NOOPT from your kernel config.
223
22420051211:
225	The net80211-related tools in the tools/tools/ath directory
226	have been moved to tools/tools/net80211 and renamed with a
227	"wlan" prefix.  Scripts that use them should be adjusted
228	accordingly.
229
23020051202:
231	Scripts in the local_startup directories (as defined in
232	/etc/defaults/rc.conf) that have the new rc.d semantics will
233	now be run as part of the base system rcorder. If there are
234	errors or problems with one of these local scripts, it could
235	cause boot problems. If you encounter such problems, boot in
236	single user mode, remove that script from the */rc.d directory.
237	Please report the problem to the port's maintainer, and the
238	freebsd-ports@freebsd.org mailing list.
239
24020051129:
241	The nodev mount option was deprecated in RELENG_6 (where it
242	was a no-op), and is now unsupported.  If you have nodev or dev listed
243	in /etc/fstab, remove it, otherwise it will result in a mount error.
244
24520051129:
246	ABI between ipfw(4) and ipfw(8) has been changed. You need
247	to rebuild ipfw(8) when rebuilding kernel.
248
24920051108:
250	rp(4)'s device files now contain the unit number.
251	Uses of {cua,tty}R[0-9a-f] should be replaced by {cua,tty}R0[0-9a-f].
252
25320051029:
254	/etc/rc.d/ppp-user has been renamed to /etc/rc.d/ppp.
255	Its /etc/rc.conf.d configuration file has been `ppp' from
256	the beginning, and hence there is no need to touch it.
257
25820051014:
259	Now most modules get their build-time options from the kernel
260	configuration file.  A few modules still have fixed options
261	due to their non-conformant implementation, but they will be
262	corrected eventually.  You may need to review the options of
263	the modules in use, explicitly specify the non-default options
264	in the kernel configuration file, and rebuild the kernel and
265	modules afterwards.
266
26720051001:
268	kern.polling.enable sysctl MIB is now deprecated. Use ifconfig(8)
269	to turn polling(4) on your interfaces.
270
27120050927:
272	The old bridge(4) implementation was retired.  The new
273	if_bridge(4) serves as a full functional replacement.
274
27520050722:
276	The ai_addrlen of a struct addrinfo was changed to a socklen_t
277	to conform to POSIX-2001.  This change broke an ABI
278	compatibility on 64 bit architecture.  You have to recompile
279	userland programs that use getaddrinfo(3) on 64 bit
280	architecture.
281
28220050711:
283	RELENG_6 branched here.
284
28520050629:
286	The pccard_ifconfig rc.conf variable has been removed and a new
287	variable, ifconfig_DEFAULT has been introduced.  Unlike
288	pccard_ifconfig, ifconfig_DEFAULT applies to ALL interfaces that
289	do not have ifconfig_ifn entries rather than just those in
290	removable_interfaces.
291
29220050616:
293	Some previous versions of PAM have permitted the use of
294	non-absolute paths in /etc/pam.conf or /etc/pam.d/* when referring
295	to third party PAM modules in /usr/local/lib.  A change has been
296	made to require the use of absolute paths in order to avoid
297	ambiguity and dependence on library path configuration, which may
298	affect existing configurations.
299
30020050610:
301	Major changes to network interface API.  All drivers must be
302	recompiled.  Drivers not in the base system will need to be
303	updated to the new APIs.
304
30520050609:
306	Changes were made to kinfo_proc in sys/user.h.  Please recompile
307	userland, or commands like `fstat', `pkill', `ps', `top' and `w'
308	will not behave correctly.
309
310	The API and ABI for hwpmc(4) have changed with the addition
311	of sampling support.  Please recompile lib/libpmc(3) and
312	usr.sbin/{pmcstat,pmccontrol}.
313
31420050606:
315	The OpenBSD dhclient was imported in place of the ISC dhclient
316	and the network interface configuration scripts were updated
317	accordingly.  If you use DHCP to configure your interfaces, you
318	must now run devd.  Also, DNS updating was lost so you will need
319	to find a workaround if you use this feature.
320
321	The '_dhcp' user was added to support the OpenBSD dhclient.  Be
322	sure to run mergemaster -p (like you are supposed to do every time
323	anyway).
324
32520050605:
326	if_bridge was added to the tree. This has changed struct ifnet.
327	Please recompile userland and all network related modules.
328
32920050603:
330	The n_net of a struct netent was changed to an uint32_t, and
331	1st argument of getnetbyaddr() was changed to an uint32_t, to
332	conform to POSIX-2001.  These changes broke an ABI
333	compatibility on 64 bit architecture.  With these changes,
334	shlib major of libpcap was bumped.  You have to recompile
335	userland programs that use getnetbyaddr(3), getnetbyname(3),
336	getnetent(3) and/or libpcap on 64 bit architecture.
337
33820050528:
339	Kernel parsing of extra options on '#!' first lines of shell
340	scripts has changed.  Lines with multiple options likely will
341	fail after this date.  For full details, please see
342		http://people.freebsd.org/~gad/Updating-20050528.txt
343
34420050503:
345	The packet filter (pf) code has been updated to OpenBSD 3.7
346	Please note the changed anchor syntax and the fact that
347	authpf(8) now needs a mounted fdescfs(5) to function.
348
34920050415:
350	The NO_MIXED_MODE kernel option has been removed from the i386
351	amd64 platforms as its use has been superceded by the new local
352	APIC timer code.  Any kernel config files containing this option
353	should be updated.
354
35520050227:
356	The on-disk format of LC_CTYPE files was changed to be machine
357	independent.  Please make sure NOT to use NO_CLEAN buildworld
358	when crossing this point. Crossing this point also requires
359	recompile or reinstall of all locale depended packages.
360
36120050225:
362	The ifi_epoch member of struct if_data has been changed to
363	contain the uptime at which the interface was created or the
364	statistics zeroed rather then the wall clock time because
365	wallclock time may go backwards.  This should have no impact
366	unless an snmp implementation is using this value (I know of
367	none at this point.)
368
36920050224:
370	The acpi_perf and acpi_throttle drivers are now part of the
371	acpi(4) main module.  They are no longer built separately.
372
37320050223:
374	The layout of struct image_params has changed. You have to
375	recompile all compatibility modules (linux, svr4, etc) for use
376	with the new kernel.
377
37820050223:
379	The p4tcc driver has been merged into cpufreq(4).  This makes
380	"options CPU_ENABLE_TCC" obsolete.  Please load cpufreq.ko or
381	compile in "device cpufreq" to restore this functionality.
382
38320050220:
384	The responsibility of recomputing the file system summary of
385	a SoftUpdates-enabled dirty volume has been transferred to the
386	background fsck.  A rebuild of fsck(8) utility is recommended
387	if you have updated the kernel.
388
389	To get the old behavior (recompute file system summary at mount
390	time), you can set vfs.ffs.compute_summary_at_mount=1 before
391	mounting the new volume.
392
39320050206:
394	The cpufreq import is complete.  As part of this, the sysctls for
395	acpi(4) throttling have been removed.  The power_profile script
396	has been updated, so you can use performance/economy_cpu_freq in
397	rc.conf(5) to set AC on/offline cpu frequencies.
398
39920050206:
400	NG_VERSION has been increased. Recompiling kernel (or ng_socket.ko)
401	requires recompiling libnetgraph and userland netgraph utilities.
402
40320050114:
404	Support for abbreviated forms of a number of ipfw options is
405	now deprecated.  Warnings are printed to stderr indicating the
406	correct full form when a match occurs.  Some abbreviations may
407	be supported at a later date based on user feedback.  To be
408	considered for support, abbreviations must be in use prior to
409	this commit and unlikely to be confused with current key words.
410
41120041221:
412	By a popular demand, a lot of NOFOO options were renamed
413	to NO_FOO (see bsd.compat.mk for a full list).  The old
414	spellings are still supported, but will cause annoying
415	warnings on stderr.  Make sure you upgrade properly (see
416	the COMMON ITEMS: section later in this file).
417
41820041219:
419	Auto-loading of ancillary wlan modules such as wlan_wep has
420	been temporarily disabled; you need to statically configure
421	the modules you need into your kernel or explicitly load them
422	prior to use.  Specifically, if you intend to use WEP encryption
423	with an 802.11 device load/configure wlan_wep; if you want to
424	use WPA with the ath driver load/configure wlan_tkip, wlan_ccmp,
425	and wlan_xauth as required.
426
42720041213:
428	The behaviour of ppp(8) has changed slightly.  If lqr is enabled
429	(``enable lqr''), older versions would revert to LCP ECHO mode on
430	negotiation failure.  Now, ``enable echo'' is required for this
431	behaviour.  The ppp version number has been bumped to 3.4.2 to
432	reflect the change.
433
43420041201:
435	The wlan support has been updated to split the crypto support
436	into separate modules.  For static WEP you must configure the
437	wlan_wep module in your system or build and install the module
438	in place where it can be loaded (the kernel will auto-load
439	the module when a wep key is configured).
440
44120041201:
442	The ath driver has been updated to split the tx rate control
443	algorithm into a separate module.  You need to include either
444	ath_rate_onoe or ath_rate_amrr when configuring the kernel.
445
44620041116:
447	Support for systems with an 80386 CPU has been removed.  Please
448	use FreeBSD 5.x or earlier on systems with an 80386.
449
45020041110:
451	We have had a hack which would mount the root filesystem
452	R/W if the device were named 'md*'.  As part of the vnode
453	work I'm doing I have had to remove this hack.  People
454	building systems which use preloaded MD root filesystems
455	may need to insert a "/sbin/mount -u -o rw /dev/md0 /" in
456	their /etc/rc scripts.
457
45820041104:
459	FreeBSD 5.3 shipped here.
460
46120041102:
462	The size of struct tcpcb has changed again due to the removal
463	of RFC1644 T/TCP.  You have to recompile userland programs that
464	read kmem for tcp sockets directly (netstat, sockstat, etc.)
465
46620041022:
467	The size of struct tcpcb has changed.  You have to recompile
468	userland programs that read kmem for tcp sockets directly
469	(netstat, sockstat, etc.)
470
47120041016:
472	RELENG_5 branched here.  For older entries, please see updating
473	in the RELENG_5 branch.
474
475COMMON ITEMS:
476
477	General Notes
478	-------------
479	Avoid using make -j when upgrading.  From time to time in the
480	past there have been problems using -j with buildworld and/or
481	installworld.  This is especially true when upgrading between
482	"distant" versions (eg one that cross a major release boundary
483	or several minor releases, or when several months have passed
484	on the -current branch).
485
486	Sometimes, obscure build problems are the result of environment
487	poisoning.  This can happen because the make utility reads its
488	environment when searching for values for global variables.
489	To run your build attempts in an "environmental clean room",
490	prefix all make commands with 'env -i '.  See the env(1) manual
491	page for more details.
492
493	When upgrading from one major version to another it is generally
494	best to upgrade to the latest code in the currently installed branch
495	first, then do an upgrade to the new branch. This is the best-tested
496	upgrade path, and has the highest probability of being successful.
497	Please try this approach before reporting problems with a major
498	version upgrade.
499
500	To build a kernel
501	-----------------
502	If you are updating from a prior version of FreeBSD (even one just
503	a few days old), you should follow this procedure.  It is the most
504	failsafe as it uses a /usr/obj tree with a fresh mini-buildworld,
505
506	make kernel-toolchain
507	make -DALWAYS_CHECK_MAKE buildkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE
508	make -DALWAYS_CHECK_MAKE installkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE
509
510	To test a kernel once
511	---------------------
512	If you just want to boot a kernel once (because you are not sure
513	if it works, or if you want to boot a known bad kernel to provide
514	debugging information) run
515	make installkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE KODIR=/boot/testkernel
516	nextboot -k testkernel
517
518	To just build a kernel when you know that it won't mess you up
519	--------------------------------------------------------------
520	This assumes you are already running a 5.X system.  Replace
521	${arch} with the architecture of your machine (e.g. "i386",
522	"alpha", "amd64", "ia64", "pc98", "sparc64", etc).
523
524	cd src/sys/${arch}/conf
525	config KERNEL_NAME_HERE
526	cd ../compile/KERNEL_NAME_HERE
527	make depend
528	make
529	make install
530
531	If this fails, go to the "To build a kernel" section.
532
533	To rebuild everything and install it on the current system.
534	-----------------------------------------------------------
535	# Note: sometimes if you are running current you gotta do more than
536	# is listed here if you are upgrading from a really old current.
537
538	<make sure you have good level 0 dumps>
539	make buildworld
540	make kernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE
541							[1]
542	<reboot in single user>				[3]
543	mergemaster -p					[5]
544	make installworld
545	make delete-old
546	mergemaster					[4]
547	<reboot>
548
549
550	To cross-install current onto a separate partition
551	--------------------------------------------------
552	# In this approach we use a separate partition to hold
553	# current's root, 'usr', and 'var' directories.   A partition
554	# holding "/", "/usr" and "/var" should be about 2GB in
555	# size.
556
557	<make sure you have good level 0 dumps>
558	<boot into -stable>
559	make buildworld
560	make buildkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE
561	<maybe newfs current's root partition>
562	<mount current's root partition on directory ${CURRENT_ROOT}>
563	make installworld DESTDIR=${CURRENT_ROOT}
564	make distribution DESTDIR=${CURRENT_ROOT} # if newfs'd
565	make installkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE DESTDIR=${CURRENT_ROOT}
566	cp /etc/fstab ${CURRENT_ROOT}/etc/fstab 		   # if newfs'd
567	<edit ${CURRENT_ROOT}/etc/fstab to mount "/" from the correct partition>
568	<reboot into current>
569	<do a "native" rebuild/install as described in the previous section>
570	<maybe install compatibility libraries from src/lib/compat>
571 	<reboot>
572
573
574	To upgrade in-place from 5.x-stable to current
575	----------------------------------------------
576	<make sure you have good level 0 dumps>
577	make buildworld					[9]
578	make kernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE		[8]
579							[1]
580	<reboot in single user>				[3]
581	mergemaster -p					[5]
582	make installworld
583	make delete-old
584	mergemaster -i					[4]
585	<reboot>
586
587	Make sure that you've read the UPDATING file to understand the
588	tweaks to various things you need.  At this point in the life
589	cycle of current, things change often and you are on your own
590	to cope.  The defaults can also change, so please read ALL of
591	the UPDATING entries.
592
593	Also, if you are tracking -current, you must be subscribed to
594	freebsd-current@freebsd.org.  Make sure that before you update
595	your sources that you have read and understood all the recent
596	messages there.  If in doubt, please track -stable which has
597	much fewer pitfalls.
598
599	[1] If you have third party modules, such as vmware, you
600	should disable them at this point so they don't crash your
601	system on reboot.
602
603	[3] From the bootblocks, boot -s, and then do
604		fsck -p
605		mount -u /
606		mount -a
607		cd src
608		adjkerntz -i		# if CMOS is wall time
609	Also, when doing a major release upgrade, it is required that
610	you boot into single user mode to do the installworld.
611
612	[4] Note: This step is non-optional.  Failure to do this step
613	can result in a significant reduction in the functionality of the
614	system.  Attempting to do it by hand is not recommended and those
615	that pursue this avenue should read this file carefully, as well
616	as the archives of freebsd-current and freebsd-hackers mailing lists
617	for potential gotchas.
618
619	[5] Usually this step is a noop.  However, from time to time
620	you may need to do this if you get unknown user in the following
621	step.  It never hurts to do it all the time.  You may need to
622	install a new mergemaster (cd src/usr.sbin/mergemaster && make
623	install) after the buildworld before this step if you last updated
624	from current before 20020224 or from -stable before 20020408.
625
626	[8] In order to have a kernel that can run the 4.x binaries
627	needed to do an installworld, you must include the COMPAT_FREEBSD4
628	option in your kernel.  Failure to do so may leave you with a system
629	that is hard to boot to recover. A similar kernel option COMPAT_FREEBSD5
630	is required to run the 5.x binaries on more recent kernels.
631
632	Make sure that you merge any new devices from GENERIC since the
633	last time you updated your kernel config file.
634
635	[9] When checking out sources, you must include the -P flag to have
636	cvs prune empty directories.
637
638	If CPUTYPE is defined in your /etc/make.conf, make sure to use the
639	"?=" instead of the "=" assignment operator, so that buildworld can
640	override the CPUTYPE if it needs to.
641
642	MAKEOBJDIRPREFIX must be defined in an environment variable, and
643	not on the command line, or in /etc/make.conf.  buildworld will
644	warn if it is improperly defined.
645FORMAT:
646
647This file contains a list, in reverse chronological order, of major
648breakages in tracking -current.  Not all things will be listed here,
649and it only starts on October 16, 2004.  Updating files can found in
650previous releases if your system is older than this.
651
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