UPDATING revision 120096
1Updating Information for FreeBSD current users
2
3This file is maintained and copyrighted by M. Warner Losh
4<imp@village.org>.  See end of file for further details.  For commonly
5done items, please see the COMMON ITEMS: section later in the file.
6
7NOTE TO PEOPLE WHO THINK THAT 5.0-CURRENT IS SLOW:
8	FreeBSD 5.0-CURRENT has many debugging features turned on, in
9	both the kernel and userland.  These features attempt to detect
10	incorrect use of system primitives, and encourage loud failure
11	through extra sanity checking and fail stop semantics.  They
12	also substantially impact system performance.  If you want to
13	do performance measurement, benchmarking, and optimization,
14	you'll want to turn them off.  This includes various WITNESS-
15	related kernel options, INVARIANTS, malloc debugging flags
16	in userland, and various verbose features in the kernel.  Many
17	developers choose to disable these features on build machines
18	to maximize performance.
19
2020030915:
21	A change to /etc/defaults/rc.conf now causes inetd to be started
22	with `-C 60' if it is not overridden in /etc/rc.conf.  This
23	causes inetd to stop accepting connections from an IP address
24	that exceeds the rate of 60 connections per minute.
25
2620030829:
27	The following rc.d scripts have been removed and should be
28	deleted from your installation: atm2.sh atm3.sh devdb
29	localdaemons network1 network2 network3. Depending on when
30	you last updated world and used mergemaster(8) you may or
31	may not have problems during the rc boot sequence. The simplest
32	solution is an 'rm -rf /etc/rc.d/*' and then 'mergemaster -i'.
33	The atm2.sh atm3.sh and devdb scripts were removed some time
34	ago, so depending on when you installed -CURRENT these scripts
35	may or may not exist on your system.
36
3720030824:
38	ATAng has been committed. You need to build world as sys/ata.h 
39	has changed, and userland atacontrol depends on it.
40	If you use ATA SW raids you need "device ataraid" in your
41	kernel config file, as it is no longer pulled in automatically.
42
4320030819:
44	The OFW_NEWPCI option has been turned on in the Sparc64 GENERIC kernel.
45	Among other things, this changes the device enumeration to be
46	closer to Solaris.  Be aware that, this can even cause the machine
47	to not boot without manual intervention before the fstab is adjusted.
48
4920030728:
50	All current USB and Firewire quirks in da(4) have been deprecated
51	and will be removed for 5.2.  If this causes failure for your
52	umass(4) devices, enable "options DA_OLD_QUIRKS" in your kernel
53	and send the output of "camcontrol inquiry da0" to scsi@freebsd.org
54	so the quirk can be re-enabled.
55
5620030722:
57	FPU-less support has been removed from FreeBSD.  Chances are you won't
58	notice.  386+387 support should still work after this change, but
59	it is now a minimum requirement for the i386 port that you have real
60	FPU hardware.
61
6220030714:
63	Some people are having problems with changes related to /rescue.
64	If you are building -j N, you will need to define NO_RESCUE.  Others
65	will need to define it if /rescue has issues with their environment.
66	People should report those issues to current@.
67
6820030711:
69	gcc was upgraded to 3.3.  You are advised to not build -DNOCLEAN
70	across this point.  Further, it might be a good idea to remove
71	/usr/obj.
72
7320030613: [retrospective]
74	There was a small window in which sed(1) was broken.  If you
75	happen to have sed(1) installed during that window, which is
76	evidenced by an inability to build world with the failure
77	given below, you need to manually build and install sed(1)
78	(and only sed(1)) before doing anything else. This is a one-
79	time snafu. Typical failure mode:
80
81	In file included from /usr/src/contrib/binutils/bfd/targets.c:1092:
82	targmatch.h:7:1: null character(s) ignored
83	targmatch.h:12:1: null character(s) ignored
84	targmatch.h:16:1: null character(s) ignored
85		:
86
87	The window of "sed(1)-uction" is from Wed Jun 4 15:31:55 2003 UTC
88	to Thu Jun 5 12:10:19 2003 UTC (from rev 1.30 to rev 1.31 of
89	usr.bin/sed/process.c).
90
9120030610:
92	Remove deprecated locale names and transition period code
93	for them, finishing switching to the new scheme. Check your
94	LANG environment variable.
95
9620030609:
97	CCD has been changed to be a fully GEOMified class.  Kernel
98	and ccdconfig(8) needs to be in sync, this is particularly
99	important to remember beforehand if your source tree is on
100	a ccd device.  Consider making a copy of the old ccdconfig
101	into /boot/kernel.good or wherever you keep your backup
102	kernel.
103
10420030505:
105	Kerberos 5 (Heimdal) is now built by default. Setting
106	MAKE_KERBEROS5 no longer has any effect. If you do NOT
107	want the "base" Kerberos 5, you need to set NO_KERBEROS.
108
10920030502:
110	groff has been updated.  If you try to do a buildworld and
111	get an infinite loop in troff, update to May 4th or newer.  If you
112	have a newer kernel than userland, you may need to set the OSRELDATE
113	to 500110 in your environment before starting a buildworld.
114
11520030501:
116	The old rc system has been removed.  Please report any problems
117	to freebsd-rc@yahoogroups.com, and/or freebsd-current@freebsd.org.
118	Your personal versions of these files will not be removed, so you can
119	continue to use them. However, you should take great care when updating,
120	especially when using mergemaster, since the compatibility code that
121	utilizes these old scripts has also been removed.
122
12320030423:
124	A bug has been fixed in /dev/devctl which would cause devd
125	to hang on boot, were it not for a workaround in devd.  The
126	work around in devd will be removed around 20030507.  You
127	have until then to upgrade your kernel before updating
128	userland.  In general, you should have a userland and
129	kernel that's in sync with each other.  However, given the
130	effects of this bug (hang on boot when starting devd), some
131	allowances are made.
132
13320030329:
134	Alphas with libc from between 20030312 and 20030329 exhibit
135	floating point exceptions (FPEs), most notably in awk(1)
136	while upgrading the system through a buildworld.
137
138	So, to successfully upgrade your Alpha, you must either
139	downgrade your libc.so to a pre-20030312 version, or update
140	/usr/share/mk/bsd.cpu.mk to revision 1.26 which adds -mieee
141	to CFLAGS, then forcibly rebuild and install libc:
142
143	cd /usr/src/lib/libc && \
144	    make cleandir && make obj && \
145	    make -DNOMAN -DNOPROFILE all && \
146	    make -DNOMAN -DNOPROFILE install
147
14820030208:
149	sendmail 8.12.7 has been imported.  It has one important
150	change for IPv6 users.  The default submit.mc now uses
151	'[127.0.0.1]' instead of 'localhost' meaning only IPv4 is
152	used to connect to the MTA.  Users on IPv6-only machines
153	will need to edit /etc/mail/submit.mc appropriately.
154
15520030128:
156	NODEVFS option has been removed and DEVFS thereby made standard.
157	This makes all references to MAKEDEV obsolete, and they should
158	be removed when convenient.
159
16020030126:
161	The name of the device for the ofw console has changed, sparc64 users
162	must run mergemaster to update their installed /etc/ttys.
163
16420030125:
165	The scheduler framework has grown a second scheduler and consequently
166	you must specify one and only one scheduler in your kernel config.
167	The cvs config files have been updated to use the old scheduler
168	which may be selected via 'options SCHED_4BSD'.  If you would like
169	to try the new, much more experimental, scheduler please try
170	'options SCHED_ULE' and contribute to the arch@ discussion.
171
17220030115:
173	A new version of the wi driver has been imported into the tree.
174	One now must have device wlan in the config file for it to operate
175	properly.
176
177	In addition, there have been some changes to how wi devices are
178	configured for point to point links to bring it more in line
179	with the former way of doing things, as well as compatibility
180	with NetBSD.
181
18220021222:
183 	For a period after the GCC 3.2.1 import (from 12/04 to 12/22), GCC
184 	used an incompatible form of ABI for returning structures and unions
185 	which FreeBSD's GCC maintainers were not aware of relative to previous
186 	versions of FreeBSD.  We have gone back to the ABI for now, and any
187 	code compiled which is required to interoperate with other code (not
188 	built at the same time) returning structs or unions should be 
189	rebuilt.
190
19120021216:
192	A name change in /etc/netconfig has been reverted to stay
193	compatible with suns TIRPC and also with NetBSD. You need
194	to run mergemaster after make world. A new libc does still work
195	with an outdated /etc/netconfig for some time, but you'll get
196	a warning. This warning will be removed in 20030301.
197
19820021202:
199	The recent binutils upgrade marks a kernel flag day on
200	sparc64: modules built with the old binutils will not work
201	with new kernels and vice versa. Mismatches will result in
202	panics.  Make sure your kernel and modules are in sync.
203
20420021029:
205	The value of IPPROTO_DIVERT has changed.  Make sure to keep
206	your kernel, netstat, natd and any third-party DIVERT
207	consumers in sync.
208
20920021024:
210	Old, compatibility slices have been removed in GEOM kernels.
211	This means that you will have to update your /etc/fstab to
212	not use disk devices of the form /dev/ad0a.  Instead, you
213	now must specify /dev/ad0s1a, or whatever slice your FreeBSD
214	partition really is on.  The old device names have gone
215	away, so if you use them anywhere else, you must also adjust
216	those uses.  (This doesn't affect the disks formatted in
217	the ``dangerously-dedicated'' mode.)
218
21920021023:
220	Alphas with kernels from between 20020830 and 20021023 and/or
221	rtld (ld-elf.so.1) older than 20021023 may experience problems
222	with groff while doing a buildworld (kernel: "out of memory",
223	fixed in rev 1.129 of kern/imgact_elf.c; rtld: "too few PT_LOAD
224	segments", fixed in rev 1.8 of libexec/rtld-elf/map_object.c).
225
226	So, to successfully upgrade your Alpha, you must either
227	upgrade your kernel and rtld first (which might be a bit
228	tricky), or avoid running the bootstrapped groff during the
229	"transitional" buildworld.  To avoid running groff during the
230	transitional upgrade run make buildworld with -DNOMAN,
231	-DNO_SHAREDOCS, and -DNO_LPR.
232
23320020831:
234	gcc has been upgraded to 3.2.  It is not all binary compatible
235	with earlier versions of gcc for c++ programs.  All c++
236	programs and libraries need to be recompiled.
237
238	Also, if you encounter g++ issues, rm /usr/include/g++/* before
239	doing an installworld to make sure that stale files are removed.
240
24120020827:
242	Our /etc/termcap now has all the entries from the XFree86 xterm
243	almost unchanged. This means xterm now supports color by default.
244	If you used TERM=xterm-color in the past you now should use
245	TERM=xterm. (xterm-color will lead to benign warnings).
246
24720020815:
248	A "bug" in gcc(1) that was hiding warning in system headers was
249	fixed.  It's probably time to add -DNO_WERROR to your make line
250	again.
251
25220020729:
253	COPY is being deprecated.  The 20010530 change was reverted, as
254	it causes far more pain than was expected, and to always compare
255	before installing, please use INSTALL="install -C" again.  The
256	-C option is now silently ignored when used with the -d option.
257
25820020702:
259	Problems with libc_r clients like KDE and GNOME have been resolved.
260	There are still some minor problems with some signals but the 
261	system is stable enough for general use again. SMP is less so than UP
262	but each can successfully complete multiple buildworlds.
263	Libkvm needs to be recompiled due to KSE.
264
26520020701:
266	Now would be a bad time to upgrade.  Something in or near the
267	KSE commit totally broke programs using libc_r like KDE and
268	GNOME.
269
27020020511:
271	The k5su utility installed as part of Kerberos 5 is no longer
272	installed with the set-user-ID bit set by default.  Add
273	ENABLE_SUID_K5SU=yes to /etc/make.conf to have it installed
274	with the set-user-ID bit set.
275
27620020510:
277	Gcc 3.1 debugging format (cc -g) has changed from STABS to DWARF2.
278	Unfortunately our native GDB (at version 4.18) does not understand
279	the DWARF2 debugging format.  Thus you must use `gcc -gstabs+' to
280	generated debugging information for our native GDB.
281
28220020510:
283	Due to the way CVS works, it may not properly update src/contrib/gcc
284	to the 3.1 sources.  The easiest fix is to `rm -rf' src/contrib/gcc
285	and then do a cvs update.
286
28720020421:
288	When exec'ing set[ug]id executables, the kernel now ensures that the
289	stdio file descriptors (0..2) are open.  See FreeBSD-SA-02:23.stdio.
290
29120020404:
292	New sendmail startup scripts have been installed to make it
293	easier to use alternative MTAs with FreeBSD.  Setting the rc.conf
294	variable sendmail_enable to "NO" no longer prevents any sendmail
295	daemons from starting.  Instead, either set sendmail_enable to
296	"NONE" or change mta_start_script to a script for starting
297	an alternative MTA.  Setting mta_start_script to "" will
298	also prevent any MTA from being started at boot.
299
30020020403:
301	UCONSOLE is no longer a valid kernel option.
302
30320020315:
304	FreeBSD 5.0 DP-1 was basically branched today.
305
30620020225:
307	Warnings are now errors in the kernel.  Unless you are a developer,
308	you should add -DNO_WERROR to your make line.
309
31020020217:
311	sendmail 8.12.2 has been imported.  The sendmail binary is no
312	longer a set-user-ID root binary and the infrastructure to support
313	command line mail submission has changed.  Be sure to run
314	mergemaster (especially for updating /etc/rc, /etc/defaults/rc.conf,
315	and /etc/mail) and read /etc/mail/README for more details.
316
317	Due to the import of sendmail 8.12.2, a new user and group are
318	required in order for sendmail to run as a set-group-ID
319	binary.  A 'make installworld' will use the new user and group
320	to set the owner and group of /var/spool/clientmqueue and will
321	fail if the new user and group do not exist.  The 'smmsp' user
322	and group must be merged from src/etc/group and
323	src/etc/master.passwd before using 'make installworld'.
324	'mergemaster -p' will do this.  You may need to install
325	mergemaster before this will work if you are updating from a
326	very old version of current.  The updating recipe has changed
327	as of this date.
328
32920020112:
330	The preferred configuration method for PAM is now /etc/pam.d/
331	rather than /etc/pam.conf.  If you have an unmodified
332	pam.conf, just delete it after your next mergemaster run.  If
333	you have local modifications, you can use
334	/usr/src/etc/pam.d/convert.pl to incorporate them into your
335	/etc/pam.d.
336
337	Please see the following url for more details:
338http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/mid.cgi?db=mid&id=<xzp6667fyoa.fsf@flood.ping.uio.no>
33920011229:
340	If anyone here is already using the new rc.conf(5) variable
341	networkfs_types, please note that it has changed
342http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/mid.cgi?db=mid&id=<9744.1009655556@axl.seasidesoftware.co.za>
343
34420011220:
345	sys/i4b/driver/i4b_ispppsubr.c has been retired.  This file
346	started out its life in the ISDN4BSD project as an offspring
347	from sys/net/if_spppsubr.c, which eventually got a life of its
348	own.  All the accumulated features and bugfixes of the i4b
349	version have now been merged back into the base system's
350	version now.  The only user-visible change resulting from this
351	is that i4b's sppp(4) interfaces are to be managed with
352	spppcontrol(8) again, since ispppcontrol(8) has been retired
353	as well.  (There has never been rc file support for
354	ispppcontrol in -current, but only in -stable.  That will be
355	reverted by the time the changes are MFCed.)
356
35720011215:
358	The fdc(4) driver has been updated and now automatically
359	recognizes media in `standard' formats (like 1440 KB and
360	720 KB for a 3.5" high-density drive) when accessing the
361	default device node (e. g. /dev/fd0).  The old variety of
362	floppy device nodes /dev/fd*.* is no longer present by
363	default, devices can be created (in DEVFS) on demand.  They
364	will need to be customized then for `odd' densities using
365	fdcontrol(8).
366
36720011209:
368	The bugs in procfs' debugging support code have been fixed,
369	and truss(1) now works again.
370
37120011207:
372	Daily security checks have been split out to use the periodic(8)
373	scripts.  Some change in configuration may be necessary.  Please
374	see 
375http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/mid.cgi?db=mid&id=<20011207155805.R8975@blossom.cjclark.org>
376	for details.
377
37820011204:
379	sos added VCD/SVCD support to ata driver and that needs the
380	kernel and burncd to be in sync.
381
38220011203:
383	The procfs pseudo-filesystem has now been converted to use the
384	pseudofs framework.  If you have 'options PROCFS' in your
385	kernel config, you'll need to add 'options PSEUDOFS' if it's
386	not there already.
387
388	This change temporarily breaks truss(1); use ktrace(1) instead
389	until the issue has been resolved.
390
39120011202:
392	A security hole in OpenSSH involving `UseLogin yes' has been
393	patched.
394
39520011126:
396	You need to remove /usr/obj/.../usr.bin/tip before rebuilding
397	after this date.  You need to do this only once.
398
39920011103:
400	Most of the awk issues have been resolved.  Some rough
401	edges may be left, but for the most part things should be
402	back to "normal." For CURRENT's usual definition of "normal."
403
40420011030:
405	Awk has been upgraded to the one true awk from bell labs.  Expect
406	choppy waves in the upgrade process.
407
40820011030:
409	The asr driver problem has been resolved.
410
41120011027:
412	Due to changes in other parts of the system, the asr driver
413	now causes the system to panic on boot.  Do not use it pending
414	correction.  Comment it out of any kernel config file that you
415	try to use from this date forward.
416
41720011025:
418	When crossbuilding, use TARGET=xxx where you used to use
419	MACHINE=xxx.  You don't need to set TARGET_ARCH and TARGET,
420	unless you are changing both of them.  To cross build pc98 on
421	an alpha, for example, you need to set TARGET=pc98 and
422	TARGET_ARCH=i386.
423
42420011001:
425	The kernel interface that burncd depends on has changed.
426	You must recompile both the kernel and userland applications
427	at the same time.
428
42920010929:
430	When crossbuilding, please set TARGET_ARCH rather than
431	MACHINE_ARCH to indicate the target.  In the future, one will
432	set TARGET_MACHINE where you set MACHINE now.  At the moment,
433	setting MACHINE alone for same MACHINE_ARCH machines works
434	(eg, you can build pc98 on an i386 machine and vice versa).
435
43620010927:
437	Some weird problems result from using ACPI on some machines.
438	To disable ACPI you can add
439		hint.acpi.0.disabled="1"
440	to /boot/loader.conf (or by putting set X=Y at the boot
441	loader "ok" prompt).
442
443	Alternatively, you can remove it from /boot/kernel/acpi.ko
444	or use the MODULES_OVERRIDE function in your kernel config
445	file and not list acpi in that list.
446
44720010924:
448	The buildworld has been fixed.  You may need to install
449	the 4.x compatibility libraries for some old binaries
450	to work.  Add COMPAT4X=true to your /etc/make.conf to
451	get them installed on every installworld, or execute the
452	following to get them installed only once:
453		cd src/lib/compat/compat4x.<arch>
454		make all install
455	You will see ``__stdoutp undefined'' until you do this.
456
45720010919:
458	There's a bug in the world build process.  The cross-tools
459	are build with the NEW headers, but the OLD libc.a.  This
460	leads to all kinds of problems with the new libc.  A temporary
461	workaround is to add
462		CFLAGS="-O -pipe -D_OLD_STDIO"
463	before building world when upgrading from 4.x to current.  This
464	can be removed afterwards.
465
466	A proper fix to the buildworld target is needed.
467
46820010918:
469	Peter has committed his new kthread nfs client/server code.
470	NFS may be unstable after this date.
471
47220010912:
473	KSE has hit the tree.  Lots of things are now different in
474	the kernel.  While a few problems were introduced in the
475	initial commit, most of the major ones have been found and
476	corrected.
477
47820010901:
479	In OLDCARD, CardBus bridges appear to be stable.  The work
480	arounds described in the 20010604 entry are now no longer
481	necessary and will be ignored.  Most insert/remove problems
482	have been rectified around this date.
483
48420010823:
485 	named now runs as user bind and group bind rather than as 
486 	root.  If named_enable is set to YES in /etc/rc.conf, ensure 
487 	that user bind is available in /etc/passwd (using vipw(8)) 
488 	and that group bind is available in /etc/group.  Also make 
489 	sure that user or group bind has read (and not write) 
490 	permission for your name server configuration and that it 
491 	has read and write permission for your slave zone files and 
492 	directory.
493 
494 	If you wish to continue to run named as root (a less secure 
495 	alternative), add a line to /etc/rc.conf saying
496 
497 		named_flags=
498
49920010709:
500	The PAM libraries have had an API upgrade that is beyond
501	the ability of the shared library major number to handle.
502	It is manifested by PAM-using ports dumping core. The
503	solution is to rebuild those ports.
504
50520010628:
506	The kernel compile module has moved from src/sys/compile/FOO
507	to src/sys/${MACHINE}/compile/FOO.
508
50920010625:
510	The pccard modem issue from 20010613 has been corrected.
511	OLDCARD support is still a little weak in -current.  slot 1 is
512	known not to work on some TI based cardbus bridges.  Some
513	cardbus bridges do not properly detect insert/removal events.
514	IRQ configuration needs more safety belts.
515
51620010617:
517	Softupdates problems have been corrected.
518
51920010614:
520	Peter ripped out the linkerset support.  You must, as always,
521	rerun config after you cvsup if you are using the traditional
522	kernel building methods.
523
52420010613:
525	pccard modems may not work with current after 20010604 date.  Some
526	do, others result in panics.  *MAKE*SURE* that you update your
527	config and /etc/rc.conf ala the 20010604 entry, or you will have
528	problems (this issue will be fixed, it just hasn't been yet).
529
53020010613:
531	SOFTUPDATES seem to be broken since the middle of May or so.  Do not
532	use them in current.  You can disable softupdates on all mounted
533	partitions, or remove SOFTUPDATES the kernel config file.
534
53520010612:
536	After Peter's commits to the hints code, people have been noticing
537	that certain devices are attached (or try to) twice.  This is due
538	to having both static hints as well as a /boot/device.hints.  To
539	work around this issue, please use only one or the other mechanism
540	until this bug is fixed.
541
542	Please note that a feature of config is that if you have config
543	file FOO and FOO.hints, it automatically adds FOO.hints to the
544	hints.c file, whether you want it to or not.
545
54620010610:
547	Locale names have changed to match other systems better.
548
54920010604:
550	pccard support for pci cards has been committed.  You must change
551	your /etc/pccard.conf irq lines.  It must match the irq used by
552	pcic device.  Interrupt storms may result if you fail to do this.
553	Interrupt storms look a lot like a hang.
554
555	You must also install a new pccardd, otherwise you will get an
556	interrupt storm at card reset time (just after it tells you what
557	it is).
558
559	pccardd_flags="-I" is necessary for the time being.  It tells pccardd
560	not to ask the kernel if the interrupt is really free or not before
561	using it.  You can either change the /etc/pccard.conf irq lines to
562	match pcic, or add "-i X" to the pccardd_flags.
563
56420010530:
565	INSTALL=install -C is being deprecated.  If you want to do this,
566	use COPY=-C instead.  The former method will be supported for only
567	a limited time.  If you see
568
569install: warning: the -d and -C options may not be specified together
570
571	in your makeworld, then you need to migrate towards using
572	COPY=-C.
573
57420010525:
575	It appears that vm is now stable enough to use again.  However,
576	there may be other problems, so caution is still urged.  alpha
577	definitely is in bad shape.
578
57920010521:
580	Minor repo damage has happened.  This may cause problems
581	with cvsup of ports.  If you get errors, please see
582	http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=27495
583	at the bottom for details on a workaround.  The error message
584	is
585Updater failed: Cannot delete "/usr/ports/www/jakarta-tomcat/files": Directory not empty
586
58720010520:
588	Vm and/or swapping are busted on -current.  Please be patient.
589
59020010519:
591	pccard has had much reorganizational work done to it over
592	the past few days.  Everything should still work, but if
593	not, please contact imp@freebsd.org.
594
59520010517:
596	ata ioctl changed.  Make sure to recompile both kernel and
597	userland at the same time.
598
59920010517:
600	New ncurses imported.
601
60220010512:
603	DEVFS is now opt out, not opt in.  Barring major problems, this
604	will be the only way to go starting July 1.
605
60620010504:
607	OpenSSH has been updated to 2.9.  Some defaults are different,
608	including RhostsRSAAuthentication, which changes from yes to no.
609
61020010502:
611	Perl breakage in 20010501 was corrected at 14:18:33 PDT.
612
61320010501:
614	Building perl was broken at 02:25:25 PDT.
615
61620010430:
617	The bug in 20010429 was corrected at 07:35:37 PDT.  It is safe to
618	go back in the water.
619
62020010429:
621	A bad bug was committed at 04:48:42 PDT.  Don't use kernels after
622	this date, but before the correction date.
623
62420010423:
625	old fsck and new kernel interactions appear to have been fixed.
626
62720010411:
628	fsck and the kernel were changed to handle some optimizations
629	to directory layout.  This breaks backward compatibility.
630	Update only if you understand that you must not use the old
631	fsck with the new kernel ever.
632
63320010330:
634	fsck has changed the meaning of the pass column in /etc/fstab.
635	Please see the cvs commit to fsck.8 or the fsck.8 man page for
636	details.  It is unclear if changes to /etc/fstab are necessary.
637
63820010319:
639	portmap had changed name to rpcbind for maximum POLA in your
640	current world.  /etc/hosts.{allow,deny} needs changes.  nfs and
641	other rpc based programs that rely on portmapper will not work
642	without updates to /etc/hosts.{allow,deny} and /etc/netconfig.
643
64420010315:
645	ata subsystem changes.  ATA_ENABLE_ATAPI_DMA, ATA_ENABLE_WC
646	and ATA_ENABLE_TAGS are no longer kernel options.  They have
647	been replaced by tunables.  See ata.4 for details.
648
64920010312:
650	The fxp driver was converted to use miibus.  If you compile
651	fxp into your kernel statically, you will need to add miibus.
652
65320010312:
654	The wi device now defaults to BSS (infrastructure) mode
655	instead of ad-hoc.
656
65720010310:
658	/dev/urandom should be a symbolic link to /dev/random now.
659	Users of current not using DEVFS need to run MAKEDEV std.
660	ssh might not work if you don't.
661
66220010303:
663	The ed driver has been updated.  It now allows mii attachments,
664	which means that you must include the miibus in your kernel if
665	you use the ed driver.
666
66720010220:
668	The problems with libc have been corrected.  It is now mostly
669	safe to go back into the water.
670
67120010211:
672	The size of FILE was changed.  This breaks upgrading.  If
673	you must upgrade, be prepared for pain.  It also breaks almost
674	all binaries that you've compiled on -current.  You are warned
675	that before upgrading would be a good time to do a level 0
676	dump of your system.  No, really, I mean it this time.
677
678	To get to the new system, you'll need to use the following
679	workaround.  Hopefully this can be sorted out so that we
680	don't have to move this to the updating section.
681
682	To get around the installworld problem, do:
683		# cd /usr/src/usr.bin/sed
684		# make install
685		# cd /usr/src
686		# make installworld
687	If that doesn't work, then try:
688		# make -k installworld
689		# make installworld
690
69120010207:
692	DEVFS is now the default.  If you use vinum, make sure that you
693	do not include devfs in your kernel as problems result.
694
69520010205:
696	FFS_ROOT and CD9660_ROOT have been removed or deprecated.
697	Remove them from your config.
698
69920010122:
700	****************************** WARNING ******************************
701			buildkernel has been changed slightly
702	****************************** WARNING ******************************
703	KERNCONF replaces the variable KERNEL for buildkernel.  You
704	should update your scripts and make.conf accordingly.
705
70620010119:
707	config has changed to allow DEV_FOO as a replacement for NFOO.
708	This requires a new config to build correctly.
709
71020010116:
711	The kernel option I386_CPU is now mutually exclusive with the
712	other cpu types. If you have an i386 system, be sure that it
713	only had this line.  Remove it for all other configurations.
714
71520010110:
716	Changes to the kernel require it and burncd be in sync.
717
71820010102:
719	Everyone who has hw.sndunit set to something in
720	/etc/sysctl.conf, it is now hw.snd.unit.
721
72220010101:
723	ex and vi were broken by some changes to sys/queue.h.  If you
724	have a bad vi, you will see make buildworld fail with a core
725	dump while building termcap.  You can work around this problem
726	by adding -k to your make buildworld.  This will cause the
727	build to complete and install a new vi.  Once that's done, you
728	can rebuild again without the -k to pick up anything that
729	might have been ignored by the -k option.
730
731	Others have suggested that you can just rebuild libc if your
732	vi/ex is dynamically linked, but I've not received any reports
733	of this working.
734
73520001228:
736	There have been some changes to libcrypt in -current.  The
737	libscrypt/libdescrypt symlink silliness is gone and the installed
738	libcrypt is fully functional.  Be aware of this.
739
74020001218:
741	Linksys Fast Ethernet PCCARD cards supported by the ed driver
742	now require the addition of flag 0x80000 to their config line
743	in pccard.conf(5).  This flag is not optional.  These Linksys
744	cards will not be recognized without it.
745
74620001205:
747	Important new FreeBSD-version stuff: PAM support has been worked
748	in, partially from the "Unix" OpenSSH version.  This requires
749	adding the following in pam.conf:
750  
751	sshd    auth    sufficient      pam_skey.so
752	sshd    auth    required        pam_unix.so         try_first_pass
753	sshd    session required        pam_permit.so
754
75520001031:
756	cvs updated to 1.11.
757
75820001020:
759	The random device needs more entropy, so you need to make sure
760	that you've run mergemaster to get a /etc/rc which will seed
761	/dev/random.  If you don't and the system hangs after ldconfig,
762	then banging on the keyboard randomly until it unhangs is one
763	workaround.
764
76520001010:
766	****************************** WARNING ******************************
767				Sendmail has been updated.
768	****************************** WARNING ******************************
769	o mail.local(8) is no longer installed as a set-user-id binary.
770	o sendmail(8) is now built with STARTTLS support unless NO_OPENSSL
771	  is set.
772	o The default /etc/mail/sendmail.cf disables the SMTP EXPN and VRFY
773	  commands.
774	o Now using sendmail's version of vacation(1).
775	o The sendmail cf building tools (contrib/sendmail/cf) are installed
776	  in /usr/share/sendmail/cf.
777	o sendmail.cw changed to local-host-names
778
779	More details can be found at
780		http://people.freebsd.org/~imp/UPDATING/sendmail-20001010
781
78220001009:
783	The ports tree's new layout is in place.  Be sure to update
784	your entire ports tree, or you will have problems.
785
78620001006:
787	The perl build procedure no longer installs miniperl, nor uses
788	the installed miniperl.  It is recommended that you delete
789	/usr/bin/miniperl.
790
79120001005:
792	This weekend the ports tree will be updated to a new layout.
793	It will be in an inconsistent state until noted in the UPDATING
794	file, or with asami-san's message to the relevant mailing
795	lists.  With this new layout, you'll need to update the whole
796	tree for anything to work.
797
79820000928:
799	There was a change in the passwd format.  Need more information.
800
80120000916:
802	/boot/kernel/kernel.ko -> /boot/kernel/kernel change has taken
803	place.  Please update boot loader (not the boot blocks) at the
804	same time as your kernel.
805
80620000914:
807	The new pmtimer device is necessary for laptops.  Failure to
808	include the device will cause suspended laptops losing time
809	when they resume.  Include
810		device		pmtimer
811	in your config file and
812		hint.pmtimer.0.at="isa"
813	to your /boot/device.hints file.
814
81520000911:
816	The random device has been turned into a (pseudo-)device,
817	rather than an option. The supplied kernel config files have
818	been updated. You will need to do something similar in your
819	own kernel config file.
820	Remove:
821		options		RANDOMDEV
822	Add:
823		device		random
824	If you prefer to load the loadable module, you need to do
825	nothing.
826
82720000909:
828	The random device module has been renamed from randomdev.ko to
829	random.ko. You will need to edit your /boot/loader.conf to
830	reflect this if you load this module at boot time.
831	The line should read:
832		random_load="YES"
833
83420000907:
835	The SMPNG commit has happened.  It should work, but if it
836	doesn't, fallback to the PRE_SMPNG CVS tag.  There are likely
837	to be a variety of minor issues.  Please see 20000905 to make
838	sure you don't have model loading problems which might at
839	first blush appear related to SMP.
840
84120000906:
842	nsswitch has been imported from NetBSD.  Among other things,
843	this means that /etc/host.conf is no longer used.  See
844	nsswitch.conf(5) instead.  Note that at boot time rc.network
845	will attempt to produce a new nsswitch.conf file for you if you
846	don't have one, and you have host.conf.
847
84820000905:
849	The ucred structure changed size.  This breaks the interface
850	that mountd uses.  Trying to use an older mountd with a newer
851	kernel guarantees a panic.  This means that you need to use
852	kernels newer than today only with matching mountd, but you
853	needed to do that anyway with the boot loader changes.
854
85520000905:
856	The boot loader has been updated.  The new default kernel is
857	now /boot/kernel/kernel.ko.  The new default module location
858	is /boot/kernel.
859
860	You *MUST* upgrade your boot loader and kernel at the same time.
861	The easiest way to do this is to do the buildworld/buildkernel/
862	installkernel/installworld dance.
863
864	Furthermore, you are urged to delete your old /modules directory
865	before booting the new kernel, since kldload will find stale
866	modules in that directory instead of finding them in the correct
867	path, /boot/kernel.  The most common complaint that this cures
868	is that the linux module crashes your machine after the update.
869
870	if [ ! -d /boot/kernel.old ]; then
871		mv /modules.old /boot/kernel.old
872		chflags noschg /kernel.old
873		mv /kernel.old /boot/kernel.old/kernel.ko
874		chflags schg /boot/kernel.old/kernel.ko
875	fi
876
87720000904:
878	A new issue with the sendmail upgrade has come to light.
879	/etc/aliases has moved to /etc/mail/aliases.  Mergemaster will 
880	incorrectly install the default aliases in /etc/mail rather than
881	move the old one from /etc.  So you'll need to manually move the
882	file, create a symbolic link, remove the old /etc/aliases.db and
883	run newaliases.  For safety sake, you should stop sendmail
884	while doing this and run the upgrade when locally sourced email
885	is not likely to be generated.
886
88720000825:
888	/boot/device.hints is now required for installkernel to
889	succeed.  You should copy GENERIC.hints for your architecture
890	into /boot/device.hints.  If and only if you compile hints
891	into your kernel, then this file may be empty.  Please note,
892	if you have an empty or missing /boot/device.hints file and
893	you neglected to compile hints into your kernel, no boot
894	messages will appear after the boot loader tries to start the
895	kernel.
896
89720000821:
898	If you do NOT have ``options RANDOMDEV'' in your kernel and
899	you DO want the random device then add randomdev_load="YES" to
900	/boot/loader.conf.
901
90220000812:
903	suidperl is now always built and installed on the system, but
904	with permissions of 511.  If you have applications that use
905	this program, you are now required to add ENABLE_SUIDPERL=true
906	to /etc/make.conf.  If you forget to do this,
907		chmod 4511 /usr/bin/suidperl
908	will fix this until the next build.
909
91020000812:
911	sendmail has been updated from 8.9.3 to 8.11.0.  Some of the more
912	visible changes that may immediately affect your configuration
913	include:
914	- New default file locations from src/contrib/sendmail/cf/README
915	- newaliases limited to root and trusted users
916	- MSA port (587) turned on by default
917	- New queue file naming system so can't go from 8.11 -> 8.9
918	- FEATURE(`rbl') renamed to FEATURE(`dnsbl')
919	- FEATURE(`nullclient') is more full featured
920	- FEATURE(`nouucp') requires an argument: `reject' or `nospecial'
921	- mail.local FreeBSD-only -b option changed to -B
922	- See src/contrib/sendmail/RELEASE_NOTES for more info
923
92420000810:
925	suidperl (aka sperl) is no longer build by default.  You must
926	specifically define BUILD_SUIDPERL to "true" for it to be build.
927	Furthermore, we recommend that you remove /usr/bin/sperl* and
928	/usr/bin/suidperl files from your system unless you have a
929	specific use for it.
930
93120000729:
932	Networking defaults have been tightened.  Anybody upgrading
933	/etc/defaults/rc.conf needs to add the following lines to
934	/etc/rc.conf if they want to have the same setup
935	afterwards (unless the variables already are set, of course):
936		# Enable network daemons for user convenience.
937		inetd_enable="YES"
938		portmap_enable="YES"
939		sendmail_enable="YES"
940
94120000728:
942	If you have null_load="YES" in your /boot/loader.conf, you
943	will need to change that to nullfs_load="YES".
944
94520000728:
946	The "installkernel" target has changed slightly. Now even if
947	you override KERNEL e.g. 'make installkernel KERNEL=MYKERNEL'
948	it will install the MYKERNEL file (built with the buildkernel
949	target) as /kernel rather than /MYKERNEL. Those who have
950	updated their /boot/loader.conf files to point to /MYKERNEL
951	should remove that entry or perform manual rename of /kernel
952	to /MYKERNEL.
953
95420000711:
955	If you use CVSUP or CTM to get CVS trees, AND you used to get 
956	the old crypto files from internat.freebsd.org AND you check
957	out files from the CVS tree with the cvs command, please read
958		http://people.freebsd.org/~imp/internat.txt
959	for details on potential problems that you might have and how
960	to get around them.
961
962	If you are merely a mirror, or don't answer yes to each of the
963	clauses above, you needn't worry.
964
96520000711:
966	/etc/security has been updated to print the inode number of
967	setuid programs that have changed.  You will see a large spike
968	in the number of changed programs the first time when you run
969	mergemaster to get a new /etc/security.
970
97120000710:
972	/dev/random now has good entropy collection (from the keyboard
973	and sysmouse drivers). Please ensure that either `options
974	RANDOMDEV' is present in your kernel config file or that
975	`randomdev_load="YES"' is in your /boot/loader.conf. If you do
976	not have the /dev/random driver, OpenSSL (and consequently
977	lots of crypto tools (like SSH)) will fail with strange
978	errors. (see below, 20000624).
979
980	FreeBSD-current is safe again to run Crypto.
981
98220000709:
983	phk made the malloc default options AJ.  This may slow things
984	down and uncover other latent bugs in the code.  If you need to
985	run at full speed, you can disable this by doing the following:
986		ln -s aj /etc/malloc.conf
987
98820000706:
989	libftpio's version was accidentally bumped a few days ago.  This
990	has been corrected.  You may need to remove /usr/lib/libftpio.so.6
991	before doing your next buildworld/installworld pair.  It certainly
992	won't hurt to remove it before the update procedure.  It will
993	break fetch until a new one is built, but ftp can be used in the
994	interim if needed.
995
99620000705:
997	The crypto packages have changed for the cvsup.  This has been done
998	in a backward compatible way, but the old packages will go away at
999	some point in the future.  Look at /usr/share/examples/cvsup for
1000	details.
1001
100220000704:
1003	With the new sys/modules/sound/drivers/*, you will need to
1004	set SYSDIR until you do an installworld after July 7th.
1005
100620000704:
1007	rc.shutdown and rc will now call the rc.d scripts with start
1008	or stop.  This may cause some harmless warnings from older
1009	rc.d scripts that haven't been updated.
1010
101120000630:
1012	The libfetch based version of fetch has gone into the tree.
1013	Minor problems may result on some of the less popular sites,
1014	which should be reported to des@freebsd.org.
1015
101620000625:
1017	From approximately this date forward, one must have the crypto
1018	system installed in order to build the system and kernel.
1019	While not technically strictly true, one should treat it as
1020	required and grab the crypto bits.  If you are grabbing CVS
1021	trees, src-all and cvs-crypto should be treated as if they
1022	were required.  You should check with the latest collections
1023	to make sure that these haven't changed.
1024
102520000624:
1026	Mark Murray just committed the first parts of a cleanup of
1027	/dev/zero, et al.  This is also cleaning up /dev/random.
1028	The entropy is disconnected, so DO NOT USE VERSIONS OF FREEBSD
1029	-CURRENT FROM THIS POINT to 2000710 for cryptographic services
1030	until Mark can merge in the fixes to this work in progress.
1031	openssh and openssl should not be used to generate keys from this
1032	date to the completion of the work.
1033
1034	If you must operate at this reduced level of security, add '
1035	options RANDOMDEV' to your kernel or modload the randomdev
1036	module.  You may also need to copy a new MAKEDEV to /dev and
1037	recreate the random and urandom devices.
1038
103920000622:
1040	The license on the softupdates is now a standard 2 clause
1041	BSD license.  You may need to remove your symbolic links
1042	that used to be required when updating.
1043
104420000621:
1045	Scott Flatman <sf@aracnet.com> sent in a decent write-up on
1046	the config file update procedure.
1047		http://people.freebsd.org/~imp/config-upd.html
1048	NOTE: LINT is gone.  It has been replaced with NOTES.  NOTES
1049	isn't buildable.  However, you can generate a LINT file:
1050		cd /sys/<ARCH>/conf && make LINT
1051
105220000620:
1053	Binutils 2.10 have hit the tree, or will shortly.  As soon
1054	as they do, the problem noted in 20000522 will be resolved and
1055	that workaround will no longer be required.
1056
105720000615:
1058	phk removed the compatibility creation of wd devices in the
1059	ad driver.  If you haven't done so already, you must update
1060	your fstab, etc to use the ad devices instead of the wd
1061	devices.
1062
1063	In addition, you'll need to update your boot blocks to a
1064	more modern version, if you haven't already done so.  Modern
1065	here means 4.0 release or newer (although older releases
1066	may work).
1067
106820000612:
1069	Peter took an axe to config(8).  Be sure that you read his mail
1070	on the topic before even thinking about updating.  You will
1071	need to create a /boot/device.hints or add a hints directive
1072	to your config file to compile them in statically.  The format
1073	of the config file has changed as well.  Please see GENERIC or
1074	NEWCARD for examples of the new format.
1075
1076	Indirectly, this also breaks USERCONFIG.  Unless a newer entry
1077	says that it has been fixed, assume that must use the hints mechanism
1078	in the loader if you need to use a machine with very old ISA cards
1079	in it.
1080
108120000522:
1082	A new set of binutils went into the tree today.  Anybody
1083	building a kernel after this point is advised that they need
1084	to rebuild their binutils (or better yet do a
1085	buildworld/installworld) before building a new kernel.
1086
1087	Due to bugs in binutils, using malloc options (eg /etc/malloc.conf
1088	or MALLOC_OPTIONS env var) J will cause ld to dump core.  It
1089	is recommended that you don't set this option until the problem
1090	is resolved.
1091
109220000513:
1093	The ethernet drivers were all updated to clean up the BPF handling.
1094
109520000510:
1096	The problems with boot blocks on the alphas have been corrected.
1097	This will require some care in updating alphas.  A new libstand
1098	is requires for the boot blocks to build properly.
1099
110020000503:
1101	Recompile all kld modules.  Proper version dependency info
1102	is now available.
1103
110420000502:
1105	Modules have been disconnected from the buildworld tree and 
1106	connected to the kernel building instead.
1107
110820000427:
1109	You may need to build gperf
1110		cd /usr/src/gnu/usr.bin/gperf && make depend all install
1111	when upgrading from 4.0 -> current.  The build system now uses
1112	an option only in -current.
1113
111420000417:
1115	The method that we brand ELF binaries has changed to be more
1116	acceptable to the binutils maintainers.  You will need to
1117	rebrand your ELF binaries that aren't native.  One problem
1118	binary is the Linux ldconfig.  After your make world, but
1119	before you reboot, you'll need to issue:
1120		brandelf -t Linux /compat/linux/sbin/ldconfig
1121	if you have Linux compatibility enabled on your machine.
1122
112320000320:
1124	If you have really bad/marginal IDE drives, you may find they
1125	don't work well.  Use pio mode instead.  The easiest way to
1126	cope if you have a problem combination is to add:
1127		/sbin/sysctl hw.ata.ata_dma=0
1128	to the start of /etc/rc.conf.
1129
113020000319:
1131	The ISA and PCI compatibility shims have been connected to the
1132	options COMPAT_OLDISA and COMPAT_OLDPCI.  If you are using old
1133	style PCI or ISA drivers (i.e. tx, voxware, etc.) you must
1134	include the appropriate option in your kernel config.  Drivers
1135	using the shims should be updated or they won't ship with
1136	5.0-RELEASE, targeted for 2001.
1137
113820000318:
1139	We've entered the traditional post release dumping party.
1140	Large kernel changes are being committed and are in the
1141	works.  It is important to keep the systems' klds and kernel
1142	in sync as kernel interfaces and structures are changing.
1143	Before reporting kernel panics, make sure that all modules
1144	that you are loading are up to date.
1145
114620000315:
1147	If you are upgrading from an older version of FreeBSD, you
1148	need to update your boot blocks as well.  'disklabel -B ad0'
1149	will do the trick.  This isn't critical until you remove your
1150	wd device entries in /dev, at which point your system will not
1151	boot.
1152
115320000315:
1154	4.0 RELEASE shipped.  Please see the 4.0 UPDATING file for how
1155	to upgrade to 4.0 from 3.x.
1156
1157COMMON ITEMS:
1158
1159	General Notes
1160	-------------
1161	Avoid using make -j when upgrading.  From time to time in the
1162	past there have been problems using -j with buildworld and/or
1163	installworld.  This is especially true when upgrading between
1164	"distant" versions (eg one that cross a major release boundary
1165	or several minor releases, or when several months have passed
1166	on the -current branch).
1167
1168	Sometimes, obscure build problems are the result of environment
1169	poisoning.  This can happen because the make utility reads its
1170	environment when searching for values for global variables.
1171	To run your build attempts in an "environmental clean room",
1172	prefix all make commands with 'env -i '.  See the env(1) manual
1173	page for more details.
1174
1175	To build a kernel
1176	-----------------
1177	If you are updating from a prior version of FreeBSD (even one just
1178	a few days old), you should follow this procedure. With a
1179	/usr/obj tree with a fresh buildworld,
1180	make buildkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE
1181	make installkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE
1182
1183	To just build a kernel when you know that it won't mess you up
1184	--------------------------------------------------------------
1185	cd src/sys/{i386,alpha}/conf
1186	config KERNEL_NAME_HERE
1187	cd ../../compile/KERNEL_NAME_HERE
1188	make depend
1189	make
1190	make install	
1191
1192	If this fails, go to the "To build a kernel" section.
1193
1194	To rebuild everything and install it on the current system.
1195	-----------------------------------------------------------
1196	# Note: sometimes if you are running current you gotta do more than
1197	# is listed here if you are upgrading from a really old current.
1198
1199	<make sure you have good level 0 dumps>
1200	<maybe fix /etc/fstab>				[7]
1201	make buildworld
1202	make buildkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE
1203	make installkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE
1204							[1]
1205	<reboot in single user>				[3]
1206	mergemaster -p					[5]
1207	make installworld
1208	mergemaster					[4]
1209	<reboot>
1210
1211
1212	To cross-install current onto a separate partition
1213	--------------------------------------------------
1214	# In this approach we use a separate partition to hold
1215	# current's root, 'usr', and 'var' directories.   A partition
1216	# holding "/", "/usr" and "/var" should be about 2GB in
1217	# size.
1218
1219	<make sure you have good level 0 dumps>
1220	<boot into -stable>
1221	make buildworld
1222	<maybe newfs current's root partition>
1223	<mount current's root partition on directory ${CURRENT_ROOT}>
1224	make installworld DESTDIR=${CURRENT_ROOT}
1225	make buildkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE
1226	cp /usr/src/sys/${ARCH}/conf/GENERIC.hints \
1227		${CURRENT_ROOT}/boot/device.hints	# as needed
1228	make installkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE DESTDIR=${CURRENT_ROOT}
1229	cd /usr/src/etc; make distribution DESTDIR=${CURRENT_ROOT} # if newfs'd
1230	cp /etc/fstab ${CURRENT_ROOT}/etc/fstab 		   # if newfs'd
1231	<edit ${CURRENT_ROOT}/etc/fstab to mount "/" from the correct partition>
1232	<reboot into current>
1233	<do a "native" rebuild/install as described in the previous section>
1234	<maybe install compatibility libraries from /usr/src/lib/compat>
1235 	<reboot>	
1236
1237
1238	To upgrade in-place from 4.x-stable to current 
1239	----------------------------------------------
1240	# 5.x uses more space than 4.x.  Also, the location of kernel
1241	# modules has changed.  If you are installing 5.0 onto a 4.x
1242	# system, you'll need about 30MB of free disk space on your /
1243	# partition.  If you have less than this, you may encounter difficult
1244	# to back out of problems with this procedure.  If /tmp is on
1245	# the / partition, you may want to completely remove all its content
1246	# before upgrading, as this can be a common source of shortage of
1247	# space on /.
1248	
1249	<make sure you have good level 0 dumps>
1250	<maybe fix /etc/fstab>				[7]
1251	make buildworld					[9]
1252	make buildkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE	[8]
1253	cp src/sys/${MACHINE}/conf/GENERIC.hints /boot/device.hints [2]
1254	make installkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE
1255	cd src/sys/boot ; make install			[6]
1256							[1]
1257	<reboot in single user>				[3]
1258	mergemaster -p					[5]
1259	rm -rf /usr/include/g++
1260	make installworld
1261	mergemaster					[4]
1262	<reboot>
1263
1264	Make sure that you've read the UPDATING file to understand the
1265	tweaks to various things you need.  At this point in the life
1266	cycle of current, things change often and you are on your own
1267	to cope.  The defaults can also change, so please read ALL of
1268	the UPDATING entries.
1269
1270	Also, if you are tracking -current, you must be subscribed to
1271	freebsd-current@freebsd.org.  Make sure that before you update
1272	your sources that you have read and understood all the recent
1273	messages there.  If in doubt, please track -stable which has
1274	much fewer pitfalls.
1275
1276	[1] If you have third party modules, such as vmware, you
1277	should disable them at this point so they don't crash your
1278	system on reboot.
1279
1280	[2] If you have legacy ISA devices, you may need to create
1281	your own device.hints to reflect your unique hardware
1282	configuration.
1283
1284	[3] From the bootblocks, boot -s, and then do
1285		fsck -p
1286		mount -u /
1287		mount -a
1288		cd /usr/src
1289		adjkerntz -i		# if CMOS is wall time
1290	Also, when doing a major release upgrade, it is required that
1291	you boot into single user mode to do the installworld.
1292	For the 4.x -> 5.0 upgrade, you will also see many messages about
1293	needing to recompile your userland.  These are harmless and can
1294	be ignored while you proceed to the next step.
1295
1296	[4] Note: This step is non-optional.  Failure to do this step
1297	can result in a significant reduction in the functionality of the
1298	system.  Attempting to do it by hand is not recommended and those
1299	that pursue this avenue should read this file carefully, as well
1300	as the archives of freebsd-current and freebsd-hackers mailing lists
1301	for potential gotchas.
1302
1303	[5] Usually this step is a noop.  However, from time to time
1304	you may need to do this if you get unknown user in the following
1305	step.  It never hurts to do it all the time.  You may need to
1306	install a new mergemaster (cd src/usr.sbin/mergemaster && make
1307	install) after the buildworld before this step if you last updated
1308	from current before 20020224 or from -stable before 20020408.
1309
1310	[6] 4.x boot loader can be used to boot a 5.x system, however
1311	it is difficult to do that at best.  If you wish to try, then
1312	you should interrupt the boot and at the ok prompt type:
1313		ok unload
1314		ok boot /boot/kernel/kernel
1315	If this fails to work, you must install a new boot loader as
1316	described here.
1317
1318	[7] Before you upgrade, please make sure that you are not using
1319	compatibility slices.  These are device names of the form, on i386
1320	and other architectures that use MBR slicing, /dev/ad0a without the
1321	actual slice name.  Chances are excellent that these will break.
1322	You generally must update these entries to use the post FreeBSD
1323	2.x form of /dev/ad0s1a.
1324
1325	[8] In order to have a kernel that can run the 4.x binaries
1326	needed to do an installworld, you must include the COMPAT_FREEBSD4
1327	option in your kernel.  Failure to do so may leave you with a system
1328	that is hard to boot to recover.
1329
1330	[9] When checking out sources, you must include the -P flag to have
1331	cvs prune empty directories.
1332FORMAT:
1333
1334This file contains a list, in reverse chronological order, of major
1335breakages in tracking -current.  Not all things will be listed here,
1336and it only starts on March 15, 2000.  Updating files can found in
1337previous releases if your system is older than this.
1338
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