UPDATING revision 136617
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
2620041007:
27	The FreeBSD keyword is no longer a requirement for a valid
28	rc.d script. The rc(8) and rc.shutdown(8) scripts no longer check
29	for the existence of this keyword when ordering rc.d scripts.
30	This change touches most of the file in /etc/rc.d; therefore,
31	if you have not modified any files in that directory it may
32	be easier to rm -rf /etc/rc.d and then use the -i switch with
33	mergemaster(8).
34
3520041007:
36	One of the syscalls the 1:1 threading library libthr uses has
37	changed, thus breaking ABI compatibility. Make sure you rebuild
38	this library with the kernel.
39
4020041001:
41	The following libraries had their version number bumped up:
42		/lib/libm.so.2 -> libm.so.3
43		/lib/libreadline.so.4 -> libreadline.so.5
44		/usr/lib/libhistory.so.4 -> libhistory.so.5
45		/usr/lib/libopie.so.2 -> libopie.so.3
46		/usr/lib/libpcap.so.2 -> libpcap.so.3
47	FreeBSD 4.10 versions of these libraries will be added to the
48	compat4x collection.  If you expect to be able to run old 4.X
49	executables you will need to remove the old versions of these
50	libraries.  However note that any 5.X executables you have built
51	will stop working once you remove those old libraries.  You should
52	have all your ports/packages rebuilt before removing the old
53	libraries.
54
5520040929:
56	The pfil API has gained an additional argument to pass an inpcb.
57	You should rebuild all pfil consuming modules: ipfw, ipfilter
58	and pf.
59
6020040928:
61	If named is enabled, the default is now to run it in a chroot
62	"sandbox." For users with existing configurations in
63	/etc/namedb the migration should be simple. Upgrade your
64	world as usual, then after installworld but before
65	mergemaster do the following:
66
67	If named is running: /etc/rc.d/named stop
68	cd /etc
69	mv namedb namedb.bak
70	mkdir -p /var/named/etc/namedb
71	cp -Rp namedb.bak/* /var/named/etc/namedb/
72	mergemaster (with your usual options)
73	If using the generated localhost* files:
74		cd /var/named/etc/namedb
75		/bin/sh make-localhost
76		rm -f localhost-v6.rev localhost.rev
77	/etc/rc.d/syslogd restart
78	/etc/rc.d/named start
79
80	If you are using a custom configuration, or if you have
81	customised the named_* variables in /etc/rc.conf[.local]
82	then you may have to adjust the instructions accordingly.
83	It is suggested that you carefully examine the new named
84	variables in /etc/defaults/rc.conf and the options in
85	/var/named/etc/namedb/named.conf to see if they might
86	now be more suitable.
87
8820040925:
89	BIND 9 has been imported into the base, and is now fully
90	functional. BIND 8 has now been removed. There are numerous
91	differences between BIND 8 and 9, and users with critical
92	named installations should read the migration documentation
93	in /usr/share/doc/bind9/misc/migration. There is also a
94	new instruction manual in /usr/share/doc/bind9/arm.
95
96	The key differences that most users will experience are in
97	how picky BIND 9 is about zone file format. If you are using
98	named as a resolving (caching) name server, you will likely
99	not have trouble.
100
101	The following files are part of the old BIND 8 installation
102	and should be removed:
103	/usr/bin/dnskeygen /usr/bin/dnsquery /usr/libexec/named-xfer
104	/usr/sbin/named.restart /usr/sbin/ndc
105
106	The following files have moved to /usr/bin, and should be
107	removed from their old locations:
108	/usr/sbin/nslookup /usr/sbin/nsupdate
109
11020040914:
111	The format of the pflogd(8) logfile "/var/log/pflog" has changed for
112	architectures that have a 64 bit long type to make it compatible to
113	the standard pcap format. In order to prevent corruption move away
114	any old logfile before using a new pflogd(8).
115
11620040906:
117	debug.witness_* has been renamed to debug.witness.*.  There are
118	compatibility tunables left in for a few days.  Update loader.conf
119	as necessary.
120
12120040902:
122	The ifi_epoch change has been reverted because the ABI breakage
123	was too extensive.  If you are running with a kernel/userland
124	containing the initial change (20040830), you should heed the
125	warning about ifconfig incompatibility when upgrading again.
126	With this change, 5.3 and 6.0 ifconfigs and kernels are once
127	again interoperable.
128
12920040830:
130	A new variable, ifi_epoch, has been added to struct if_data
131	which is part if struct ifnet.  This means all network drivers
132	and network monitoring applications need to be recompiled.
133
134        WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING
135
136        This also breaks ifconfig compatibility.  An old ifconfig will
137        not work with the new kernel and a new ifconfig will not work
138        with the old.  It is strongly recommended that you make a copy
139        of your old ifconfig before installworld.  If you are installing
140        remotely, you must copy over a new ifconfig before rebooting in
141        to the new kernel.
142
14320040828:
144	The default configuration for the network stack has been changed
145	such that it now runs without the Giant lock unless configured
146	otherwise.  If you experience network-related instability, you
147	may wish to try setting "debug.mpsafenet=0" or compiling the
148	kernel with "options NET_WITH_GIANT".  Details on the netperf
149	project may be found at:
150
151	    http://www.watson.org/~robert/freebsd/netperf/
152
153	Including the 20040828 announcement of configuration change
154	details.
155
15620040827:
157	PFIL_HOOKS are a fixed part of the network stack now and do not
158	need to be specified in the kernel configuration file anymore.
159
16020040819:
161	Netgraph changed its message format slightly to align the data
162	portion well on 64 bit machines.
163	Netgraph using utilities (e.g. ngctl, nghook, ppp, mpd,
164	pppoed, bluetooth, ATM) should be recompiled when a new kernel
165	is installed.
166
16720040817:
168	IPFW has been converted to use PFIL_HOOKS.  This change is
169	transparent to userland and preserves the ipfw ABI.  The ipfw
170	core packet inspection and filtering functions have not been
171	changed, only how ipfw is invoked is different.  Note that
172	"option PFIL_HOOKS" is required to use IPFIREWALL compiled
173	into the kernel or as KLD.
174
17520040814:
176	The RANDOM_IP_ID option has been replaced by the sysctl
177	net.inet.ip.random_id. If you had RANDOM_IP_ID in your kernel then
178	you may want to add "net.inet.ip.random_id=1" to /etc/sysctl.conf.
179
18020040807:
181	The size of 'struct ifnet' has changed due to the addition of the
182	if_carp placeholder.  All kernel modules implementing network
183	interfaces must be recompiled as a result.
184
18520040806:
186	Module loading has been fixed.  Some older installations will
187	drop proper module_path initialization and modules will fail to
188	load properly.  If you have a line in /boot/loader.rc that says:
189	"initialize drop", do (i386 only):
190		cp /usr/src/sys/boot/i386/loader/loader.rc /boot/loader.rc
191		chown root:wheel /boot/loader.rc
192		chmod 444 /boot/loader.rc
193
19420040802:
195	making /dev/(null|zero) into a module proved to be too unpopular,
196	so this bit has been revoked from the previous (20040801) entry.
197
19820040801:
199	The /dev/mem, /dev/io /dev/(null/zero) devices are now modules,
200	so you may wish to add them to your kernel config file. See
201	GENERIC for examples.
202
20320040728:
204	System compiler has been upgraded to GCC 3.4.2-pre. As with any major
205	compiler upgrade, there are several issues to be aware of. GCC 3.4.x
206	has broken C++ ABI compatibility with previous releases yet again
207	and users will have to rebuild all their C++ programs with the new
208	compiler. If you are getting run-time error such as
209	/libexec/ld-elf.so.1: Undefined symbol "_ZNSs20_S_empty_rep_storageE"
210	This entry does apply to you.
211
212	A new unit-at-a-time optimization mode, which is default in this
213	compiler release, is more aggressive in removing unused static
214	symbols. This is the likely cause of 'make buildworld' breakages
215	with non-default CFLAGS where optimization level is set to -O2
216	or higher.
217
218	With the upgrade of the system compiler, the kernel has been upgraded
219	to match the new system compiler.  This makes it impossible to build
220	a new kernel with the old compiler.  Upgrade your system via
221	make buildworld and make kernel (see below) to fix this problem.
222
22320040727:
224	The size of 'struct ifnet' has changed due to the addition of
225	the IFF_NEEDSGIANT flag (and what it implies).  All kernel
226	modules implementing network interfaces must be recompiled as
227	a result.
228
22920040716:
230	The sound device drivers are renamed.  `sound' is always required,
231	while `snd_*' should be configured accordingly to your hardware.
232	Refer to NOTES for the detail of the drivers.
233
23420040710:
235	__FreeBSD_version bumped to 502122.
236
23720040710:
238	The console initialization on Alpha has been reworked and is now
239	identical to other platforms. This means that the hardcoding of
240	the serial console and the debug port has been removed. As such,
241	hints are now required for the sio(4) driver to become a console
242	or debug port. The NO_SIO option has been decommissioned because
243	of this.
244
24520040710:
246	A revamp of the debugging code in the kernel with some visible
247	changes beyond just the debugging experience:
248	o  The DDB option is now specific to the DDB debugger backend
249	   and should not be used any more for conditional compilation
250	   of debugging code for when debugging is enabled. Use the KDB
251	   option for this.
252	o  The WITNESS_DDB, DDB_TRACE and DDB_UNATTENDED options have
253	   been renamed to WITNESS_KDB, KDB_TRACE and KDB_UNATTENDED
254	   respectively. This is in line with the first bullet.
255	o  The remote GDB support has been untangled from DDB and needs
256	   to be enabled separately now. Use the GDB option for this.
257	o  The GDB_REMOTE_CHAT option has been removed. Support for this
258	   homegrown feature is discontinued. The GDB remote protocol
259	   supports console output and it makes sense to use that. 
260	o  The DDB_NOKLDSYM option has been removed. The DDB debugger
261	   now supports both direct symbol table lookups as well as KLD
262	   symbol lookups through the linker.
263
26420040708:
265	Bluetooth code has been marked as non-i386 specific.
266	__FreeBSD_version has been bumped to 502121 to mark this change.
267
26820040702:
269	The native preemption has been added to the kernel scheduler.
270	There is some report that the ULE scheduler was broken in some
271	machines and we encourage users using the ULE scheduler either
272	stick with a known good kernel, or temporarily switch to the 4BSD
273	scheduler as a workaround.
274
27520040630:
276	The netgraph ABI version number has been incremented to indicate
277	an incompatible change in the ABI. Old netgraph nodes will refuse
278	to attach until recompiled. Netgraph now uses mbuf tags to move
279	metadata and this commit removes its home-grown metadata facility.
280	Nodes should just recompile, unless they use metadata, in which
281	case the changes are simple; the file ng_ksocket.c serves as an
282	example of such changes.
283
284	This also broke i4b, although the compile problem has been papered
285	over.
286
28720040630:
288	ACPI has been updated to disable known-bad BIOS revisions.  A message
289	will be printed on the console indicating that ACPI has been disabled
290	automatically and that the user should use a newer BIOS, if possible.
291	If you think ACPI does work on your system and want to override
292	this (i.e., for testing), set hint.acpi.0.disabled="0" at the
293	loader prompt.
294
29520040623:
296	pf was updated to OpenBSD-stable 3.5 and pflogd(8) is privilege
297	separated now. It uses the newly created "_pflogd" user/group
298	combination. If you plan to use pflogd(8) make sure to run
299	mergemaster -p or install the "_pflogd" user and group manually.
300
30120040622:
302	Network interface cloning has been overhauled.  This change will
303	require a recompile of modules using cloning and modification of
304	external ones to the new API.  __FreeBSD_version has been bumped
305	to 502119 to mark this change.  Additionally, users creating
306	stf(4) interfaces via "ifconfig stf" will need to update their
307	scripts as this will create an interface named "stf" instead of
308	"stf0" and ifconfig will not print "stf0" to stdout.
309
31020040621:
311	On 20040524, the /etc/rc.d/nsswitch script was modified to
312	automatically create /etc/nsswitch.conf on startup if it did
313	not already exist.  Unfortunately, an error in the man page
314	was carried over to the script, resulting in incorrect
315	nsswitch settings.  The simplest remedy is to remove both
316	/etc/nsswitch.conf and /etc/host.conf; they will be recreated
317	during the next reboot.
318
31920040614:
320	The return value of sema_timedwait(9) has been changed to
321	make it consistent with cv_timedwait(9).  Be sure to recompile
322	the ips module and any third-party modules which call
323	sema_timedwait.
324
32520040613:
326	ALTQ is now linked to the build. This breaks ABI for struct ifnet.
327	Make sure to recompile modules and any userland that makes use of
328	sizeof(struct ifnet). In order to get the altq headers in place
329	please recompile and reinstall world.
330
33120040607:
332	Splitting kern_thread.c into 2 files (adding kern_kse.c)
333	requires that you re-run config after updating your tree.
334
33520040601:
336	The MIDI drivers have been removed. Until the new module-friendly
337	ones are merged, remove or comment out midi and seq from your
338	kernel configuration.
339
34020040423:
341	Due to a new option in ipfw (versrcreach) the ipfw(8) command
342	needs to be recompiled.  Normal accept/reject rules without
343	options are not affected but those with options may break until
344	ipfw(8) is recompiled.
345
34620040420:
347	Due to changes in the callout ABI, kernels compiled after this
348	date may be incompatible with kernel modules compiled prior to
349	20040406.
350
35120040414:
352	The PCI bus power state stuff has been turned on.  If this causes
353	problems for your system, please disable it using the tunable
354	hw.pci.do_powerstate=0.
355
35620040412:
357	The bulk of the pci problems have been fixed, although the floppy
358	drive is still broken.
359
36020040410:
361	A substantial update to the pci bus resource and power management
362	have been committed.  Expect a bumpy ride for a few days until
363	the unanticipated problems have been resolved.
364
36520040409:
366        Due to changes in the the Yarrow initialization process,
367        /dev/random needs to be fed before operations requiring
368        temp files can succeed in single user mode.  This includes
369        running "make installworld". /dev/random may be fed by running
370        "/etc/rc.d/initrandom start" or with 20040415 source by running
371        "/etc/rc.d/preseedrandom".
372
37320040322:
374	The debug.mpsafenet tunable controls whether the kernel Giant
375	lock is held across the lower levels of the network stack, and
376	by default is turned off.  In the few days following 20040322,
377	the behavior of debug.mpsafenet will change such that this
378	tunable controls Giant over all levels of the network stack.
379	If you are currently setting debug.mpsafenet to 1, you should
380	set it back to 0 (the default) again during the change-over.
381	An additional note will be added to UPDATING when sufficient
382	locking is merged to permit this to take place.
383
38420040310:
385	The FreeBSD/sparc64 platform is changing time_t from 32-bits to
386	64-bits.  This is a very major incompatible change, so people
387	using FreeBSD/sparc64 *must* read the UPDATING.64BTT file for
388	detailed instructions on how to make this upgrade.  People
389	upgrading FreeBSD on other platforms can ignore this event.
390
39120040308:
392	The packet filter (pf) is now installed with the base system. Make
393	sure to run mergemaster -p before installworld to create required
394	user account ("proxy"). If you do not want to build pf with your
395	system you can use the NO_PF knob in make.conf.
396	Also note that pf requires "options PFIL_HOOKS" in the kernel. The
397	pf system consists of the following three devices:
398	device		pf		# required
399	device		pflog		# optional
400	device		pfsync		# optional
401
40220040303:
403	If you are having trouble with the libc_r -> libpthread transition
404	(see the 20040130 entry), place the following lines at the top of
405	/etc/libmap.conf:
406
407	libc_r.so.5		libpthread.so.1
408	libc_r.so		libpthread.so
409
410	This will cause all programs and libraries linked against libc_r
411	to use libpthread instead.
412
41320040226:
414	Some sshd configuration defaults have changed: protocol version 1
415	is no longer enabled by default, and password authentication is
416	disabled by default if PAM is enabled (which it is by default).
417	OpenSSH clients should not be affected by this; other clients may
418	have to be reconfigured, upgraded or replaced.
419
42020040225:
421	The ABIs defined in <resolv.h> and <netdb.h> have been updated
422	to support improved reentrancy.  Multi-threaded programs that
423	reference the "_res" or "h_errno" symbols may experience some
424	problems if they are not recompiled.  Single-threaded programs
425	should remain unaffected.
426
42720040225:
428	routed has been updated in the base system from the vendor
429	sources, routed v2.27, from rhyolite.com. This change means that
430	for users who use RIP's MD5 authentication feature, FreeBSD
431	-CURRENT's routed is now incompatible with previous versions
432	of FreeBSD; however it is now compatible with implementations
433	from Sun, Cisco and other vendors.
434
43520040224:
436	The tcpcb structure has changed and makes a recompile of libkvm
437	and related userland network utilities necessary.
438
43920040222:
440	The cdevsw structure has changed in two externally visible ways.
441	First, the sense of the D_GIANT flag has changed to D_NEEDSGIANT.
442	Second, the d_version field must be filled in with D_VERSION.
443	Drivers outside the tree will need to be updated.
444
44520040207:
446	The /etc/rc.d/ttys script has been removed. It is no longer
447	necessary since devfs has been mandatory for some time.
448
44920040130:
450	libkse has been renamed back to libpthread and is now the
451	default threads library.  The gcc -pthread option has also
452	been changed to link to libpthread instead of libc_r.  For
453	alpha and sparc64 machines, libkse is not renamed and links
454	are installed so that libpthread points to libc_r.  Until
455	the ports system is updated to handle this change, it is
456	recommended that folks install an /etc/libmap.conf(5) that
457	maps libc_r to libpthread.  If you have any binaries or
458	libraries linked to libkse, then it is also recommended
459	that you map libkse to libpthread.  Anyone that is using
460	nvidia supplied drivers and libraries should use a libmap.conf
461	that maps libpthread to libc_r since their drivers/libraries
462	do not work with libpthread.
463
46420040125:
465	ULE has entered into its probationary period as the default scheduler
466	in GENERIC.  For the average user, interactivity is reported to be
467	better in many cases.  On SMP machines ULE will be able to make more
468	efficient use of the available parallel resources.  If you are not
469	running it now, please switch over, replacing the kernel option
470	SCHED_4BSD with SCHED_ULE.
471
47220040125:
473	Move LongRun support out of identcpu.c, where it hardly
474	belongs, into its own file and make it opt-in, not mandatory,
475	depending on CPU_ENABLE_LONGRUN config(8) option.
476
47720031213:
478	src/lib/libc/gen/initgroups.c:1.8 now causes logins to fail
479	if the login process is unable to successfully set the
480	process credentials to include all groups defined for the
481	user.  The current kernel limit is 16 groups; administrators
482	may wish to check that users do not have over 16 groups
483	defined, or they will be unable to log in.
484
48520031203:
486	The ACPI module has been reactivated.  It is no longer required
487	to compile ACPI support into kernels statically.
488
48920031112:
490	The statfs structure has been updated with 64-bit fields to
491	allow accurate reporting of multi-terabyte filesystem
492	sizes. You should build world, then build and boot the new kernel
493	BEFORE doing a `installworld' as the new kernel will know about
494	binaries using the old statfs structure, but an old kernel will
495	not know about the new system calls that support the new statfs
496	structure.
497	Note that the backwards compatibility is only present when the
498	kernel is configured with the COMPAT_FREEBSD4 option. Since
499	even /bin/sh will not run with a new kernel without said option
500	you're pretty much dead in the water without it. Make sure you
501	have COMPAT_FREEBSD4!
502	Running an old kernel after a `make world' will cause programs
503	such as `df' that do a statfs system call to fail with a bad
504	system call. Marco Wertejuk <wertejuk@mwcis.com> also reports
505	that cfsd (ports/security/cfs) needs to be recompiled after
506	these changes are installed.
507
508	****************************DANGER*******************************
509
510	DO NOT make installworld after the buildworld w/o building and
511	installing a new kernel FIRST.  You will be unable to build a
512	new kernel otherwise on a system with new binaries and an old
513	kernel.
514
51520031112:
516	Some netgraph string length constants have been changed. This
517	change requires the netgraph kernel modules and all netgraph
518	userland components to be in sync. Especially users who require
519	netgraph to boot need to make sure to have world and kernel in
520	sync before rebooting.
521
52220031111:
523	Hyperthreading logical CPU's are no longer probed by default
524	when using the MP Table.  If ACPI is being used, then logical
525	CPUs will be probed if hyperthreading is enabled in the BIOS.
526	If ACPI is not being used and hyperthreading is enabled in the
527	BIOS, logical CPUs can be enabled by building a custom kernel
528	with the option MPTABLE_FORCE_HTT enabled.
529
53020031103:
531	The i386 APIC_IO kernel option has been replaced by
532	'device apic'.  The ACPI module has also been temporarily
533	disabled, so ACPI must be statically compiled into your
534	kernel using 'device acpi' if you wish to use the ACPI driver.
535
53620031031:
537	The API and ABI of struct ifnet have been changed by removing
538	the if_name and if_unit members and replacing them with
539	if_xname, if_dname, and if_dunit.  All network drivers and most
540	userland programs which include net/if_var.h must be updated
541	and recompiled.  __FreeBSD_version has been bumped to 501113 to
542	reflect this change.
543
54420030928:
545	Changes to the cdevsw default functions have been made to remove
546	the need to specify nullopen() and nullclose() explicitly.
547	__FreeBSD_version bumped to 501110.
548
54920030926:
550	kiconv(3) has been added. mount_msdosfs(8), mount_ntfs(8) and
551	mount_cd9660(8) need to be in sync with kernel.
552
55320030925:
554	Configuring a system to use IPFILTER now requires that PFIL_HOOKS
555	also be explicitly configured.  Previously this dependency was
556	magically handled through some cruft in net/pfil.h; but that has
557	been removed.  Building a kernel with IPFILTER but not PFIL_HOOKS
558	will fail with obtuse errors in ip_fil.c.
559
56020030923:
561	Fix a bug in arplookup(), whereby a hostile party on a locally
562	attached network could exhaust kernel memory, and cause a system
563	panic, by sending a flood of spoofed ARP requests. See
564	FreeBSD-SA-03:14.arp.
565
56620030915:
567	A change to /etc/defaults/rc.conf now causes inetd to be started
568	with `-C 60' if it is not overridden in /etc/rc.conf.  This
569	causes inetd to stop accepting connections from an IP address
570	that exceeds the rate of 60 connections per minute.
571
57220030829:
573	The following rc.d scripts have been removed and should be
574	deleted from your installation: atm2.sh atm3.sh devdb
575	localdaemons network1 network2 network3. Depending on when
576	you last updated world and used mergemaster(8) you may or
577	may not have problems during the rc boot sequence. The simplest
578	solution is an 'rm -rf /etc/rc.d/*' and then 'mergemaster -i'.
579	The atm2.sh atm3.sh and devdb scripts were removed some time
580	ago, so depending on when you installed -CURRENT these scripts
581	may or may not exist on your system.
582
58320030824:
584	ATAng has been committed. You need to build world as sys/ata.h
585	has changed, and userland atacontrol depends on it.
586	If you use ATA SW raids you need "device ataraid" in your
587	kernel config file, as it is no longer pulled in automatically.
588
58920030819:
590	The OFW_NEWPCI option has been turned on in the Sparc64 GENERIC kernel.
591	Among other things, this changes the device enumeration to be
592	closer to Solaris.  Be aware that, this can even cause the machine
593	to not boot without manual intervention before the fstab is adjusted.
594
59520030728:
596	All current USB and Firewire quirks in da(4) have been deprecated
597	and will be removed for 5.2.  If this causes failure for your
598	umass(4) devices, enable "options DA_OLD_QUIRKS" in your kernel
599	and send the output of "camcontrol inquiry da0" to scsi@freebsd.org
600	so the quirk can be re-enabled.
601
60220030724:
603	Problems with entry 20030714 have been corrected and no known issues
604	with /rescue and -j exist for host systems after this point in time.
605
60620030722:
607	FPU-less support has been removed from FreeBSD.  Chances are you won't
608	notice.  386+387 support should still work after this change, but
609	it is now a minimum requirement for the i386 port that you have real
610	FPU hardware.
611
61220030714:
613	Some people are having problems with changes related to /rescue.
614	If you are building -j N, you will need to define NO_RESCUE.  Others
615	will need to define it if /rescue has issues with their environment.
616	People should report those issues to current@.
617
61820030711:
619	gcc was upgraded to 3.3.  You are advised to not build -DNOCLEAN
620	across this point.  Further, it might be a good idea to remove
621	/usr/obj.
622
62320030610:
624	Remove deprecated locale names and transition period code
625	for them, finishing switching to the new scheme. Check your
626	LANG environment variable.
627
62820030609:
629	CCD has been changed to be a fully GEOMified class.  Kernel
630	and ccdconfig(8) needs to be in sync, this is particularly
631	important to remember beforehand if your source tree is on
632	a ccd device.  Consider making a copy of the old ccdconfig
633	into /boot/kernel.good or wherever you keep your backup
634	kernel.
635
63620030605:
637	There was a small window in which sed(1) was broken.  If you
638	happen to have sed(1) installed during that window, which is
639	evidenced by an inability to build world with the failure
640	given below, you need to manually build and install sed(1)
641	(and only sed(1)) before doing anything else. This is a one-
642	time snafu. Typical failure mode:
643
644	In file included from /usr/src/contrib/binutils/bfd/targets.c:1092:
645	targmatch.h:7:1: null character(s) ignored
646	targmatch.h:12:1: null character(s) ignored
647	targmatch.h:16:1: null character(s) ignored
648		:
649
650	The window of "sed(1)-uction" is from Wed Jun 4 15:31:55 2003 UTC
651	to Thu Jun 5 12:10:19 2003 UTC (from rev 1.30 to rev 1.31 of
652	usr.bin/sed/process.c).
653
65420030505:
655	Kerberos 5 (Heimdal) is now built by default. Setting
656	MAKE_KERBEROS5 no longer has any effect. If you do NOT
657	want the "base" Kerberos 5, you need to set NO_KERBEROS.
658
65920030502:
660	groff has been updated.  If you try to do a buildworld and
661	get an infinite loop in troff, update to May 4th or newer.  If you
662	have a newer kernel than userland, you may need to set the OSRELDATE
663	to 500110 in your environment before starting a buildworld.
664
66520030501:
666	The old rc system has been removed.  Please report any problems
667	to freebsd-rc@yahoogroups.com, and/or freebsd-current@freebsd.org.
668	Your personal versions of these files will not be removed, so you can
669	continue to use them. However, you should take great care when updating,
670	especially when using mergemaster, since the compatibility code that
671	utilizes these old scripts has also been removed.
672
67320030423:
674	A bug has been fixed in /dev/devctl which would cause devd
675	to hang on boot, were it not for a workaround in devd.  The
676	work around in devd will be removed around 20030507.  You
677	have until then to upgrade your kernel before updating
678	userland.  In general, you should have a userland and
679	kernel that's in sync with each other.  However, given the
680	effects of this bug (hang on boot when starting devd), some
681	allowances are made.
682
68320030329:
684	Alphas with libc from between 20030312 and 20030329 exhibit
685	floating point exceptions (FPEs), most notably in awk(1)
686	while upgrading the system through a buildworld.
687
688	So, to successfully upgrade your Alpha, you must either
689	downgrade your libc.so to a pre-20030312 version, or update
690	/usr/share/mk/bsd.cpu.mk to revision 1.26 which adds -mieee
691	to CFLAGS, then forcibly rebuild and install libc:
692
693	cd /usr/src/lib/libc && \
694	    make cleandir && make obj && \
695	    make -DNOMAN -DNOPROFILE all && \
696	    make -DNOMAN -DNOPROFILE install
697
69820030208:
699	sendmail 8.12.7 has been imported.  It has one important
700	change for IPv6 users.  The default submit.mc now uses
701	'[127.0.0.1]' instead of 'localhost' meaning only IPv4 is
702	used to connect to the MTA.  Users on IPv6-only machines
703	will need to edit /etc/mail/submit.mc appropriately.
704
70520030128:
706	NODEVFS option has been removed and DEVFS thereby made standard.
707	This makes all references to MAKEDEV obsolete, and they should
708	be removed when convenient.
709
71020030126:
711	The name of the device for the ofw console has changed, sparc64 users
712	must run mergemaster to update their installed /etc/ttys.
713
71420030125:
715	The scheduler framework has grown a second scheduler and consequently
716	you must specify one and only one scheduler in your kernel config.
717	The cvs config files have been updated to use the old scheduler
718	which may be selected via 'options SCHED_4BSD'.  If you would like
719	to try the new, much more experimental, scheduler please try
720	'options SCHED_ULE' and contribute to the arch@ discussion.
721
72220030115:
723	A new version of the wi driver has been imported into the tree.
724	One now must have device wlan in the config file for it to operate
725	properly.
726
727	In addition, there have been some changes to how wi devices are
728	configured for point to point links to bring it more in line
729	with the former way of doing things, as well as compatibility
730	with NetBSD.
731
73220021222:
733 	For a period after the GCC 3.2.1 import (from 12/04 to 12/22), GCC
734 	used an incompatible form of ABI for returning structures and unions
735 	which FreeBSD's GCC maintainers were not aware of relative to previous
736 	versions of FreeBSD.  We have gone back to the ABI for now, and any
737 	code compiled which is required to interoperate with other code (not
738 	built at the same time) returning structs or unions should be
739	rebuilt.
740
74120021216:
742	A name change in /etc/netconfig has been reverted to stay
743	compatible with suns TIRPC and also with NetBSD. You need
744	to run mergemaster after make world. A new libc does still work
745	with an outdated /etc/netconfig for some time, but you'll get
746	a warning. This warning will be removed in 20030301.
747
74820021202:
749	The recent binutils upgrade marks a kernel flag day on
750	sparc64: modules built with the old binutils will not work
751	with new kernels and vice versa. Mismatches will result in
752	panics.  Make sure your kernel and modules are in sync.
753
75420021029:
755	The value of IPPROTO_DIVERT has changed.  Make sure to keep
756	your kernel, netstat, natd and any third-party DIVERT
757	consumers in sync.
758
75920021024:
760	Old, compatibility slices have been removed in GEOM kernels.
761	This means that you will have to update your /etc/fstab to
762	not use disk devices of the form /dev/ad0a.  Instead, you
763	now must specify /dev/ad0s1a, or whatever slice your FreeBSD
764	partition really is on.  The old device names have gone
765	away, so if you use them anywhere else, you must also adjust
766	those uses.  (This doesn't affect the disks formatted in
767	the ``dangerously-dedicated'' mode.)
768
76920021023:
770	Alphas with kernels from between 20020830 and 20021023 and/or
771	rtld (ld-elf.so.1) older than 20021023 may experience problems
772	with groff while doing a buildworld (kernel: "out of memory",
773	fixed in rev 1.129 of kern/imgact_elf.c; rtld: "too few PT_LOAD
774	segments", fixed in rev 1.8 of libexec/rtld-elf/map_object.c).
775
776	So, to successfully upgrade your Alpha, you must either
777	upgrade your kernel and rtld first (which might be a bit
778	tricky), or avoid running the bootstrapped groff during the
779	"transitional" buildworld.  To avoid running groff during the
780	transitional upgrade run make buildworld with -DNOMAN,
781	-DNO_SHAREDOCS, and -DNO_LPR.
782
78320020831:
784	gcc has been upgraded to 3.2.  It is not all binary compatible
785	with earlier versions of gcc for c++ programs.  All c++
786	programs and libraries need to be recompiled.
787
788	Also, if you encounter g++ issues, rm /usr/include/g++/* before
789	doing an installworld to make sure that stale files are removed.
790
79120020827:
792	Our /etc/termcap now has all the entries from the XFree86 xterm
793	almost unchanged. This means xterm now supports color by default.
794	If you used TERM=xterm-color in the past you now should use
795	TERM=xterm. (xterm-color will lead to benign warnings).
796
79720020815:
798	A "bug" in gcc(1) that was hiding warning in system headers was
799	fixed.  It's probably time to add -DNO_WERROR to your make line
800	again.
801
80220020729:
803	COPY is being deprecated.  The 20010530 change was reverted, as
804	it causes far more pain than was expected, and to always compare
805	before installing, please use INSTALL="install -C" again.  The
806	-C option is now silently ignored when used with the -d option.
807
80820020702:
809	Problems with libc_r clients like KDE and GNOME have been resolved.
810	There are still some minor problems with some signals but the
811	system is stable enough for general use again. SMP is less so than UP
812	but each can successfully complete multiple buildworlds.
813	Libkvm needs to be recompiled due to KSE.
814
81520020701:
816	Now would be a bad time to upgrade.  Something in or near the
817	KSE commit totally broke programs using libc_r like KDE and
818	GNOME.
819
82020020511:
821	The k5su utility installed as part of Kerberos 5 is no longer
822	installed with the set-user-ID bit set by default.  Add
823	ENABLE_SUID_K5SU=yes to /etc/make.conf to have it installed
824	with the set-user-ID bit set.
825
82620020510:
827	Gcc 3.1 debugging format (cc -g) has changed from STABS to DWARF2.
828	Unfortunately our native GDB (at version 4.18) does not understand
829	the DWARF2 debugging format.  Thus you must use `gcc -gstabs+' to
830	generated debugging information for our native GDB.
831
83220020510:
833	Due to the way CVS works, it may not properly update src/contrib/gcc
834	to the 3.1 sources.  The easiest fix is to `rm -rf' src/contrib/gcc
835	and then do a cvs update.
836
83720020421:
838	When exec'ing set[ug]id executables, the kernel now ensures that the
839	stdio file descriptors (0..2) are open.  See FreeBSD-SA-02:23.stdio.
840
84120020404:
842	New sendmail startup scripts have been installed to make it
843	easier to use alternative MTAs with FreeBSD.  Setting the rc.conf
844	variable sendmail_enable to "NO" no longer prevents any sendmail
845	daemons from starting.  Instead, either set sendmail_enable to
846	"NONE" or change mta_start_script to a script for starting
847	an alternative MTA.  Setting mta_start_script to "" will
848	also prevent any MTA from being started at boot.
849
85020020403:
851	UCONSOLE is no longer a valid kernel option.
852
85320020315:
854	FreeBSD 5.0 DP-1 was basically branched today.
855
85620020225:
857	Warnings are now errors in the kernel.  Unless you are a developer,
858	you should add -DNO_WERROR to your make line.
859
86020020217:
861	sendmail 8.12.2 has been imported.  The sendmail binary is no
862	longer a set-user-ID root binary and the infrastructure to support
863	command line mail submission has changed.  Be sure to run
864	mergemaster (especially for updating /etc/rc, /etc/defaults/rc.conf,
865	and /etc/mail) and read /etc/mail/README for more details.
866
867	Due to the import of sendmail 8.12.2, a new user and group are
868	required in order for sendmail to run as a set-group-ID
869	binary.  A 'make installworld' will use the new user and group
870	to set the owner and group of /var/spool/clientmqueue and will
871	fail if the new user and group do not exist.  The 'smmsp' user
872	and group must be merged from src/etc/group and
873	src/etc/master.passwd before using 'make installworld'.
874	'mergemaster -p' will do this.  You may need to install
875	mergemaster before this will work if you are updating from a
876	very old version of current.  The updating recipe has changed
877	as of this date.
878
87920020112:
880	The preferred configuration method for PAM is now /etc/pam.d/
881	rather than /etc/pam.conf.  If you have an unmodified
882	pam.conf, just delete it after your next mergemaster run.  If
883	you have local modifications, you can use
884	/usr/src/etc/pam.d/convert.pl to incorporate them into your
885	/etc/pam.d.
886
887	Please see the following url for more details:
888http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/mid.cgi?db=mid&id=<xzp6667fyoa.fsf@flood.ping.uio.no>
88920011229:
890	If anyone here is already using the new rc.conf(5) variable
891	networkfs_types, please note that it has changed
892http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/mid.cgi?db=mid&id=<9744.1009655556@axl.seasidesoftware.co.za>
893
89420011220:
895	sys/i4b/driver/i4b_ispppsubr.c has been retired.  This file
896	started out its life in the ISDN4BSD project as an offspring
897	from sys/net/if_spppsubr.c, which eventually got a life of its
898	own.  All the accumulated features and bug fixes of the i4b
899	version have now been merged back into the base system's
900	version now.  The only user-visible change resulting from this
901	is that i4b's sppp(4) interfaces are to be managed with
902	spppcontrol(8) again, since ispppcontrol(8) has been retired
903	as well.  (There has never been rc file support for
904	ispppcontrol in -current, but only in -stable.  That will be
905	reverted by the time the changes are MFCed.)
906
90720011215:
908	The fdc(4) driver has been updated and now automatically
909	recognizes media in `standard' formats (like 1440 KB and
910	720 KB for a 3.5" high-density drive) when accessing the
911	default device node (e. g. /dev/fd0).  The old variety of
912	floppy device nodes /dev/fd*.* is no longer present by
913	default, devices can be created (in DEVFS) on demand.  They
914	will need to be customized then for `odd' densities using
915	fdcontrol(8).
916
91720011209:
918	The bugs in procfs' debugging support code have been fixed,
919	and truss(1) now works again.
920
92120011207:
922	Daily security checks have been split out to use the periodic(8)
923	scripts.  Some change in configuration may be necessary.  Please
924	see
925http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/mid.cgi?db=mid&id=<20011207155805.R8975@blossom.cjclark.org>
926	for details.
927
92820011204:
929	sos added VCD/SVCD support to ata driver and that needs the
930	kernel and burncd to be in sync.
931
93220011203:
933	The procfs pseudo-filesystem has now been converted to use the
934	pseudofs framework.  If you have 'options PROCFS' in your
935	kernel config, you'll need to add 'options PSEUDOFS' if it's
936	not there already.
937
938	This change temporarily breaks truss(1); use ktrace(1) instead
939	until the issue has been resolved.
940
94120011202:
942	A security hole in OpenSSH involving `UseLogin yes' has been
943	patched.
944
94520011126:
946	You need to remove /usr/obj/.../usr.bin/tip before rebuilding
947	after this date.  You need to do this only once.
948
94920011103:
950	Most of the awk issues have been resolved.  Some rough
951	edges may be left, but for the most part things should be
952	back to "normal." For CURRENT's usual definition of "normal."
953
95420011030:
955	Awk has been upgraded to the one true awk from bell labs.  Expect
956	choppy waves in the upgrade process.
957
95820011030:
959	The asr driver problem has been resolved.
960
96120011027:
962	Due to changes in other parts of the system, the asr driver
963	now causes the system to panic on boot.  Do not use it pending
964	correction.  Comment it out of any kernel config file that you
965	try to use from this date forward.
966
96720011025:
968	When crossbuilding, use TARGET=xxx where you used to use
969	MACHINE=xxx.  You don't need to set TARGET_ARCH and TARGET,
970	unless you are changing both of them.  To cross build pc98 on
971	an alpha, for example, you need to set TARGET=pc98 and
972	TARGET_ARCH=i386.
973
97420011001:
975	The kernel interface that burncd depends on has changed.
976	You must recompile both the kernel and userland applications
977	at the same time.
978
97920010929:
980	When crossbuilding, please set TARGET_ARCH rather than
981	MACHINE_ARCH to indicate the target.  In the future, one will
982	set TARGET_MACHINE where you set MACHINE now.  At the moment,
983	setting MACHINE alone for same MACHINE_ARCH machines works
984	(eg, you can build pc98 on an i386 machine and vice versa).
985
98620010927:
987	Some weird problems result from using ACPI on some machines.
988	To disable ACPI you can add
989		hint.acpi.0.disabled="1"
990	to /boot/loader.conf (or by putting set X=Y at the boot
991	loader "ok" prompt).
992
993	Alternatively, you can remove it from /boot/kernel/acpi.ko
994	or use the MODULES_OVERRIDE function in your kernel config
995	file and not list acpi in that list.
996
99720010924:
998	The buildworld has been fixed.  You may need to install
999	the 4.x compatibility libraries for some old binaries
1000	to work.  Add COMPAT4X=true to your /etc/make.conf to
1001	get them installed on every installworld, or execute the
1002	following to get them installed only once:
1003		cd src/lib/compat/compat4x.<arch>
1004		make all install
1005	You will see ``__stdoutp undefined'' until you do this.
1006
100720010919:
1008	There's a bug in the world build process.  The cross-tools
1009	are build with the NEW headers, but the OLD libc.a.  This
1010	leads to all kinds of problems with the new libc.  A temporary
1011	workaround is to add
1012		CFLAGS="-O -pipe -D_OLD_STDIO"
1013	before building world when upgrading from 4.x to current.  This
1014	can be removed afterwards.
1015
1016	A proper fix to the buildworld target is needed.
1017
101820010918:
1019	Peter has committed his new kthread nfs client/server code.
1020	NFS may be unstable after this date.
1021
102220010912:
1023	KSE has hit the tree.  Lots of things are now different in
1024	the kernel.  While a few problems were introduced in the
1025	initial commit, most of the major ones have been found and
1026	corrected.
1027
102820010901:
1029	In OLDCARD, CardBus bridges appear to be stable.  The work
1030	arounds described in the 20010604 entry are now no longer
1031	necessary and will be ignored.  Most insert/remove problems
1032	have been rectified around this date.
1033
103420010823:
1035 	named now runs as user bind and group bind rather than as
1036 	root.  If named_enable is set to YES in /etc/rc.conf, ensure
1037 	that user bind is available in /etc/passwd (using vipw(8))
1038 	and that group bind is available in /etc/group.  Also make
1039 	sure that user or group bind has read (and not write)
1040 	permission for your name server configuration and that it
1041 	has read and write permission for your slave zone files and
1042 	directory.
1043
1044 	If you wish to continue to run named as root (a less secure
1045 	alternative), add a line to /etc/rc.conf saying
1046
1047 		named_flags=
1048
104920010709:
1050	The PAM libraries have had an API upgrade that is beyond
1051	the ability of the shared library major number to handle.
1052	It is manifested by PAM-using ports dumping core. The
1053	solution is to rebuild those ports.
1054
105520010628:
1056	The kernel compile module has moved from src/sys/compile/FOO
1057	to src/sys/${MACHINE}/compile/FOO.
1058
105920010625:
1060	The pccard modem issue from 20010613 has been corrected.
1061	OLDCARD support is still a little weak in -current.  slot 1 is
1062	known not to work on some TI based cardbus bridges.  Some
1063	cardbus bridges do not properly detect insert/removal events.
1064	IRQ configuration needs more safety belts.
1065
106620010617:
1067	Softupdates problems have been corrected.
1068
106920010614:
1070	Peter ripped out the linkerset support.  You must, as always,
1071	rerun config after you cvsup if you are using the traditional
1072	kernel building methods.
1073
107420010613:
1075	pccard modems may not work with current after 20010604 date.  Some
1076	do, others result in panics.  *MAKE*SURE* that you update your
1077	config and /etc/rc.conf ala the 20010604 entry, or you will have
1078	problems (this issue will be fixed, it just hasn't been yet).
1079
108020010613:
1081	SOFTUPDATES seem to be broken since the middle of May or so.  Do not
1082	use them in current.  You can disable softupdates on all mounted
1083	partitions, or remove SOFTUPDATES the kernel config file.
1084
108520010612:
1086	After Peter's commits to the hints code, people have been noticing
1087	that certain devices are attached (or try to) twice.  This is due
1088	to having both static hints as well as a /boot/device.hints.  To
1089	work around this issue, please use only one or the other mechanism
1090	until this bug is fixed.
1091
1092	Please note that a feature of config is that if you have config
1093	file FOO and FOO.hints, it automatically adds FOO.hints to the
1094	hints.c file, whether you want it to or not.
1095
109620010610:
1097	Locale names have changed to match other systems better.
1098
109920010604:
1100	pccard support for pci cards has been committed.  You must change
1101	your /etc/pccard.conf irq lines.  It must match the irq used by
1102	pcic device.  Interrupt storms may result if you fail to do this.
1103	Interrupt storms look a lot like a hang.
1104
1105	You must also install a new pccardd, otherwise you will get an
1106	interrupt storm at card reset time (just after it tells you what
1107	it is).
1108
1109	pccardd_flags="-I" is necessary for the time being.  It tells pccardd
1110	not to ask the kernel if the interrupt is really free or not before
1111	using it.  You can either change the /etc/pccard.conf irq lines to
1112	match pcic, or add "-i X" to the pccardd_flags.
1113
111420010530:
1115	INSTALL=install -C is being deprecated.  If you want to do this,
1116	use COPY=-C instead.  The former method will be supported for only
1117	a limited time.  If you see
1118
1119install: warning: the -d and -C options may not be specified together
1120
1121	in your makeworld, then you need to migrate towards using
1122	COPY=-C.
1123
112420010525:
1125	It appears that vm is now stable enough to use again.  However,
1126	there may be other problems, so caution is still urged.  alpha
1127	definitely is in bad shape.
1128
112920010521:
1130	Minor repo damage has happened.  This may cause problems
1131	with cvsup of ports.  If you get errors, please see
1132	http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=27495
1133	at the bottom for details on a workaround.  The error message
1134	is
1135Updater failed: Cannot delete "/usr/ports/www/jakarta-tomcat/files": Directory not empty
1136
113720010520:
1138	Vm and/or swapping are busted on -current.  Please be patient.
1139
114020010519:
1141	pccard has had much reorganizational work done to it over
1142	the past few days.  Everything should still work, but if
1143	not, please contact imp@freebsd.org.
1144
114520010517:
1146	ata ioctl changed.  Make sure to recompile both kernel and
1147	userland at the same time.
1148
114920010517:
1150	New ncurses imported.
1151
115220010512:
1153	DEVFS is now opt out, not opt in.  Barring major problems, this
1154	will be the only way to go starting July 1.
1155
115620010504:
1157	OpenSSH has been updated to 2.9.  Some defaults are different,
1158	including RhostsRSAAuthentication, which changes from yes to no.
1159
116020010502:
1161	Perl breakage in 20010501 was corrected at 14:18:33 PDT.
1162
116320010501:
1164	Building perl was broken at 02:25:25 PDT.
1165
116620010430:
1167	The bug in 20010429 was corrected at 07:35:37 PDT.  It is safe to
1168	go back in the water.
1169
117020010429:
1171	A bad bug was committed at 04:48:42 PDT.  Don't use kernels after
1172	this date, but before the correction date.
1173
117420010423:
1175	old fsck and new kernel interactions appear to have been fixed.
1176
117720010411:
1178	fsck and the kernel were changed to handle some optimizations
1179	to directory layout.  This breaks backward compatibility.
1180	Update only if you understand that you must not use the old
1181	fsck with the new kernel ever.
1182
118320010330:
1184	fsck has changed the meaning of the pass column in /etc/fstab.
1185	Please see the cvs commit to fsck.8 or the fsck.8 man page for
1186	details.  It is unclear if changes to /etc/fstab are necessary.
1187
118820010319:
1189	portmap had changed name to rpcbind for maximum POLA in your
1190	current world.  /etc/hosts.{allow,deny} needs changes.  nfs and
1191	other rpc based programs that rely on portmapper will not work
1192	without updates to /etc/hosts.{allow,deny} and /etc/netconfig.
1193
119420010315:
1195	ata subsystem changes.  ATA_ENABLE_ATAPI_DMA, ATA_ENABLE_WC
1196	and ATA_ENABLE_TAGS are no longer kernel options.  They have
1197	been replaced by tunables.  See ata.4 for details.
1198
119920010312:
1200	The fxp driver was converted to use miibus.  If you compile
1201	fxp into your kernel statically, you will need to add miibus.
1202
120320010312:
1204	The wi device now defaults to BSS (infrastructure) mode
1205	instead of ad-hoc.
1206
120720010310:
1208	/dev/urandom should be a symbolic link to /dev/random now.
1209	Users of current not using DEVFS need to run MAKEDEV std.
1210	ssh might not work if you don't.
1211
121220010303:
1213	The ed driver has been updated.  It now allows mii attachments,
1214	which means that you must include the miibus in your kernel if
1215	you use the ed driver.
1216
121720010220:
1218	The problems with libc have been corrected.  It is now mostly
1219	safe to go back into the water.
1220
122120010211:
1222	The size of FILE was changed.  This breaks upgrading.  If
1223	you must upgrade, be prepared for pain.  It also breaks almost
1224	all binaries that you've compiled on -current.  You are warned
1225	that before upgrading would be a good time to do a level 0
1226	dump of your system.  No, really, I mean it this time.
1227
1228	To get to the new system, you'll need to use the following
1229	workaround.  Hopefully this can be sorted out so that we
1230	don't have to move this to the updating section.
1231
1232	To get around the installworld problem, do:
1233		# cd /usr/src/usr.bin/sed
1234		# make install
1235		# cd /usr/src
1236		# make installworld
1237	If that doesn't work, then try:
1238		# make -k installworld
1239		# make installworld
1240
124120010207:
1242	DEVFS is now the default.  If you use vinum, make sure that you
1243	do not include devfs in your kernel as problems result.
1244
124520010205:
1246	FFS_ROOT and CD9660_ROOT have been removed or deprecated.
1247	Remove them from your config.
1248
124920010122:
1250	****************************** WARNING ******************************
1251			buildkernel has been changed slightly
1252	****************************** WARNING ******************************
1253	KERNCONF replaces the variable KERNEL for buildkernel.  You
1254	should update your scripts and make.conf accordingly.
1255
125620010119:
1257	config has changed to allow DEV_FOO as a replacement for NFOO.
1258	This requires a new config to build correctly.
1259
126020010116:
1261	The kernel option I386_CPU is now mutually exclusive with the
1262	other cpu types. If you have an i386 system, be sure that it
1263	only had this line.  Remove it for all other configurations.
1264
126520010110:
1266	Changes to the kernel require it and burncd be in sync.
1267
126820010102:
1269	Everyone who has hw.sndunit set to something in
1270	/etc/sysctl.conf, it is now hw.snd.unit.
1271
127220010101:
1273	ex and vi were broken by some changes to sys/queue.h.  If you
1274	have a bad vi, you will see make buildworld fail with a core
1275	dump while building termcap.  You can work around this problem
1276	by adding -k to your make buildworld.  This will cause the
1277	build to complete and install a new vi.  Once that's done, you
1278	can rebuild again without the -k to pick up anything that
1279	might have been ignored by the -k option.
1280
1281	Others have suggested that you can just rebuild libc if your
1282	vi/ex is dynamically linked, but I've not received any reports
1283	of this working.
1284
128520001228:
1286	There have been some changes to libcrypt in -current.  The
1287	libscrypt/libdescrypt symlink silliness is gone and the installed
1288	libcrypt is fully functional.  Be aware of this.
1289
129020001218:
1291	Linksys Fast Ethernet PCCARD cards supported by the ed driver
1292	now require the addition of flag 0x80000 to their config line
1293	in pccard.conf(5).  This flag is not optional.  These Linksys
1294	cards will not be recognized without it.
1295
129620001205:
1297	Important new FreeBSD-version stuff: PAM support has been worked
1298	in, partially from the "Unix" OpenSSH version.  This requires
1299	adding the following in pam.conf:
1300
1301	sshd    auth    sufficient      pam_skey.so
1302	sshd    auth    required        pam_unix.so         try_first_pass
1303	sshd    session required        pam_permit.so
1304
130520001031:
1306	cvs updated to 1.11.
1307
130820001020:
1309	The random device needs more entropy, so you need to make sure
1310	that you've run mergemaster to get a /etc/rc which will seed
1311	/dev/random.  If you don't and the system hangs after ldconfig,
1312	then banging on the keyboard randomly until it unhangs is one
1313	workaround.
1314
131520001010:
1316	****************************** WARNING ******************************
1317				Sendmail has been updated.
1318	****************************** WARNING ******************************
1319	o mail.local(8) is no longer installed as a set-user-id binary.
1320	o sendmail(8) is now built with STARTTLS support unless NO_OPENSSL
1321	  is set.
1322	o The default /etc/mail/sendmail.cf disables the SMTP EXPN and VRFY
1323	  commands.
1324	o Now using sendmail's version of vacation(1).
1325	o The sendmail cf building tools (contrib/sendmail/cf) are installed
1326	  in /usr/share/sendmail/cf.
1327	o sendmail.cw changed to local-host-names
1328
1329	More details can be found at
1330		http://people.freebsd.org/~imp/UPDATING/sendmail-20001010
1331
133220001009:
1333	The ports tree's new layout is in place.  Be sure to update
1334	your entire ports tree, or you will have problems.
1335
133620001006:
1337	The perl build procedure no longer installs miniperl, nor uses
1338	the installed miniperl.  It is recommended that you delete
1339	/usr/bin/miniperl.
1340
134120001005:
1342	This weekend the ports tree will be updated to a new layout.
1343	It will be in an inconsistent state until noted in the UPDATING
1344	file, or with asami-san's message to the relevant mailing
1345	lists.  With this new layout, you'll need to update the whole
1346	tree for anything to work.
1347
134820000928:
1349	There was a change in the passwd format.  Need more information.
1350
135120000916:
1352	/boot/kernel/kernel.ko -> /boot/kernel/kernel change has taken
1353	place.  Please update boot loader (not the boot blocks) at the
1354	same time as your kernel.
1355
135620000914:
1357	The new pmtimer device is necessary for laptops.  Failure to
1358	include the device will cause suspended laptops losing time
1359	when they resume.  Include
1360		device		pmtimer
1361	in your config file and
1362		hint.pmtimer.0.at="isa"
1363	to your /boot/device.hints file.
1364
136520000911:
1366	The random device has been turned into a (pseudo-)device,
1367	rather than an option. The supplied kernel config files have
1368	been updated. You will need to do something similar in your
1369	own kernel config file.
1370	Remove:
1371		options		RANDOMDEV
1372	Add:
1373		device		random
1374	If you prefer to load the loadable module, you need to do
1375	nothing.
1376
137720000909:
1378	The random device module has been renamed from randomdev.ko to
1379	random.ko. You will need to edit your /boot/loader.conf to
1380	reflect this if you load this module at boot time.
1381	The line should read:
1382		random_load="YES"
1383
138420000907:
1385	The SMPNG commit has happened.  It should work, but if it
1386	doesn't, fallback to the PRE_SMPNG CVS tag.  There are likely
1387	to be a variety of minor issues.  Please see 20000905 to make
1388	sure you don't have model loading problems which might at
1389	first blush appear related to SMP.
1390
139120000906:
1392	nsswitch has been imported from NetBSD.  Among other things,
1393	this means that /etc/host.conf is no longer used.  See
1394	nsswitch.conf(5) instead.  Note that at boot time rc.network
1395	will attempt to produce a new nsswitch.conf file for you if you
1396	don't have one, and you have host.conf.
1397
139820000905:
1399	The ucred structure changed size.  This breaks the interface
1400	that mountd uses.  Trying to use an older mountd with a newer
1401	kernel guarantees a panic.  This means that you need to use
1402	kernels newer than today only with matching mountd, but you
1403	needed to do that anyway with the boot loader changes.
1404
140520000905:
1406	The boot loader has been updated.  The new default kernel is
1407	now /boot/kernel/kernel.ko.  The new default module location
1408	is /boot/kernel.
1409
1410	You *MUST* upgrade your boot loader and kernel at the same time.
1411	The easiest way to do this is to do the buildworld/buildkernel/
1412	installkernel/installworld dance.
1413
1414	Furthermore, you are urged to delete your old /modules directory
1415	before booting the new kernel, since kldload will find stale
1416	modules in that directory instead of finding them in the correct
1417	path, /boot/kernel.  The most common complaint that this cures
1418	is that the linux module crashes your machine after the update.
1419
1420	if [ ! -d /boot/kernel.old ]; then
1421		mv /modules.old /boot/kernel.old
1422		chflags noschg /kernel.old
1423		mv /kernel.old /boot/kernel.old/kernel.ko
1424		chflags schg /boot/kernel.old/kernel.ko
1425	fi
1426
142720000904:
1428	A new issue with the sendmail upgrade has come to light.
1429	/etc/aliases has moved to /etc/mail/aliases.  Mergemaster will
1430	incorrectly install the default aliases in /etc/mail rather than
1431	move the old one from /etc.  So you'll need to manually move the
1432	file, create a symbolic link, remove the old /etc/aliases.db and
1433	run newaliases.  For safety sake, you should stop sendmail
1434	while doing this and run the upgrade when locally sourced email
1435	is not likely to be generated.
1436
143720000825:
1438	/boot/device.hints is now required for installkernel to
1439	succeed.  You should copy GENERIC.hints for your architecture
1440	into /boot/device.hints.  If and only if you compile hints
1441	into your kernel, then this file may be empty.  Please note,
1442	if you have an empty or missing /boot/device.hints file and
1443	you neglected to compile hints into your kernel, no boot
1444	messages will appear after the boot loader tries to start the
1445	kernel.
1446
144720000821:
1448	If you do NOT have ``options RANDOMDEV'' in your kernel and
1449	you DO want the random device then add randomdev_load="YES" to
1450	/boot/loader.conf.
1451
145220000812:
1453	suidperl is now always built and installed on the system, but
1454	with permissions of 511.  If you have applications that use
1455	this program, you are now required to add ENABLE_SUIDPERL=true
1456	to /etc/make.conf.  If you forget to do this,
1457		chmod 4511 /usr/bin/suidperl
1458	will fix this until the next build.
1459
146020000812:
1461	sendmail has been updated from 8.9.3 to 8.11.0.  Some of the more
1462	visible changes that may immediately affect your configuration
1463	include:
1464	- New default file locations from src/contrib/sendmail/cf/README
1465	- newaliases limited to root and trusted users
1466	- MSA port (587) turned on by default
1467	- New queue file naming system so can't go from 8.11 -> 8.9
1468	- FEATURE(`rbl') renamed to FEATURE(`dnsbl')
1469	- FEATURE(`nullclient') is more full featured
1470	- FEATURE(`nouucp') requires an argument: `reject' or `nospecial'
1471	- mail.local FreeBSD-only -b option changed to -B
1472	- See src/contrib/sendmail/RELEASE_NOTES for more info
1473
147420000810:
1475	suidperl (aka sperl) is no longer build by default.  You must
1476	specifically define BUILD_SUIDPERL to "true" for it to be build.
1477	Furthermore, we recommend that you remove /usr/bin/sperl* and
1478	/usr/bin/suidperl files from your system unless you have a
1479	specific use for it.
1480
148120000729:
1482	Networking defaults have been tightened.  Anybody upgrading
1483	/etc/defaults/rc.conf needs to add the following lines to
1484	/etc/rc.conf if they want to have the same setup
1485	afterwards (unless the variables already are set, of course):
1486		# Enable network daemons for user convenience.
1487		inetd_enable="YES"
1488		portmap_enable="YES"
1489		sendmail_enable="YES"
1490
149120000728:
1492	If you have null_load="YES" in your /boot/loader.conf, you
1493	will need to change that to nullfs_load="YES".
1494
149520000728:
1496	The "installkernel" target has changed slightly. Now even if
1497	you override KERNEL e.g. 'make installkernel KERNEL=MYKERNEL'
1498	it will install the MYKERNEL file (built with the buildkernel
1499	target) as /kernel rather than /MYKERNEL. Those who have
1500	updated their /boot/loader.conf files to point to /MYKERNEL
1501	should remove that entry or perform manual rename of /kernel
1502	to /MYKERNEL.
1503
150420000711:
1505	If you use CVSUP or CTM to get CVS trees, AND you used to get
1506	the old crypto files from internat.freebsd.org AND you check
1507	out files from the CVS tree with the cvs command, please read
1508		http://people.freebsd.org/~imp/internat.txt
1509	for details on potential problems that you might have and how
1510	to get around them.
1511
1512	If you are merely a mirror, or don't answer yes to each of the
1513	clauses above, you needn't worry.
1514
151520000711:
1516	/etc/security has been updated to print the inode number of
1517	setuid programs that have changed.  You will see a large spike
1518	in the number of changed programs the first time when you run
1519	mergemaster to get a new /etc/security.
1520
152120000710:
1522	/dev/random now has good entropy collection (from the keyboard
1523	and sysmouse drivers). Please ensure that either `options
1524	RANDOMDEV' is present in your kernel config file or that
1525	`randomdev_load="YES"' is in your /boot/loader.conf. If you do
1526	not have the /dev/random driver, OpenSSL (and consequently
1527	lots of crypto tools (like SSH)) will fail with strange
1528	errors. (see below, 20000624).
1529
1530	FreeBSD-current is safe again to run Crypto.
1531
153220000709:
1533	phk made the malloc default options AJ.  This may slow things
1534	down and uncover other latent bugs in the code.  If you need to
1535	run at full speed, you can disable this by doing the following:
1536		ln -s aj /etc/malloc.conf
1537
153820000706:
1539	libftpio's version was accidentally bumped a few days ago.  This
1540	has been corrected.  You may need to remove /usr/lib/libftpio.so.6
1541	before doing your next buildworld/installworld pair.  It certainly
1542	won't hurt to remove it before the update procedure.  It will
1543	break fetch until a new one is built, but ftp can be used in the
1544	interim if needed.
1545
154620000705:
1547	The crypto packages have changed for the cvsup.  This has been done
1548	in a backward compatible way, but the old packages will go away at
1549	some point in the future.  Look at /usr/share/examples/cvsup for
1550	details.
1551
155220000704:
1553	With the new sys/modules/sound/drivers/*, you will need to
1554	set SYSDIR until you do an installworld after July 7th.
1555
155620000704:
1557	rc.shutdown and rc will now call the rc.d scripts with start
1558	or stop.  This may cause some harmless warnings from older
1559	rc.d scripts that haven't been updated.
1560
156120000630:
1562	The libfetch based version of fetch has gone into the tree.
1563	Minor problems may result on some of the less popular sites,
1564	which should be reported to des@freebsd.org.
1565
156620000625:
1567	From approximately this date forward, one must have the crypto
1568	system installed in order to build the system and kernel.
1569	While not technically strictly true, one should treat it as
1570	required and grab the crypto bits.  If you are grabbing CVS
1571	trees, src-all and cvs-crypto should be treated as if they
1572	were required.  You should check with the latest collections
1573	to make sure that these haven't changed.
1574
157520000624:
1576	Mark Murray just committed the first parts of a cleanup of
1577	/dev/zero, et al.  This is also cleaning up /dev/random.
1578	The entropy is disconnected, so DO NOT USE VERSIONS OF FREEBSD
1579	-CURRENT FROM THIS POINT to 2000710 for cryptographic services
1580	until Mark can merge in the fixes to this work in progress.
1581	openssh and openssl should not be used to generate keys from this
1582	date to the completion of the work.
1583
1584	If you must operate at this reduced level of security, add '
1585	options RANDOMDEV' to your kernel or modload the randomdev
1586	module.  You may also need to copy a new MAKEDEV to /dev and
1587	recreate the random and urandom devices.
1588
158920000622:
1590	The license on the softupdates is now a standard 2 clause
1591	BSD license.  You may need to remove your symbolic links
1592	that used to be required when updating.
1593
159420000621:
1595	Scott Flatman <sf@aracnet.com> sent in a decent write-up on
1596	the config file update procedure.
1597		http://people.freebsd.org/~imp/config-upd.html
1598	NOTE: LINT is gone.  It has been replaced with NOTES.  NOTES
1599	isn't buildable.  However, you can generate a LINT file:
1600		cd /sys/<ARCH>/conf && make LINT
1601
160220000620:
1603	Binutils 2.10 have hit the tree, or will shortly.  As soon
1604	as they do, the problem noted in 20000522 will be resolved and
1605	that workaround will no longer be required.
1606
160720000615:
1608	phk removed the compatibility creation of wd devices in the
1609	ad driver.  If you haven't done so already, you must update
1610	your fstab, etc to use the ad devices instead of the wd
1611	devices.
1612
1613	In addition, you'll need to update your boot blocks to a
1614	more modern version, if you haven't already done so.  Modern
1615	here means 4.0 release or newer (although older releases
1616	may work).
1617
161820000612:
1619	Peter took an axe to config(8).  Be sure that you read his mail
1620	on the topic before even thinking about updating.  You will
1621	need to create a /boot/device.hints or add a hints directive
1622	to your config file to compile them in statically.  The format
1623	of the config file has changed as well.  Please see GENERIC or
1624	NEWCARD for examples of the new format.
1625
1626	Indirectly, this also breaks USERCONFIG.  Unless a newer entry
1627	says that it has been fixed, assume that must use the hints mechanism
1628	in the loader if you need to use a machine with very old ISA cards
1629	in it.
1630
163120000522:
1632	A new set of binutils went into the tree today.  Anybody
1633	building a kernel after this point is advised that they need
1634	to rebuild their binutils (or better yet do a
1635	buildworld/installworld) before building a new kernel.
1636
1637	Due to bugs in binutils, using malloc options (eg /etc/malloc.conf
1638	or MALLOC_OPTIONS env var) J will cause ld to dump core.  It
1639	is recommended that you don't set this option until the problem
1640	is resolved.
1641
164220000513:
1643	The ethernet drivers were all updated to clean up the BPF handling.
1644
164520000510:
1646	The problems with boot blocks on the alphas have been corrected.
1647	This will require some care in updating alphas.  A new libstand
1648	is requires for the boot blocks to build properly.
1649
165020000503:
1651	Recompile all kld modules.  Proper version dependency info
1652	is now available.
1653
165420000502:
1655	Modules have been disconnected from the buildworld tree and
1656	connected to the kernel building instead.
1657
165820000427:
1659	You may need to build gperf
1660		cd /usr/src/gnu/usr.bin/gperf && make depend all install
1661	when upgrading from 4.0 -> current.  The build system now uses
1662	an option only in -current.
1663
166420000417:
1665	The method that we brand ELF binaries has changed to be more
1666	acceptable to the binutils maintainers.  You will need to
1667	rebrand your ELF binaries that aren't native.  One problem
1668	binary is the Linux ldconfig.  After your make world, but
1669	before you reboot, you'll need to issue:
1670		brandelf -t Linux /compat/linux/sbin/ldconfig
1671	if you have Linux compatibility enabled on your machine.
1672
167320000320:
1674	If you have really bad/marginal IDE drives, you may find they
1675	don't work well.  Use pio mode instead.  The easiest way to
1676	cope if you have a problem combination is to add:
1677		/sbin/sysctl hw.ata.ata_dma=0
1678	to the start of /etc/rc.conf.
1679
168020000319:
1681	The ISA and PCI compatibility shims have been connected to the
1682	options COMPAT_OLDISA and COMPAT_OLDPCI.  If you are using old
1683	style PCI or ISA drivers (i.e. tx, voxware, etc.) you must
1684	include the appropriate option in your kernel config.  Drivers
1685	using the shims should be updated or they won't ship with
1686	5.0-RELEASE, targeted for 2001.
1687
168820000318:
1689	We've entered the traditional post release dumping party.
1690	Large kernel changes are being committed and are in the
1691	works.  It is important to keep the systems' klds and kernel
1692	in sync as kernel interfaces and structures are changing.
1693	Before reporting kernel panics, make sure that all modules
1694	that you are loading are up to date.
1695
169620000315:
1697	If you are upgrading from an older version of FreeBSD, you
1698	need to update your boot blocks as well.  'disklabel -B ad0'
1699	will do the trick.  This isn't critical until you remove your
1700	wd device entries in /dev, at which point your system will not
1701	boot.
1702
170320000315:
1704	4.0 RELEASE shipped.  Please see the 4.0 UPDATING file for how
1705	to upgrade to 4.0 from 3.x.
1706
1707COMMON ITEMS:
1708
1709	# NOTE: 5.x below applies to 6.0-currrent as well, for the
1710	# momemnt.  4.any -> 5.any upgrade support will remain in
1711	# place for 6.0 current, but after 5.3 RELEASE, the 4.any ->
1712	# 6.0-current upgrade path will require moving through 5.3
1713	# RELEASE or newer.
1714
1715	General Notes
1716	-------------
1717	Avoid using make -j when upgrading.  From time to time in the
1718	past there have been problems using -j with buildworld and/or
1719	installworld.  This is especially true when upgrading between
1720	"distant" versions (eg one that cross a major release boundary
1721	or several minor releases, or when several months have passed
1722	on the -current branch).
1723
1724	Sometimes, obscure build problems are the result of environment
1725	poisoning.  This can happen because the make utility reads its
1726	environment when searching for values for global variables.
1727	To run your build attempts in an "environmental clean room",
1728	prefix all make commands with 'env -i '.  See the env(1) manual
1729	page for more details.
1730
1731	To build a kernel
1732	-----------------
1733	If you are updating from a prior version of FreeBSD (even one just
1734	a few days old), you should follow this procedure. With a
1735	/usr/obj tree with a fresh buildworld,
1736	make -DALWAYS_CHECK_MAKE buildkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE
1737	make -DALWAYS_CHECK_MAKE installkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE
1738
1739	To just build a kernel when you know that it won't mess you up
1740	--------------------------------------------------------------
1741	This assumes you are already running a 5.X system.  Replace
1742	${arch} with the architecture of your machine (e.g. "i386",
1743	"alpha", "amd64", "ia64", "pc98", "sparc64", etc).
1744
1745	cd src/sys/${arch}/conf
1746	config KERNEL_NAME_HERE
1747	cd ../compile/KERNEL_NAME_HERE
1748	make depend
1749	make
1750	make install
1751
1752	If this fails, go to the "To build a kernel" section.
1753
1754	To rebuild everything and install it on the current system.
1755	-----------------------------------------------------------
1756	# Note: sometimes if you are running current you gotta do more than
1757	# is listed here if you are upgrading from a really old current.
1758
1759	<make sure you have good level 0 dumps>
1760	<maybe fix /etc/fstab>				[7]
1761	make buildworld
1762	make kernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE
1763							[1]
1764	<reboot in single user>				[3]
1765	src/etc/rc.d/preseedrandom			[10]
1766	mergemaster -p					[5]
1767	make installworld
1768	mergemaster					[4]
1769	<reboot>
1770
1771
1772	To cross-install current onto a separate partition
1773	--------------------------------------------------
1774	# In this approach we use a separate partition to hold
1775	# current's root, 'usr', and 'var' directories.   A partition
1776	# holding "/", "/usr" and "/var" should be about 2GB in
1777	# size.
1778
1779	<make sure you have good level 0 dumps>
1780	<boot into -stable>
1781	make buildworld
1782	<maybe newfs current's root partition>
1783	<mount current's root partition on directory ${CURRENT_ROOT}>
1784	make installworld DESTDIR=${CURRENT_ROOT}
1785	make buildkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE
1786	cp src/sys/${ARCH}/conf/GENERIC.hints \
1787		${CURRENT_ROOT}/boot/device.hints	# as needed
1788	make installkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE DESTDIR=${CURRENT_ROOT}
1789	cd src/etc; make distribution DESTDIR=${CURRENT_ROOT} # if newfs'd
1790	cp /etc/fstab ${CURRENT_ROOT}/etc/fstab 		   # if newfs'd
1791	<edit ${CURRENT_ROOT}/etc/fstab to mount "/" from the correct partition>
1792	<reboot into current>
1793	<do a "native" rebuild/install as described in the previous section>
1794	<maybe install compatibility libraries from src/lib/compat>
1795 	<reboot>
1796
1797
1798	To upgrade in-place from 4.x-stable to current
1799	----------------------------------------------
1800	# 5.x uses more space than 4.x.  Also, the location of kernel
1801	# modules has changed.  If you are installing 5.x onto a 4.x
1802	# system, you'll need about 30MB of free disk space on your /
1803	# partition.  If you have less than this, you may encounter difficult
1804	# to back out of problems with this procedure.  If /tmp is on
1805	# the / partition, you may want to completely remove all its content
1806	# before upgrading, as this can be a common source of shortage of
1807	# space on /.
1808
1809	<make sure you have good level 0 dumps>
1810	<maybe fix /etc/fstab>				[7]
1811	make buildworld					[9]
1812	cp sys/${MACHINE}/conf/GENERIC.hints /boot/device.hints [2]
1813	make kernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE		[8]
1814	cd sys/boot ; make STRIP="" install		[6]
1815							[1]
1816	<reboot in single user>				[3]
1817	src/etc/rc.d/preseedrandom			[10]
1818	mergemaster -p					[5]
1819	rm -rf /usr/include/g++
1820	make installworld
1821	mergemaster -i					[4]
1822	<reboot>
1823
1824	Make sure that you've read the UPDATING file to understand the
1825	tweaks to various things you need.  At this point in the life
1826	cycle of current, things change often and you are on your own
1827	to cope.  The defaults can also change, so please read ALL of
1828	the UPDATING entries.
1829
1830	Also, if you are tracking -current, you must be subscribed to
1831	freebsd-current@freebsd.org.  Make sure that before you update
1832	your sources that you have read and understood all the recent
1833	messages there.  If in doubt, please track -stable which has
1834	much fewer pitfalls.
1835
1836	[1] If you have third party modules, such as vmware, you
1837	should disable them at this point so they don't crash your
1838	system on reboot.
1839
1840	[2] If you have legacy ISA devices, you may need to create
1841	your own device.hints to reflect your unique hardware
1842	configuration.
1843
1844	[3] From the bootblocks, boot -s, and then do
1845		fsck -p
1846		mount -u /
1847		mount -a
1848		cd src
1849		adjkerntz -i		# if CMOS is wall time
1850	Also, when doing a major release upgrade, it is required that
1851	you boot into single user mode to do the installworld.
1852	For the 4.x -> 5.x upgrade, you will also see many messages about
1853	needing to recompile your userland.  These are harmless and can
1854	be ignored while you proceed to the next step.
1855
1856	[4] Note: This step is non-optional.  Failure to do this step
1857	can result in a significant reduction in the functionality of the
1858	system.  Attempting to do it by hand is not recommended and those
1859	that pursue this avenue should read this file carefully, as well
1860	as the archives of freebsd-current and freebsd-hackers mailing lists
1861	for potential gotchas.
1862
1863	[5] Usually this step is a noop.  However, from time to time
1864	you may need to do this if you get unknown user in the following
1865	step.  It never hurts to do it all the time.  You may need to
1866	install a new mergemaster (cd src/usr.sbin/mergemaster && make
1867	install) after the buildworld before this step if you last updated
1868	from current before 20020224 or from -stable before 20020408.
1869
1870	[6] 4.x boot loader can be used to boot a 5.x system, however
1871	it is difficult to do that at best.  If you wish to try, then
1872	you should interrupt the boot and at the ok prompt type:
1873		ok unload
1874		ok boot /boot/kernel/kernel
1875	If this fails to work, you must install a new boot loader as
1876	described here.
1877
1878	[7] Before you upgrade, please make sure that you are not using
1879	compatibility slices.  These are device names of the form /dev/ad0a
1880	without the actual slice name.  These will break with 5.x and newer.
1881	You generally must update these entries to use the post FreeBSD
1882	2.x form of /dev/ad0s1a. i386 and pc98 are affected, while alpha
1883	is not.
1884
1885	[8] In order to have a kernel that can run the 4.x binaries
1886	needed to do an installworld, you must include the COMPAT_FREEBSD4
1887	option in your kernel.  Failure to do so may leave you with a system
1888	that is hard to boot to recover.
1889
1890	Make sure that you merge any new devices from GENERIC since the
1891	last time you updated your kernel config file.
1892
1893	[9] When checking out sources, you must include the -P flag to have
1894	cvs prune empty directories.
1895
1896	If CPUTYPE is defined in your /etc/make.conf, make sure to use the
1897	"?=" instead of the "=" assignment operator, so that buildworld can
1898	override the CPUTYPE if it needs to.
1899
1900	MAKEOBJDIRPREFIX must be defined in an environment variable, and
1901	not on the command line, or in /etc/make.conf.  buildworld will
1902	warn if it is improperly defined.
1903
1904	In case you would like to avoid installing new packages of everything,
1905	you might want to uncomment the "COMPAT4X=	YES" entry, so that 4.x
1906	compatibility libraries are built which should allow you to continue
1907	using your existing software for a while.  Alternatively, you can
1908	install the misc/compat4x port.
1909
1910	[10] In order to create temporary files, /dev/random must be
1911	initialized by feeding data into it.  src/etc/rc.d/preseedrandom
1912	takes care of this.
1913FORMAT:
1914
1915This file contains a list, in reverse chronological order, of major
1916breakages in tracking -current.  Not all things will be listed here,
1917and it only starts on March 15, 2000.  Updating files can found in
1918previous releases if your system is older than this.
1919
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