UPDATING revision 136792
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
2620041022:
27	The size of struct tcpcb has changed.  You have to recompile
28	userland programs that read kmem for tcp sockets directly
29	(netstat, sockstat, etc.)
30
3120041018:
32	A major sweep over the tty drivers to elimnate approx 3100
33	lines of copy&pasted code have been performed.  As a part of
34	this change some tty devices have changed names:
35	sio devices are now named:	{tty,cua}d%d[.init,.lock]
36	ucom devices are now named:	{tty,cua}U%d[.init,.lock]
37	For other drivers see the commit logs.
38
3920041007:
40	The FreeBSD keyword is no longer a requirement for a valid
41	rc.d script. The rc(8) and rc.shutdown(8) scripts no longer check
42	for the existence of this keyword when ordering rc.d scripts.
43	This change touches most of the file in /etc/rc.d; therefore,
44	if you have not modified any files in that directory it may
45	be easier to rm -rf /etc/rc.d and then use the -i switch with
46	mergemaster(8).
47
4820041007:
49	One of the syscalls the 1:1 threading library libthr uses has
50	changed, thus breaking ABI compatibility. Make sure you rebuild
51	this library with the kernel.
52
5320041001:
54	The following libraries had their version number bumped up:
55		/lib/libm.so.2 -> libm.so.3
56		/lib/libreadline.so.4 -> libreadline.so.5
57		/usr/lib/libhistory.so.4 -> libhistory.so.5
58		/usr/lib/libopie.so.2 -> libopie.so.3
59		/usr/lib/libpcap.so.2 -> libpcap.so.3
60	FreeBSD 4.10 versions of these libraries will be added to the
61	compat4x collection.  If you expect to be able to run old 4.X
62	executables you will need to remove the old versions of these
63	libraries.  However note that any 5.X executables you have built
64	will stop working once you remove those old libraries.  You should
65	have all your ports/packages rebuilt before removing the old
66	libraries.
67
6820040929:
69	The pfil API has gained an additional argument to pass an inpcb.
70	You should rebuild all pfil consuming modules: ipfw, ipfilter
71	and pf.
72
7320040928:
74	If named is enabled, the default is now to run it in a chroot
75	"sandbox." For users with existing configurations in
76	/etc/namedb the migration should be simple. Upgrade your
77	world as usual, then after installworld but before
78	mergemaster do the following:
79
80	If named is running: /etc/rc.d/named stop
81	cd /etc
82	mv namedb namedb.bak
83	mkdir -p /var/named/etc/namedb
84	cp -Rp namedb.bak/* /var/named/etc/namedb/
85	mergemaster (with your usual options)
86	If using the generated localhost* files:
87		cd /var/named/etc/namedb
88		/bin/sh make-localhost
89		rm -f localhost-v6.rev localhost.rev
90	/etc/rc.d/syslogd restart
91	/etc/rc.d/named start
92
93	If you are using a custom configuration, or if you have
94	customised the named_* variables in /etc/rc.conf[.local]
95	then you may have to adjust the instructions accordingly.
96	It is suggested that you carefully examine the new named
97	variables in /etc/defaults/rc.conf and the options in
98	/var/named/etc/namedb/named.conf to see if they might
99	now be more suitable.
100
10120040925:
102	BIND 9 has been imported into the base, and is now fully
103	functional. BIND 8 has now been removed. There are numerous
104	differences between BIND 8 and 9, and users with critical
105	named installations should read the migration documentation
106	in /usr/share/doc/bind9/misc/migration. There is also a
107	new instruction manual in /usr/share/doc/bind9/arm.
108
109	The key differences that most users will experience are in
110	how picky BIND 9 is about zone file format. If you are using
111	named as a resolving (caching) name server, you will likely
112	not have trouble.
113
114	The following files are part of the old BIND 8 installation
115	and should be removed:
116	/usr/bin/dnskeygen /usr/bin/dnsquery /usr/libexec/named-xfer
117	/usr/sbin/named.restart /usr/sbin/ndc
118
119	The following files have moved to /usr/bin, and should be
120	removed from their old locations:
121	/usr/sbin/nslookup /usr/sbin/nsupdate
122
12320040914:
124	The format of the pflogd(8) logfile "/var/log/pflog" has changed for
125	architectures that have a 64 bit long type to make it compatible to
126	the standard pcap format. In order to prevent corruption move away
127	any old logfile before using a new pflogd(8).
128
12920040906:
130	debug.witness_* has been renamed to debug.witness.*.  There are
131	compatibility tunables left in for a few days.  Update loader.conf
132	as necessary.
133
13420040902:
135	The ifi_epoch change has been reverted because the ABI breakage
136	was too extensive.  If you are running with a kernel/userland
137	containing the initial change (20040830), you should heed the
138	warning about ifconfig incompatibility when upgrading again.
139	With this change, 5.3 and 6.0 ifconfigs and kernels are once
140	again interoperable.
141
14220040830:
143	A new variable, ifi_epoch, has been added to struct if_data
144	which is part if struct ifnet.  This means all network drivers
145	and network monitoring applications need to be recompiled.
146
147        WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING
148
149        This also breaks ifconfig compatibility.  An old ifconfig will
150        not work with the new kernel and a new ifconfig will not work
151        with the old.  It is strongly recommended that you make a copy
152        of your old ifconfig before installworld.  If you are installing
153        remotely, you must copy over a new ifconfig before rebooting in
154        to the new kernel.
155
15620040828:
157	The default configuration for the network stack has been changed
158	such that it now runs without the Giant lock unless configured
159	otherwise.  If you experience network-related instability, you
160	may wish to try setting "debug.mpsafenet=0" or compiling the
161	kernel with "options NET_WITH_GIANT".  Details on the netperf
162	project may be found at:
163
164	    http://www.watson.org/~robert/freebsd/netperf/
165
166	Including the 20040828 announcement of configuration change
167	details.
168
16920040827:
170	PFIL_HOOKS are a fixed part of the network stack now and do not
171	need to be specified in the kernel configuration file anymore.
172
17320040819:
174	Netgraph changed its message format slightly to align the data
175	portion well on 64 bit machines.
176	Netgraph using utilities (e.g. ngctl, nghook, ppp, mpd,
177	pppoed, bluetooth, ATM) should be recompiled when a new kernel
178	is installed.
179
18020040817:
181	IPFW has been converted to use PFIL_HOOKS.  This change is
182	transparent to userland and preserves the ipfw ABI.  The ipfw
183	core packet inspection and filtering functions have not been
184	changed, only how ipfw is invoked is different.  Note that
185	"option PFIL_HOOKS" is required to use IPFIREWALL compiled
186	into the kernel or as KLD.
187
18820040814:
189	The RANDOM_IP_ID option has been replaced by the sysctl
190	net.inet.ip.random_id. If you had RANDOM_IP_ID in your kernel then
191	you may want to add "net.inet.ip.random_id=1" to /etc/sysctl.conf.
192
19320040807:
194	The size of 'struct ifnet' has changed due to the addition of the
195	if_carp placeholder.  All kernel modules implementing network
196	interfaces must be recompiled as a result.
197
19820040806:
199	Module loading has been fixed.  Some older installations will
200	drop proper module_path initialization and modules will fail to
201	load properly.  If you have a line in /boot/loader.rc that says:
202	"initialize drop", do (i386 only):
203		cp /usr/src/sys/boot/i386/loader/loader.rc /boot/loader.rc
204		chown root:wheel /boot/loader.rc
205		chmod 444 /boot/loader.rc
206
20720040802:
208	making /dev/(null|zero) into a module proved to be too unpopular,
209	so this bit has been revoked from the previous (20040801) entry.
210
21120040801:
212	The /dev/mem, /dev/io /dev/(null/zero) devices are now modules,
213	so you may wish to add them to your kernel config file. See
214	GENERIC for examples.
215
21620040728:
217	System compiler has been upgraded to GCC 3.4.2-pre. As with any major
218	compiler upgrade, there are several issues to be aware of. GCC 3.4.x
219	has broken C++ ABI compatibility with previous releases yet again
220	and users will have to rebuild all their C++ programs with the new
221	compiler. If you are getting run-time error such as
222	/libexec/ld-elf.so.1: Undefined symbol "_ZNSs20_S_empty_rep_storageE"
223	This entry does apply to you.
224
225	A new unit-at-a-time optimization mode, which is default in this
226	compiler release, is more aggressive in removing unused static
227	symbols. This is the likely cause of 'make buildworld' breakages
228	with non-default CFLAGS where optimization level is set to -O2
229	or higher.
230
231	With the upgrade of the system compiler, the kernel has been upgraded
232	to match the new system compiler.  This makes it impossible to build
233	a new kernel with the old compiler.  Upgrade your system via
234	make buildworld and make kernel (see below) to fix this problem.
235
23620040727:
237	The size of 'struct ifnet' has changed due to the addition of
238	the IFF_NEEDSGIANT flag (and what it implies).  All kernel
239	modules implementing network interfaces must be recompiled as
240	a result.
241
24220040716:
243	The sound device drivers are renamed.  `sound' is always required,
244	while `snd_*' should be configured accordingly to your hardware.
245	Refer to NOTES for the detail of the drivers.
246
24720040710:
248	__FreeBSD_version bumped to 502122.
249
25020040710:
251	The console initialization on Alpha has been reworked and is now
252	identical to other platforms. This means that the hardcoding of
253	the serial console and the debug port has been removed. As such,
254	hints are now required for the sio(4) driver to become a console
255	or debug port. The NO_SIO option has been decommissioned because
256	of this.
257
25820040710:
259	A revamp of the debugging code in the kernel with some visible
260	changes beyond just the debugging experience:
261	o  The DDB option is now specific to the DDB debugger backend
262	   and should not be used any more for conditional compilation
263	   of debugging code for when debugging is enabled. Use the KDB
264	   option for this.
265	o  The WITNESS_DDB, DDB_TRACE and DDB_UNATTENDED options have
266	   been renamed to WITNESS_KDB, KDB_TRACE and KDB_UNATTENDED
267	   respectively. This is in line with the first bullet.
268	o  The remote GDB support has been untangled from DDB and needs
269	   to be enabled separately now. Use the GDB option for this.
270	o  The GDB_REMOTE_CHAT option has been removed. Support for this
271	   homegrown feature is discontinued. The GDB remote protocol
272	   supports console output and it makes sense to use that. 
273	o  The DDB_NOKLDSYM option has been removed. The DDB debugger
274	   now supports both direct symbol table lookups as well as KLD
275	   symbol lookups through the linker.
276
27720040708:
278	Bluetooth code has been marked as non-i386 specific.
279	__FreeBSD_version has been bumped to 502121 to mark this change.
280
28120040702:
282	The native preemption has been added to the kernel scheduler.
283	There is some report that the ULE scheduler was broken in some
284	machines and we encourage users using the ULE scheduler either
285	stick with a known good kernel, or temporarily switch to the 4BSD
286	scheduler as a workaround.
287
28820040630:
289	The netgraph ABI version number has been incremented to indicate
290	an incompatible change in the ABI. Old netgraph nodes will refuse
291	to attach until recompiled. Netgraph now uses mbuf tags to move
292	metadata and this commit removes its home-grown metadata facility.
293	Nodes should just recompile, unless they use metadata, in which
294	case the changes are simple; the file ng_ksocket.c serves as an
295	example of such changes.
296
297	This also broke i4b, although the compile problem has been papered
298	over.
299
30020040630:
301	ACPI has been updated to disable known-bad BIOS revisions.  A message
302	will be printed on the console indicating that ACPI has been disabled
303	automatically and that the user should use a newer BIOS, if possible.
304	If you think ACPI does work on your system and want to override
305	this (i.e., for testing), set hint.acpi.0.disabled="0" at the
306	loader prompt.
307
30820040623:
309	pf was updated to OpenBSD-stable 3.5 and pflogd(8) is privilege
310	separated now. It uses the newly created "_pflogd" user/group
311	combination. If you plan to use pflogd(8) make sure to run
312	mergemaster -p or install the "_pflogd" user and group manually.
313
31420040622:
315	Network interface cloning has been overhauled.  This change will
316	require a recompile of modules using cloning and modification of
317	external ones to the new API.  __FreeBSD_version has been bumped
318	to 502119 to mark this change.  Additionally, users creating
319	stf(4) interfaces via "ifconfig stf" will need to update their
320	scripts as this will create an interface named "stf" instead of
321	"stf0" and ifconfig will not print "stf0" to stdout.
322
32320040621:
324	On 20040524, the /etc/rc.d/nsswitch script was modified to
325	automatically create /etc/nsswitch.conf on startup if it did
326	not already exist.  Unfortunately, an error in the man page
327	was carried over to the script, resulting in incorrect
328	nsswitch settings.  The simplest remedy is to remove both
329	/etc/nsswitch.conf and /etc/host.conf; they will be recreated
330	during the next reboot.
331
33220040614:
333	The return value of sema_timedwait(9) has been changed to
334	make it consistent with cv_timedwait(9).  Be sure to recompile
335	the ips module and any third-party modules which call
336	sema_timedwait.
337
33820040613:
339	ALTQ is now linked to the build. This breaks ABI for struct ifnet.
340	Make sure to recompile modules and any userland that makes use of
341	sizeof(struct ifnet). In order to get the altq headers in place
342	please recompile and reinstall world.
343
34420040607:
345	Splitting kern_thread.c into 2 files (adding kern_kse.c)
346	requires that you re-run config after updating your tree.
347
34820040601:
349	The MIDI drivers have been removed. Until the new module-friendly
350	ones are merged, remove or comment out midi and seq from your
351	kernel configuration.
352
35320040423:
354	Due to a new option in ipfw (versrcreach) the ipfw(8) command
355	needs to be recompiled.  Normal accept/reject rules without
356	options are not affected but those with options may break until
357	ipfw(8) is recompiled.
358
35920040420:
360	Due to changes in the callout ABI, kernels compiled after this
361	date may be incompatible with kernel modules compiled prior to
362	20040406.
363
36420040414:
365	The PCI bus power state stuff has been turned on.  If this causes
366	problems for your system, please disable it using the tunable
367	hw.pci.do_powerstate=0.
368
36920040412:
370	The bulk of the pci problems have been fixed, although the floppy
371	drive is still broken.
372
37320040410:
374	A substantial update to the pci bus resource and power management
375	have been committed.  Expect a bumpy ride for a few days until
376	the unanticipated problems have been resolved.
377
37820040409:
379        Due to changes in the the Yarrow initialization process,
380        /dev/random needs to be fed before operations requiring
381        temp files can succeed in single user mode.  This includes
382        running "make installworld". /dev/random may be fed by running
383        "/etc/rc.d/initrandom start" or with 20040415 source by running
384        "/etc/rc.d/preseedrandom".
385
38620040322:
387	The debug.mpsafenet tunable controls whether the kernel Giant
388	lock is held across the lower levels of the network stack, and
389	by default is turned off.  In the few days following 20040322,
390	the behavior of debug.mpsafenet will change such that this
391	tunable controls Giant over all levels of the network stack.
392	If you are currently setting debug.mpsafenet to 1, you should
393	set it back to 0 (the default) again during the change-over.
394	An additional note will be added to UPDATING when sufficient
395	locking is merged to permit this to take place.
396
39720040310:
398	The FreeBSD/sparc64 platform is changing time_t from 32-bits to
399	64-bits.  This is a very major incompatible change, so people
400	using FreeBSD/sparc64 *must* read the UPDATING.64BTT file for
401	detailed instructions on how to make this upgrade.  People
402	upgrading FreeBSD on other platforms can ignore this event.
403
40420040308:
405	The packet filter (pf) is now installed with the base system. Make
406	sure to run mergemaster -p before installworld to create required
407	user account ("proxy"). If you do not want to build pf with your
408	system you can use the NO_PF knob in make.conf.
409	Also note that pf requires "options PFIL_HOOKS" in the kernel. The
410	pf system consists of the following three devices:
411	device		pf		# required
412	device		pflog		# optional
413	device		pfsync		# optional
414
41520040303:
416	If you are having trouble with the libc_r -> libpthread transition
417	(see the 20040130 entry), place the following lines at the top of
418	/etc/libmap.conf:
419
420	libc_r.so.5		libpthread.so.1
421	libc_r.so		libpthread.so
422
423	This will cause all programs and libraries linked against libc_r
424	to use libpthread instead.
425
42620040226:
427	Some sshd configuration defaults have changed: protocol version 1
428	is no longer enabled by default, and password authentication is
429	disabled by default if PAM is enabled (which it is by default).
430	OpenSSH clients should not be affected by this; other clients may
431	have to be reconfigured, upgraded or replaced.
432
43320040225:
434	The ABIs defined in <resolv.h> and <netdb.h> have been updated
435	to support improved reentrancy.  Multi-threaded programs that
436	reference the "_res" or "h_errno" symbols may experience some
437	problems if they are not recompiled.  Single-threaded programs
438	should remain unaffected.
439
44020040225:
441	routed has been updated in the base system from the vendor
442	sources, routed v2.27, from rhyolite.com. This change means that
443	for users who use RIP's MD5 authentication feature, FreeBSD
444	-CURRENT's routed is now incompatible with previous versions
445	of FreeBSD; however it is now compatible with implementations
446	from Sun, Cisco and other vendors.
447
44820040224:
449	The tcpcb structure has changed and makes a recompile of libkvm
450	and related userland network utilities necessary.
451
45220040222:
453	The cdevsw structure has changed in two externally visible ways.
454	First, the sense of the D_GIANT flag has changed to D_NEEDSGIANT.
455	Second, the d_version field must be filled in with D_VERSION.
456	Drivers outside the tree will need to be updated.
457
45820040207:
459	The /etc/rc.d/ttys script has been removed. It is no longer
460	necessary since devfs has been mandatory for some time.
461
46220040130:
463	libkse has been renamed back to libpthread and is now the
464	default threads library.  The gcc -pthread option has also
465	been changed to link to libpthread instead of libc_r.  For
466	alpha and sparc64 machines, libkse is not renamed and links
467	are installed so that libpthread points to libc_r.  Until
468	the ports system is updated to handle this change, it is
469	recommended that folks install an /etc/libmap.conf(5) that
470	maps libc_r to libpthread.  If you have any binaries or
471	libraries linked to libkse, then it is also recommended
472	that you map libkse to libpthread.  Anyone that is using
473	nvidia supplied drivers and libraries should use a libmap.conf
474	that maps libpthread to libc_r since their drivers/libraries
475	do not work with libpthread.
476
47720040125:
478	ULE has entered into its probationary period as the default scheduler
479	in GENERIC.  For the average user, interactivity is reported to be
480	better in many cases.  On SMP machines ULE will be able to make more
481	efficient use of the available parallel resources.  If you are not
482	running it now, please switch over, replacing the kernel option
483	SCHED_4BSD with SCHED_ULE.
484
48520040125:
486	Move LongRun support out of identcpu.c, where it hardly
487	belongs, into its own file and make it opt-in, not mandatory,
488	depending on CPU_ENABLE_LONGRUN config(8) option.
489
49020031213:
491	src/lib/libc/gen/initgroups.c:1.8 now causes logins to fail
492	if the login process is unable to successfully set the
493	process credentials to include all groups defined for the
494	user.  The current kernel limit is 16 groups; administrators
495	may wish to check that users do not have over 16 groups
496	defined, or they will be unable to log in.
497
49820031203:
499	The ACPI module has been reactivated.  It is no longer required
500	to compile ACPI support into kernels statically.
501
50220031112:
503	The statfs structure has been updated with 64-bit fields to
504	allow accurate reporting of multi-terabyte filesystem
505	sizes. You should build world, then build and boot the new kernel
506	BEFORE doing a `installworld' as the new kernel will know about
507	binaries using the old statfs structure, but an old kernel will
508	not know about the new system calls that support the new statfs
509	structure.
510	Note that the backwards compatibility is only present when the
511	kernel is configured with the COMPAT_FREEBSD4 option. Since
512	even /bin/sh will not run with a new kernel without said option
513	you're pretty much dead in the water without it. Make sure you
514	have COMPAT_FREEBSD4!
515	Running an old kernel after a `make world' will cause programs
516	such as `df' that do a statfs system call to fail with a bad
517	system call. Marco Wertejuk <wertejuk@mwcis.com> also reports
518	that cfsd (ports/security/cfs) needs to be recompiled after
519	these changes are installed.
520
521	****************************DANGER*******************************
522
523	DO NOT make installworld after the buildworld w/o building and
524	installing a new kernel FIRST.  You will be unable to build a
525	new kernel otherwise on a system with new binaries and an old
526	kernel.
527
52820031112:
529	Some netgraph string length constants have been changed. This
530	change requires the netgraph kernel modules and all netgraph
531	userland components to be in sync. Especially users who require
532	netgraph to boot need to make sure to have world and kernel in
533	sync before rebooting.
534
53520031111:
536	Hyperthreading logical CPU's are no longer probed by default
537	when using the MP Table.  If ACPI is being used, then logical
538	CPUs will be probed if hyperthreading is enabled in the BIOS.
539	If ACPI is not being used and hyperthreading is enabled in the
540	BIOS, logical CPUs can be enabled by building a custom kernel
541	with the option MPTABLE_FORCE_HTT enabled.
542
54320031103:
544	The i386 APIC_IO kernel option has been replaced by
545	'device apic'.  The ACPI module has also been temporarily
546	disabled, so ACPI must be statically compiled into your
547	kernel using 'device acpi' if you wish to use the ACPI driver.
548
54920031031:
550	The API and ABI of struct ifnet have been changed by removing
551	the if_name and if_unit members and replacing them with
552	if_xname, if_dname, and if_dunit.  All network drivers and most
553	userland programs which include net/if_var.h must be updated
554	and recompiled.  __FreeBSD_version has been bumped to 501113 to
555	reflect this change.
556
55720030928:
558	Changes to the cdevsw default functions have been made to remove
559	the need to specify nullopen() and nullclose() explicitly.
560	__FreeBSD_version bumped to 501110.
561
56220030926:
563	kiconv(3) has been added. mount_msdosfs(8), mount_ntfs(8) and
564	mount_cd9660(8) need to be in sync with kernel.
565
56620030925:
567	Configuring a system to use IPFILTER now requires that PFIL_HOOKS
568	also be explicitly configured.  Previously this dependency was
569	magically handled through some cruft in net/pfil.h; but that has
570	been removed.  Building a kernel with IPFILTER but not PFIL_HOOKS
571	will fail with obtuse errors in ip_fil.c.
572
57320030923:
574	Fix a bug in arplookup(), whereby a hostile party on a locally
575	attached network could exhaust kernel memory, and cause a system
576	panic, by sending a flood of spoofed ARP requests. See
577	FreeBSD-SA-03:14.arp.
578
57920030915:
580	A change to /etc/defaults/rc.conf now causes inetd to be started
581	with `-C 60' if it is not overridden in /etc/rc.conf.  This
582	causes inetd to stop accepting connections from an IP address
583	that exceeds the rate of 60 connections per minute.
584
58520030829:
586	The following rc.d scripts have been removed and should be
587	deleted from your installation: atm2.sh atm3.sh devdb
588	localdaemons network1 network2 network3. Depending on when
589	you last updated world and used mergemaster(8) you may or
590	may not have problems during the rc boot sequence. The simplest
591	solution is an 'rm -rf /etc/rc.d/*' and then 'mergemaster -i'.
592	The atm2.sh atm3.sh and devdb scripts were removed some time
593	ago, so depending on when you installed -CURRENT these scripts
594	may or may not exist on your system.
595
59620030824:
597	ATAng has been committed. You need to build world as sys/ata.h
598	has changed, and userland atacontrol depends on it.
599	If you use ATA SW raids you need "device ataraid" in your
600	kernel config file, as it is no longer pulled in automatically.
601
60220030819:
603	The OFW_NEWPCI option has been turned on in the Sparc64 GENERIC kernel.
604	Among other things, this changes the device enumeration to be
605	closer to Solaris.  Be aware that, this can even cause the machine
606	to not boot without manual intervention before the fstab is adjusted.
607
60820030728:
609	All current USB and Firewire quirks in da(4) have been deprecated
610	and will be removed for 5.2.  If this causes failure for your
611	umass(4) devices, enable "options DA_OLD_QUIRKS" in your kernel
612	and send the output of "camcontrol inquiry da0" to scsi@freebsd.org
613	so the quirk can be re-enabled.
614
61520030724:
616	Problems with entry 20030714 have been corrected and no known issues
617	with /rescue and -j exist for host systems after this point in time.
618
61920030722:
620	FPU-less support has been removed from FreeBSD.  Chances are you won't
621	notice.  386+387 support should still work after this change, but
622	it is now a minimum requirement for the i386 port that you have real
623	FPU hardware.
624
62520030714:
626	Some people are having problems with changes related to /rescue.
627	If you are building -j N, you will need to define NO_RESCUE.  Others
628	will need to define it if /rescue has issues with their environment.
629	People should report those issues to current@.
630
63120030711:
632	gcc was upgraded to 3.3.  You are advised to not build -DNOCLEAN
633	across this point.  Further, it might be a good idea to remove
634	/usr/obj.
635
63620030610:
637	Remove deprecated locale names and transition period code
638	for them, finishing switching to the new scheme. Check your
639	LANG environment variable.
640
64120030609:
642	CCD has been changed to be a fully GEOMified class.  Kernel
643	and ccdconfig(8) needs to be in sync, this is particularly
644	important to remember beforehand if your source tree is on
645	a ccd device.  Consider making a copy of the old ccdconfig
646	into /boot/kernel.good or wherever you keep your backup
647	kernel.
648
64920030605:
650	There was a small window in which sed(1) was broken.  If you
651	happen to have sed(1) installed during that window, which is
652	evidenced by an inability to build world with the failure
653	given below, you need to manually build and install sed(1)
654	(and only sed(1)) before doing anything else. This is a one-
655	time snafu. Typical failure mode:
656
657	In file included from /usr/src/contrib/binutils/bfd/targets.c:1092:
658	targmatch.h:7:1: null character(s) ignored
659	targmatch.h:12:1: null character(s) ignored
660	targmatch.h:16:1: null character(s) ignored
661		:
662
663	The window of "sed(1)-uction" is from Wed Jun 4 15:31:55 2003 UTC
664	to Thu Jun 5 12:10:19 2003 UTC (from rev 1.30 to rev 1.31 of
665	usr.bin/sed/process.c).
666
66720030505:
668	Kerberos 5 (Heimdal) is now built by default. Setting
669	MAKE_KERBEROS5 no longer has any effect. If you do NOT
670	want the "base" Kerberos 5, you need to set NO_KERBEROS.
671
67220030502:
673	groff has been updated.  If you try to do a buildworld and
674	get an infinite loop in troff, update to May 4th or newer.  If you
675	have a newer kernel than userland, you may need to set the OSRELDATE
676	to 500110 in your environment before starting a buildworld.
677
67820030501:
679	The old rc system has been removed.  Please report any problems
680	to freebsd-rc@yahoogroups.com, and/or freebsd-current@freebsd.org.
681	Your personal versions of these files will not be removed, so you can
682	continue to use them. However, you should take great care when updating,
683	especially when using mergemaster, since the compatibility code that
684	utilizes these old scripts has also been removed.
685
68620030423:
687	A bug has been fixed in /dev/devctl which would cause devd
688	to hang on boot, were it not for a workaround in devd.  The
689	work around in devd will be removed around 20030507.  You
690	have until then to upgrade your kernel before updating
691	userland.  In general, you should have a userland and
692	kernel that's in sync with each other.  However, given the
693	effects of this bug (hang on boot when starting devd), some
694	allowances are made.
695
69620030329:
697	Alphas with libc from between 20030312 and 20030329 exhibit
698	floating point exceptions (FPEs), most notably in awk(1)
699	while upgrading the system through a buildworld.
700
701	So, to successfully upgrade your Alpha, you must either
702	downgrade your libc.so to a pre-20030312 version, or update
703	/usr/share/mk/bsd.cpu.mk to revision 1.26 which adds -mieee
704	to CFLAGS, then forcibly rebuild and install libc:
705
706	cd /usr/src/lib/libc && \
707	    make cleandir && make obj && \
708	    make -DNOMAN -DNOPROFILE all && \
709	    make -DNOMAN -DNOPROFILE install
710
71120030208:
712	sendmail 8.12.7 has been imported.  It has one important
713	change for IPv6 users.  The default submit.mc now uses
714	'[127.0.0.1]' instead of 'localhost' meaning only IPv4 is
715	used to connect to the MTA.  Users on IPv6-only machines
716	will need to edit /etc/mail/submit.mc appropriately.
717
71820030128:
719	NODEVFS option has been removed and DEVFS thereby made standard.
720	This makes all references to MAKEDEV obsolete, and they should
721	be removed when convenient.
722
72320030126:
724	The name of the device for the ofw console has changed, sparc64 users
725	must run mergemaster to update their installed /etc/ttys.
726
72720030125:
728	The scheduler framework has grown a second scheduler and consequently
729	you must specify one and only one scheduler in your kernel config.
730	The cvs config files have been updated to use the old scheduler
731	which may be selected via 'options SCHED_4BSD'.  If you would like
732	to try the new, much more experimental, scheduler please try
733	'options SCHED_ULE' and contribute to the arch@ discussion.
734
73520030115:
736	A new version of the wi driver has been imported into the tree.
737	One now must have device wlan in the config file for it to operate
738	properly.
739
740	In addition, there have been some changes to how wi devices are
741	configured for point to point links to bring it more in line
742	with the former way of doing things, as well as compatibility
743	with NetBSD.
744
74520021222:
746 	For a period after the GCC 3.2.1 import (from 12/04 to 12/22), GCC
747 	used an incompatible form of ABI for returning structures and unions
748 	which FreeBSD's GCC maintainers were not aware of relative to previous
749 	versions of FreeBSD.  We have gone back to the ABI for now, and any
750 	code compiled which is required to interoperate with other code (not
751 	built at the same time) returning structs or unions should be
752	rebuilt.
753
75420021216:
755	A name change in /etc/netconfig has been reverted to stay
756	compatible with suns TIRPC and also with NetBSD. You need
757	to run mergemaster after make world. A new libc does still work
758	with an outdated /etc/netconfig for some time, but you'll get
759	a warning. This warning will be removed in 20030301.
760
76120021202:
762	The recent binutils upgrade marks a kernel flag day on
763	sparc64: modules built with the old binutils will not work
764	with new kernels and vice versa. Mismatches will result in
765	panics.  Make sure your kernel and modules are in sync.
766
76720021029:
768	The value of IPPROTO_DIVERT has changed.  Make sure to keep
769	your kernel, netstat, natd and any third-party DIVERT
770	consumers in sync.
771
77220021024:
773	Old, compatibility slices have been removed in GEOM kernels.
774	This means that you will have to update your /etc/fstab to
775	not use disk devices of the form /dev/ad0a.  Instead, you
776	now must specify /dev/ad0s1a, or whatever slice your FreeBSD
777	partition really is on.  The old device names have gone
778	away, so if you use them anywhere else, you must also adjust
779	those uses.  (This doesn't affect the disks formatted in
780	the ``dangerously-dedicated'' mode.)
781
78220021023:
783	Alphas with kernels from between 20020830 and 20021023 and/or
784	rtld (ld-elf.so.1) older than 20021023 may experience problems
785	with groff while doing a buildworld (kernel: "out of memory",
786	fixed in rev 1.129 of kern/imgact_elf.c; rtld: "too few PT_LOAD
787	segments", fixed in rev 1.8 of libexec/rtld-elf/map_object.c).
788
789	So, to successfully upgrade your Alpha, you must either
790	upgrade your kernel and rtld first (which might be a bit
791	tricky), or avoid running the bootstrapped groff during the
792	"transitional" buildworld.  To avoid running groff during the
793	transitional upgrade run make buildworld with -DNOMAN,
794	-DNO_SHAREDOCS, and -DNO_LPR.
795
79620020831:
797	gcc has been upgraded to 3.2.  It is not all binary compatible
798	with earlier versions of gcc for c++ programs.  All c++
799	programs and libraries need to be recompiled.
800
801	Also, if you encounter g++ issues, rm /usr/include/g++/* before
802	doing an installworld to make sure that stale files are removed.
803
80420020827:
805	Our /etc/termcap now has all the entries from the XFree86 xterm
806	almost unchanged. This means xterm now supports color by default.
807	If you used TERM=xterm-color in the past you now should use
808	TERM=xterm. (xterm-color will lead to benign warnings).
809
81020020815:
811	A "bug" in gcc(1) that was hiding warning in system headers was
812	fixed.  It's probably time to add -DNO_WERROR to your make line
813	again.
814
81520020729:
816	COPY is being deprecated.  The 20010530 change was reverted, as
817	it causes far more pain than was expected, and to always compare
818	before installing, please use INSTALL="install -C" again.  The
819	-C option is now silently ignored when used with the -d option.
820
82120020702:
822	Problems with libc_r clients like KDE and GNOME have been resolved.
823	There are still some minor problems with some signals but the
824	system is stable enough for general use again. SMP is less so than UP
825	but each can successfully complete multiple buildworlds.
826	Libkvm needs to be recompiled due to KSE.
827
82820020701:
829	Now would be a bad time to upgrade.  Something in or near the
830	KSE commit totally broke programs using libc_r like KDE and
831	GNOME.
832
83320020511:
834	The k5su utility installed as part of Kerberos 5 is no longer
835	installed with the set-user-ID bit set by default.  Add
836	ENABLE_SUID_K5SU=yes to /etc/make.conf to have it installed
837	with the set-user-ID bit set.
838
83920020510:
840	Gcc 3.1 debugging format (cc -g) has changed from STABS to DWARF2.
841	Unfortunately our native GDB (at version 4.18) does not understand
842	the DWARF2 debugging format.  Thus you must use `gcc -gstabs+' to
843	generated debugging information for our native GDB.
844
84520020510:
846	Due to the way CVS works, it may not properly update src/contrib/gcc
847	to the 3.1 sources.  The easiest fix is to `rm -rf' src/contrib/gcc
848	and then do a cvs update.
849
85020020421:
851	When exec'ing set[ug]id executables, the kernel now ensures that the
852	stdio file descriptors (0..2) are open.  See FreeBSD-SA-02:23.stdio.
853
85420020404:
855	New sendmail startup scripts have been installed to make it
856	easier to use alternative MTAs with FreeBSD.  Setting the rc.conf
857	variable sendmail_enable to "NO" no longer prevents any sendmail
858	daemons from starting.  Instead, either set sendmail_enable to
859	"NONE" or change mta_start_script to a script for starting
860	an alternative MTA.  Setting mta_start_script to "" will
861	also prevent any MTA from being started at boot.
862
86320020403:
864	UCONSOLE is no longer a valid kernel option.
865
86620020315:
867	FreeBSD 5.0 DP-1 was basically branched today.
868
86920020225:
870	Warnings are now errors in the kernel.  Unless you are a developer,
871	you should add -DNO_WERROR to your make line.
872
87320020217:
874	sendmail 8.12.2 has been imported.  The sendmail binary is no
875	longer a set-user-ID root binary and the infrastructure to support
876	command line mail submission has changed.  Be sure to run
877	mergemaster (especially for updating /etc/rc, /etc/defaults/rc.conf,
878	and /etc/mail) and read /etc/mail/README for more details.
879
880	Due to the import of sendmail 8.12.2, a new user and group are
881	required in order for sendmail to run as a set-group-ID
882	binary.  A 'make installworld' will use the new user and group
883	to set the owner and group of /var/spool/clientmqueue and will
884	fail if the new user and group do not exist.  The 'smmsp' user
885	and group must be merged from src/etc/group and
886	src/etc/master.passwd before using 'make installworld'.
887	'mergemaster -p' will do this.  You may need to install
888	mergemaster before this will work if you are updating from a
889	very old version of current.  The updating recipe has changed
890	as of this date.
891
89220020112:
893	The preferred configuration method for PAM is now /etc/pam.d/
894	rather than /etc/pam.conf.  If you have an unmodified
895	pam.conf, just delete it after your next mergemaster run.  If
896	you have local modifications, you can use
897	/usr/src/etc/pam.d/convert.pl to incorporate them into your
898	/etc/pam.d.
899
900	Please see the following url for more details:
901http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/mid.cgi?db=mid&id=<xzp6667fyoa.fsf@flood.ping.uio.no>
90220011229:
903	If anyone here is already using the new rc.conf(5) variable
904	networkfs_types, please note that it has changed
905http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/mid.cgi?db=mid&id=<9744.1009655556@axl.seasidesoftware.co.za>
906
90720011220:
908	sys/i4b/driver/i4b_ispppsubr.c has been retired.  This file
909	started out its life in the ISDN4BSD project as an offspring
910	from sys/net/if_spppsubr.c, which eventually got a life of its
911	own.  All the accumulated features and bug fixes of the i4b
912	version have now been merged back into the base system's
913	version now.  The only user-visible change resulting from this
914	is that i4b's sppp(4) interfaces are to be managed with
915	spppcontrol(8) again, since ispppcontrol(8) has been retired
916	as well.  (There has never been rc file support for
917	ispppcontrol in -current, but only in -stable.  That will be
918	reverted by the time the changes are MFCed.)
919
92020011215:
921	The fdc(4) driver has been updated and now automatically
922	recognizes media in `standard' formats (like 1440 KB and
923	720 KB for a 3.5" high-density drive) when accessing the
924	default device node (e. g. /dev/fd0).  The old variety of
925	floppy device nodes /dev/fd*.* is no longer present by
926	default, devices can be created (in DEVFS) on demand.  They
927	will need to be customized then for `odd' densities using
928	fdcontrol(8).
929
93020011209:
931	The bugs in procfs' debugging support code have been fixed,
932	and truss(1) now works again.
933
93420011207:
935	Daily security checks have been split out to use the periodic(8)
936	scripts.  Some change in configuration may be necessary.  Please
937	see
938http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/mid.cgi?db=mid&id=<20011207155805.R8975@blossom.cjclark.org>
939	for details.
940
94120011204:
942	sos added VCD/SVCD support to ata driver and that needs the
943	kernel and burncd to be in sync.
944
94520011203:
946	The procfs pseudo-filesystem has now been converted to use the
947	pseudofs framework.  If you have 'options PROCFS' in your
948	kernel config, you'll need to add 'options PSEUDOFS' if it's
949	not there already.
950
951	This change temporarily breaks truss(1); use ktrace(1) instead
952	until the issue has been resolved.
953
95420011202:
955	A security hole in OpenSSH involving `UseLogin yes' has been
956	patched.
957
95820011126:
959	You need to remove /usr/obj/.../usr.bin/tip before rebuilding
960	after this date.  You need to do this only once.
961
96220011103:
963	Most of the awk issues have been resolved.  Some rough
964	edges may be left, but for the most part things should be
965	back to "normal." For CURRENT's usual definition of "normal."
966
96720011030:
968	Awk has been upgraded to the one true awk from bell labs.  Expect
969	choppy waves in the upgrade process.
970
97120011030:
972	The asr driver problem has been resolved.
973
97420011027:
975	Due to changes in other parts of the system, the asr driver
976	now causes the system to panic on boot.  Do not use it pending
977	correction.  Comment it out of any kernel config file that you
978	try to use from this date forward.
979
98020011025:
981	When crossbuilding, use TARGET=xxx where you used to use
982	MACHINE=xxx.  You don't need to set TARGET_ARCH and TARGET,
983	unless you are changing both of them.  To cross build pc98 on
984	an alpha, for example, you need to set TARGET=pc98 and
985	TARGET_ARCH=i386.
986
98720011001:
988	The kernel interface that burncd depends on has changed.
989	You must recompile both the kernel and userland applications
990	at the same time.
991
99220010929:
993	When crossbuilding, please set TARGET_ARCH rather than
994	MACHINE_ARCH to indicate the target.  In the future, one will
995	set TARGET_MACHINE where you set MACHINE now.  At the moment,
996	setting MACHINE alone for same MACHINE_ARCH machines works
997	(eg, you can build pc98 on an i386 machine and vice versa).
998
99920010927:
1000	Some weird problems result from using ACPI on some machines.
1001	To disable ACPI you can add
1002		hint.acpi.0.disabled="1"
1003	to /boot/loader.conf (or by putting set X=Y at the boot
1004	loader "ok" prompt).
1005
1006	Alternatively, you can remove it from /boot/kernel/acpi.ko
1007	or use the MODULES_OVERRIDE function in your kernel config
1008	file and not list acpi in that list.
1009
101020010924:
1011	The buildworld has been fixed.  You may need to install
1012	the 4.x compatibility libraries for some old binaries
1013	to work.  Add COMPAT4X=true to your /etc/make.conf to
1014	get them installed on every installworld, or execute the
1015	following to get them installed only once:
1016		cd src/lib/compat/compat4x.<arch>
1017		make all install
1018	You will see ``__stdoutp undefined'' until you do this.
1019
102020010919:
1021	There's a bug in the world build process.  The cross-tools
1022	are build with the NEW headers, but the OLD libc.a.  This
1023	leads to all kinds of problems with the new libc.  A temporary
1024	workaround is to add
1025		CFLAGS="-O -pipe -D_OLD_STDIO"
1026	before building world when upgrading from 4.x to current.  This
1027	can be removed afterwards.
1028
1029	A proper fix to the buildworld target is needed.
1030
103120010918:
1032	Peter has committed his new kthread nfs client/server code.
1033	NFS may be unstable after this date.
1034
103520010912:
1036	KSE has hit the tree.  Lots of things are now different in
1037	the kernel.  While a few problems were introduced in the
1038	initial commit, most of the major ones have been found and
1039	corrected.
1040
104120010901:
1042	In OLDCARD, CardBus bridges appear to be stable.  The work
1043	arounds described in the 20010604 entry are now no longer
1044	necessary and will be ignored.  Most insert/remove problems
1045	have been rectified around this date.
1046
104720010823:
1048 	named now runs as user bind and group bind rather than as
1049 	root.  If named_enable is set to YES in /etc/rc.conf, ensure
1050 	that user bind is available in /etc/passwd (using vipw(8))
1051 	and that group bind is available in /etc/group.  Also make
1052 	sure that user or group bind has read (and not write)
1053 	permission for your name server configuration and that it
1054 	has read and write permission for your slave zone files and
1055 	directory.
1056
1057 	If you wish to continue to run named as root (a less secure
1058 	alternative), add a line to /etc/rc.conf saying
1059
1060 		named_flags=
1061
106220010709:
1063	The PAM libraries have had an API upgrade that is beyond
1064	the ability of the shared library major number to handle.
1065	It is manifested by PAM-using ports dumping core. The
1066	solution is to rebuild those ports.
1067
106820010628:
1069	The kernel compile module has moved from src/sys/compile/FOO
1070	to src/sys/${MACHINE}/compile/FOO.
1071
107220010625:
1073	The pccard modem issue from 20010613 has been corrected.
1074	OLDCARD support is still a little weak in -current.  slot 1 is
1075	known not to work on some TI based cardbus bridges.  Some
1076	cardbus bridges do not properly detect insert/removal events.
1077	IRQ configuration needs more safety belts.
1078
107920010617:
1080	Softupdates problems have been corrected.
1081
108220010614:
1083	Peter ripped out the linkerset support.  You must, as always,
1084	rerun config after you cvsup if you are using the traditional
1085	kernel building methods.
1086
108720010613:
1088	pccard modems may not work with current after 20010604 date.  Some
1089	do, others result in panics.  *MAKE*SURE* that you update your
1090	config and /etc/rc.conf ala the 20010604 entry, or you will have
1091	problems (this issue will be fixed, it just hasn't been yet).
1092
109320010613:
1094	SOFTUPDATES seem to be broken since the middle of May or so.  Do not
1095	use them in current.  You can disable softupdates on all mounted
1096	partitions, or remove SOFTUPDATES the kernel config file.
1097
109820010612:
1099	After Peter's commits to the hints code, people have been noticing
1100	that certain devices are attached (or try to) twice.  This is due
1101	to having both static hints as well as a /boot/device.hints.  To
1102	work around this issue, please use only one or the other mechanism
1103	until this bug is fixed.
1104
1105	Please note that a feature of config is that if you have config
1106	file FOO and FOO.hints, it automatically adds FOO.hints to the
1107	hints.c file, whether you want it to or not.
1108
110920010610:
1110	Locale names have changed to match other systems better.
1111
111220010604:
1113	pccard support for pci cards has been committed.  You must change
1114	your /etc/pccard.conf irq lines.  It must match the irq used by
1115	pcic device.  Interrupt storms may result if you fail to do this.
1116	Interrupt storms look a lot like a hang.
1117
1118	You must also install a new pccardd, otherwise you will get an
1119	interrupt storm at card reset time (just after it tells you what
1120	it is).
1121
1122	pccardd_flags="-I" is necessary for the time being.  It tells pccardd
1123	not to ask the kernel if the interrupt is really free or not before
1124	using it.  You can either change the /etc/pccard.conf irq lines to
1125	match pcic, or add "-i X" to the pccardd_flags.
1126
112720010530:
1128	INSTALL=install -C is being deprecated.  If you want to do this,
1129	use COPY=-C instead.  The former method will be supported for only
1130	a limited time.  If you see
1131
1132install: warning: the -d and -C options may not be specified together
1133
1134	in your makeworld, then you need to migrate towards using
1135	COPY=-C.
1136
113720010525:
1138	It appears that vm is now stable enough to use again.  However,
1139	there may be other problems, so caution is still urged.  alpha
1140	definitely is in bad shape.
1141
114220010521:
1143	Minor repo damage has happened.  This may cause problems
1144	with cvsup of ports.  If you get errors, please see
1145	http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=27495
1146	at the bottom for details on a workaround.  The error message
1147	is
1148Updater failed: Cannot delete "/usr/ports/www/jakarta-tomcat/files": Directory not empty
1149
115020010520:
1151	Vm and/or swapping are busted on -current.  Please be patient.
1152
115320010519:
1154	pccard has had much reorganizational work done to it over
1155	the past few days.  Everything should still work, but if
1156	not, please contact imp@freebsd.org.
1157
115820010517:
1159	ata ioctl changed.  Make sure to recompile both kernel and
1160	userland at the same time.
1161
116220010517:
1163	New ncurses imported.
1164
116520010512:
1166	DEVFS is now opt out, not opt in.  Barring major problems, this
1167	will be the only way to go starting July 1.
1168
116920010504:
1170	OpenSSH has been updated to 2.9.  Some defaults are different,
1171	including RhostsRSAAuthentication, which changes from yes to no.
1172
117320010502:
1174	Perl breakage in 20010501 was corrected at 14:18:33 PDT.
1175
117620010501:
1177	Building perl was broken at 02:25:25 PDT.
1178
117920010430:
1180	The bug in 20010429 was corrected at 07:35:37 PDT.  It is safe to
1181	go back in the water.
1182
118320010429:
1184	A bad bug was committed at 04:48:42 PDT.  Don't use kernels after
1185	this date, but before the correction date.
1186
118720010423:
1188	old fsck and new kernel interactions appear to have been fixed.
1189
119020010411:
1191	fsck and the kernel were changed to handle some optimizations
1192	to directory layout.  This breaks backward compatibility.
1193	Update only if you understand that you must not use the old
1194	fsck with the new kernel ever.
1195
119620010330:
1197	fsck has changed the meaning of the pass column in /etc/fstab.
1198	Please see the cvs commit to fsck.8 or the fsck.8 man page for
1199	details.  It is unclear if changes to /etc/fstab are necessary.
1200
120120010319:
1202	portmap had changed name to rpcbind for maximum POLA in your
1203	current world.  /etc/hosts.{allow,deny} needs changes.  nfs and
1204	other rpc based programs that rely on portmapper will not work
1205	without updates to /etc/hosts.{allow,deny} and /etc/netconfig.
1206
120720010315:
1208	ata subsystem changes.  ATA_ENABLE_ATAPI_DMA, ATA_ENABLE_WC
1209	and ATA_ENABLE_TAGS are no longer kernel options.  They have
1210	been replaced by tunables.  See ata.4 for details.
1211
121220010312:
1213	The fxp driver was converted to use miibus.  If you compile
1214	fxp into your kernel statically, you will need to add miibus.
1215
121620010312:
1217	The wi device now defaults to BSS (infrastructure) mode
1218	instead of ad-hoc.
1219
122020010310:
1221	/dev/urandom should be a symbolic link to /dev/random now.
1222	Users of current not using DEVFS need to run MAKEDEV std.
1223	ssh might not work if you don't.
1224
122520010303:
1226	The ed driver has been updated.  It now allows mii attachments,
1227	which means that you must include the miibus in your kernel if
1228	you use the ed driver.
1229
123020010220:
1231	The problems with libc have been corrected.  It is now mostly
1232	safe to go back into the water.
1233
123420010211:
1235	The size of FILE was changed.  This breaks upgrading.  If
1236	you must upgrade, be prepared for pain.  It also breaks almost
1237	all binaries that you've compiled on -current.  You are warned
1238	that before upgrading would be a good time to do a level 0
1239	dump of your system.  No, really, I mean it this time.
1240
1241	To get to the new system, you'll need to use the following
1242	workaround.  Hopefully this can be sorted out so that we
1243	don't have to move this to the updating section.
1244
1245	To get around the installworld problem, do:
1246		# cd /usr/src/usr.bin/sed
1247		# make install
1248		# cd /usr/src
1249		# make installworld
1250	If that doesn't work, then try:
1251		# make -k installworld
1252		# make installworld
1253
125420010207:
1255	DEVFS is now the default.  If you use vinum, make sure that you
1256	do not include devfs in your kernel as problems result.
1257
125820010205:
1259	FFS_ROOT and CD9660_ROOT have been removed or deprecated.
1260	Remove them from your config.
1261
126220010122:
1263	****************************** WARNING ******************************
1264			buildkernel has been changed slightly
1265	****************************** WARNING ******************************
1266	KERNCONF replaces the variable KERNEL for buildkernel.  You
1267	should update your scripts and make.conf accordingly.
1268
126920010119:
1270	config has changed to allow DEV_FOO as a replacement for NFOO.
1271	This requires a new config to build correctly.
1272
127320010116:
1274	The kernel option I386_CPU is now mutually exclusive with the
1275	other cpu types. If you have an i386 system, be sure that it
1276	only had this line.  Remove it for all other configurations.
1277
127820010110:
1279	Changes to the kernel require it and burncd be in sync.
1280
128120010102:
1282	Everyone who has hw.sndunit set to something in
1283	/etc/sysctl.conf, it is now hw.snd.unit.
1284
128520010101:
1286	ex and vi were broken by some changes to sys/queue.h.  If you
1287	have a bad vi, you will see make buildworld fail with a core
1288	dump while building termcap.  You can work around this problem
1289	by adding -k to your make buildworld.  This will cause the
1290	build to complete and install a new vi.  Once that's done, you
1291	can rebuild again without the -k to pick up anything that
1292	might have been ignored by the -k option.
1293
1294	Others have suggested that you can just rebuild libc if your
1295	vi/ex is dynamically linked, but I've not received any reports
1296	of this working.
1297
129820001228:
1299	There have been some changes to libcrypt in -current.  The
1300	libscrypt/libdescrypt symlink silliness is gone and the installed
1301	libcrypt is fully functional.  Be aware of this.
1302
130320001218:
1304	Linksys Fast Ethernet PCCARD cards supported by the ed driver
1305	now require the addition of flag 0x80000 to their config line
1306	in pccard.conf(5).  This flag is not optional.  These Linksys
1307	cards will not be recognized without it.
1308
130920001205:
1310	Important new FreeBSD-version stuff: PAM support has been worked
1311	in, partially from the "Unix" OpenSSH version.  This requires
1312	adding the following in pam.conf:
1313
1314	sshd    auth    sufficient      pam_skey.so
1315	sshd    auth    required        pam_unix.so         try_first_pass
1316	sshd    session required        pam_permit.so
1317
131820001031:
1319	cvs updated to 1.11.
1320
132120001020:
1322	The random device needs more entropy, so you need to make sure
1323	that you've run mergemaster to get a /etc/rc which will seed
1324	/dev/random.  If you don't and the system hangs after ldconfig,
1325	then banging on the keyboard randomly until it unhangs is one
1326	workaround.
1327
132820001010:
1329	****************************** WARNING ******************************
1330				Sendmail has been updated.
1331	****************************** WARNING ******************************
1332	o mail.local(8) is no longer installed as a set-user-id binary.
1333	o sendmail(8) is now built with STARTTLS support unless NO_OPENSSL
1334	  is set.
1335	o The default /etc/mail/sendmail.cf disables the SMTP EXPN and VRFY
1336	  commands.
1337	o Now using sendmail's version of vacation(1).
1338	o The sendmail cf building tools (contrib/sendmail/cf) are installed
1339	  in /usr/share/sendmail/cf.
1340	o sendmail.cw changed to local-host-names
1341
1342	More details can be found at
1343		http://people.freebsd.org/~imp/UPDATING/sendmail-20001010
1344
134520001009:
1346	The ports tree's new layout is in place.  Be sure to update
1347	your entire ports tree, or you will have problems.
1348
134920001006:
1350	The perl build procedure no longer installs miniperl, nor uses
1351	the installed miniperl.  It is recommended that you delete
1352	/usr/bin/miniperl.
1353
135420001005:
1355	This weekend the ports tree will be updated to a new layout.
1356	It will be in an inconsistent state until noted in the UPDATING
1357	file, or with asami-san's message to the relevant mailing
1358	lists.  With this new layout, you'll need to update the whole
1359	tree for anything to work.
1360
136120000928:
1362	There was a change in the passwd format.  Need more information.
1363
136420000916:
1365	/boot/kernel/kernel.ko -> /boot/kernel/kernel change has taken
1366	place.  Please update boot loader (not the boot blocks) at the
1367	same time as your kernel.
1368
136920000914:
1370	The new pmtimer device is necessary for laptops.  Failure to
1371	include the device will cause suspended laptops losing time
1372	when they resume.  Include
1373		device		pmtimer
1374	in your config file and
1375		hint.pmtimer.0.at="isa"
1376	to your /boot/device.hints file.
1377
137820000911:
1379	The random device has been turned into a (pseudo-)device,
1380	rather than an option. The supplied kernel config files have
1381	been updated. You will need to do something similar in your
1382	own kernel config file.
1383	Remove:
1384		options		RANDOMDEV
1385	Add:
1386		device		random
1387	If you prefer to load the loadable module, you need to do
1388	nothing.
1389
139020000909:
1391	The random device module has been renamed from randomdev.ko to
1392	random.ko. You will need to edit your /boot/loader.conf to
1393	reflect this if you load this module at boot time.
1394	The line should read:
1395		random_load="YES"
1396
139720000907:
1398	The SMPNG commit has happened.  It should work, but if it
1399	doesn't, fallback to the PRE_SMPNG CVS tag.  There are likely
1400	to be a variety of minor issues.  Please see 20000905 to make
1401	sure you don't have model loading problems which might at
1402	first blush appear related to SMP.
1403
140420000906:
1405	nsswitch has been imported from NetBSD.  Among other things,
1406	this means that /etc/host.conf is no longer used.  See
1407	nsswitch.conf(5) instead.  Note that at boot time rc.network
1408	will attempt to produce a new nsswitch.conf file for you if you
1409	don't have one, and you have host.conf.
1410
141120000905:
1412	The ucred structure changed size.  This breaks the interface
1413	that mountd uses.  Trying to use an older mountd with a newer
1414	kernel guarantees a panic.  This means that you need to use
1415	kernels newer than today only with matching mountd, but you
1416	needed to do that anyway with the boot loader changes.
1417
141820000905:
1419	The boot loader has been updated.  The new default kernel is
1420	now /boot/kernel/kernel.ko.  The new default module location
1421	is /boot/kernel.
1422
1423	You *MUST* upgrade your boot loader and kernel at the same time.
1424	The easiest way to do this is to do the buildworld/buildkernel/
1425	installkernel/installworld dance.
1426
1427	Furthermore, you are urged to delete your old /modules directory
1428	before booting the new kernel, since kldload will find stale
1429	modules in that directory instead of finding them in the correct
1430	path, /boot/kernel.  The most common complaint that this cures
1431	is that the linux module crashes your machine after the update.
1432
1433	if [ ! -d /boot/kernel.old ]; then
1434		mv /modules.old /boot/kernel.old
1435		chflags noschg /kernel.old
1436		mv /kernel.old /boot/kernel.old/kernel.ko
1437		chflags schg /boot/kernel.old/kernel.ko
1438	fi
1439
144020000904:
1441	A new issue with the sendmail upgrade has come to light.
1442	/etc/aliases has moved to /etc/mail/aliases.  Mergemaster will
1443	incorrectly install the default aliases in /etc/mail rather than
1444	move the old one from /etc.  So you'll need to manually move the
1445	file, create a symbolic link, remove the old /etc/aliases.db and
1446	run newaliases.  For safety sake, you should stop sendmail
1447	while doing this and run the upgrade when locally sourced email
1448	is not likely to be generated.
1449
145020000825:
1451	/boot/device.hints is now required for installkernel to
1452	succeed.  You should copy GENERIC.hints for your architecture
1453	into /boot/device.hints.  If and only if you compile hints
1454	into your kernel, then this file may be empty.  Please note,
1455	if you have an empty or missing /boot/device.hints file and
1456	you neglected to compile hints into your kernel, no boot
1457	messages will appear after the boot loader tries to start the
1458	kernel.
1459
146020000821:
1461	If you do NOT have ``options RANDOMDEV'' in your kernel and
1462	you DO want the random device then add randomdev_load="YES" to
1463	/boot/loader.conf.
1464
146520000812:
1466	suidperl is now always built and installed on the system, but
1467	with permissions of 511.  If you have applications that use
1468	this program, you are now required to add ENABLE_SUIDPERL=true
1469	to /etc/make.conf.  If you forget to do this,
1470		chmod 4511 /usr/bin/suidperl
1471	will fix this until the next build.
1472
147320000812:
1474	sendmail has been updated from 8.9.3 to 8.11.0.  Some of the more
1475	visible changes that may immediately affect your configuration
1476	include:
1477	- New default file locations from src/contrib/sendmail/cf/README
1478	- newaliases limited to root and trusted users
1479	- MSA port (587) turned on by default
1480	- New queue file naming system so can't go from 8.11 -> 8.9
1481	- FEATURE(`rbl') renamed to FEATURE(`dnsbl')
1482	- FEATURE(`nullclient') is more full featured
1483	- FEATURE(`nouucp') requires an argument: `reject' or `nospecial'
1484	- mail.local FreeBSD-only -b option changed to -B
1485	- See src/contrib/sendmail/RELEASE_NOTES for more info
1486
148720000810:
1488	suidperl (aka sperl) is no longer build by default.  You must
1489	specifically define BUILD_SUIDPERL to "true" for it to be build.
1490	Furthermore, we recommend that you remove /usr/bin/sperl* and
1491	/usr/bin/suidperl files from your system unless you have a
1492	specific use for it.
1493
149420000729:
1495	Networking defaults have been tightened.  Anybody upgrading
1496	/etc/defaults/rc.conf needs to add the following lines to
1497	/etc/rc.conf if they want to have the same setup
1498	afterwards (unless the variables already are set, of course):
1499		# Enable network daemons for user convenience.
1500		inetd_enable="YES"
1501		portmap_enable="YES"
1502		sendmail_enable="YES"
1503
150420000728:
1505	If you have null_load="YES" in your /boot/loader.conf, you
1506	will need to change that to nullfs_load="YES".
1507
150820000728:
1509	The "installkernel" target has changed slightly. Now even if
1510	you override KERNEL e.g. 'make installkernel KERNEL=MYKERNEL'
1511	it will install the MYKERNEL file (built with the buildkernel
1512	target) as /kernel rather than /MYKERNEL. Those who have
1513	updated their /boot/loader.conf files to point to /MYKERNEL
1514	should remove that entry or perform manual rename of /kernel
1515	to /MYKERNEL.
1516
151720000711:
1518	If you use CVSUP or CTM to get CVS trees, AND you used to get
1519	the old crypto files from internat.freebsd.org AND you check
1520	out files from the CVS tree with the cvs command, please read
1521		http://people.freebsd.org/~imp/internat.txt
1522	for details on potential problems that you might have and how
1523	to get around them.
1524
1525	If you are merely a mirror, or don't answer yes to each of the
1526	clauses above, you needn't worry.
1527
152820000711:
1529	/etc/security has been updated to print the inode number of
1530	setuid programs that have changed.  You will see a large spike
1531	in the number of changed programs the first time when you run
1532	mergemaster to get a new /etc/security.
1533
153420000710:
1535	/dev/random now has good entropy collection (from the keyboard
1536	and sysmouse drivers). Please ensure that either `options
1537	RANDOMDEV' is present in your kernel config file or that
1538	`randomdev_load="YES"' is in your /boot/loader.conf. If you do
1539	not have the /dev/random driver, OpenSSL (and consequently
1540	lots of crypto tools (like SSH)) will fail with strange
1541	errors. (see below, 20000624).
1542
1543	FreeBSD-current is safe again to run Crypto.
1544
154520000709:
1546	phk made the malloc default options AJ.  This may slow things
1547	down and uncover other latent bugs in the code.  If you need to
1548	run at full speed, you can disable this by doing the following:
1549		ln -s aj /etc/malloc.conf
1550
155120000706:
1552	libftpio's version was accidentally bumped a few days ago.  This
1553	has been corrected.  You may need to remove /usr/lib/libftpio.so.6
1554	before doing your next buildworld/installworld pair.  It certainly
1555	won't hurt to remove it before the update procedure.  It will
1556	break fetch until a new one is built, but ftp can be used in the
1557	interim if needed.
1558
155920000705:
1560	The crypto packages have changed for the cvsup.  This has been done
1561	in a backward compatible way, but the old packages will go away at
1562	some point in the future.  Look at /usr/share/examples/cvsup for
1563	details.
1564
156520000704:
1566	With the new sys/modules/sound/drivers/*, you will need to
1567	set SYSDIR until you do an installworld after July 7th.
1568
156920000704:
1570	rc.shutdown and rc will now call the rc.d scripts with start
1571	or stop.  This may cause some harmless warnings from older
1572	rc.d scripts that haven't been updated.
1573
157420000630:
1575	The libfetch based version of fetch has gone into the tree.
1576	Minor problems may result on some of the less popular sites,
1577	which should be reported to des@freebsd.org.
1578
157920000625:
1580	From approximately this date forward, one must have the crypto
1581	system installed in order to build the system and kernel.
1582	While not technically strictly true, one should treat it as
1583	required and grab the crypto bits.  If you are grabbing CVS
1584	trees, src-all and cvs-crypto should be treated as if they
1585	were required.  You should check with the latest collections
1586	to make sure that these haven't changed.
1587
158820000624:
1589	Mark Murray just committed the first parts of a cleanup of
1590	/dev/zero, et al.  This is also cleaning up /dev/random.
1591	The entropy is disconnected, so DO NOT USE VERSIONS OF FREEBSD
1592	-CURRENT FROM THIS POINT to 2000710 for cryptographic services
1593	until Mark can merge in the fixes to this work in progress.
1594	openssh and openssl should not be used to generate keys from this
1595	date to the completion of the work.
1596
1597	If you must operate at this reduced level of security, add '
1598	options RANDOMDEV' to your kernel or modload the randomdev
1599	module.  You may also need to copy a new MAKEDEV to /dev and
1600	recreate the random and urandom devices.
1601
160220000622:
1603	The license on the softupdates is now a standard 2 clause
1604	BSD license.  You may need to remove your symbolic links
1605	that used to be required when updating.
1606
160720000621:
1608	Scott Flatman <sf@aracnet.com> sent in a decent write-up on
1609	the config file update procedure.
1610		http://people.freebsd.org/~imp/config-upd.html
1611	NOTE: LINT is gone.  It has been replaced with NOTES.  NOTES
1612	isn't buildable.  However, you can generate a LINT file:
1613		cd /sys/<ARCH>/conf && make LINT
1614
161520000620:
1616	Binutils 2.10 have hit the tree, or will shortly.  As soon
1617	as they do, the problem noted in 20000522 will be resolved and
1618	that workaround will no longer be required.
1619
162020000615:
1621	phk removed the compatibility creation of wd devices in the
1622	ad driver.  If you haven't done so already, you must update
1623	your fstab, etc to use the ad devices instead of the wd
1624	devices.
1625
1626	In addition, you'll need to update your boot blocks to a
1627	more modern version, if you haven't already done so.  Modern
1628	here means 4.0 release or newer (although older releases
1629	may work).
1630
163120000612:
1632	Peter took an axe to config(8).  Be sure that you read his mail
1633	on the topic before even thinking about updating.  You will
1634	need to create a /boot/device.hints or add a hints directive
1635	to your config file to compile them in statically.  The format
1636	of the config file has changed as well.  Please see GENERIC or
1637	NEWCARD for examples of the new format.
1638
1639	Indirectly, this also breaks USERCONFIG.  Unless a newer entry
1640	says that it has been fixed, assume that must use the hints mechanism
1641	in the loader if you need to use a machine with very old ISA cards
1642	in it.
1643
164420000522:
1645	A new set of binutils went into the tree today.  Anybody
1646	building a kernel after this point is advised that they need
1647	to rebuild their binutils (or better yet do a
1648	buildworld/installworld) before building a new kernel.
1649
1650	Due to bugs in binutils, using malloc options (eg /etc/malloc.conf
1651	or MALLOC_OPTIONS env var) J will cause ld to dump core.  It
1652	is recommended that you don't set this option until the problem
1653	is resolved.
1654
165520000513:
1656	The ethernet drivers were all updated to clean up the BPF handling.
1657
165820000510:
1659	The problems with boot blocks on the alphas have been corrected.
1660	This will require some care in updating alphas.  A new libstand
1661	is requires for the boot blocks to build properly.
1662
166320000503:
1664	Recompile all kld modules.  Proper version dependency info
1665	is now available.
1666
166720000502:
1668	Modules have been disconnected from the buildworld tree and
1669	connected to the kernel building instead.
1670
167120000427:
1672	You may need to build gperf
1673		cd /usr/src/gnu/usr.bin/gperf && make depend all install
1674	when upgrading from 4.0 -> current.  The build system now uses
1675	an option only in -current.
1676
167720000417:
1678	The method that we brand ELF binaries has changed to be more
1679	acceptable to the binutils maintainers.  You will need to
1680	rebrand your ELF binaries that aren't native.  One problem
1681	binary is the Linux ldconfig.  After your make world, but
1682	before you reboot, you'll need to issue:
1683		brandelf -t Linux /compat/linux/sbin/ldconfig
1684	if you have Linux compatibility enabled on your machine.
1685
168620000320:
1687	If you have really bad/marginal IDE drives, you may find they
1688	don't work well.  Use pio mode instead.  The easiest way to
1689	cope if you have a problem combination is to add:
1690		/sbin/sysctl hw.ata.ata_dma=0
1691	to the start of /etc/rc.conf.
1692
169320000319:
1694	The ISA and PCI compatibility shims have been connected to the
1695	options COMPAT_OLDISA and COMPAT_OLDPCI.  If you are using old
1696	style PCI or ISA drivers (i.e. tx, voxware, etc.) you must
1697	include the appropriate option in your kernel config.  Drivers
1698	using the shims should be updated or they won't ship with
1699	5.0-RELEASE, targeted for 2001.
1700
170120000318:
1702	We've entered the traditional post release dumping party.
1703	Large kernel changes are being committed and are in the
1704	works.  It is important to keep the systems' klds and kernel
1705	in sync as kernel interfaces and structures are changing.
1706	Before reporting kernel panics, make sure that all modules
1707	that you are loading are up to date.
1708
170920000315:
1710	If you are upgrading from an older version of FreeBSD, you
1711	need to update your boot blocks as well.  'disklabel -B ad0'
1712	will do the trick.  This isn't critical until you remove your
1713	wd device entries in /dev, at which point your system will not
1714	boot.
1715
171620000315:
1717	4.0 RELEASE shipped.  Please see the 4.0 UPDATING file for how
1718	to upgrade to 4.0 from 3.x.
1719
1720COMMON ITEMS:
1721
1722	# NOTE: 5.x below applies to 6.0-currrent as well, for the
1723	# momemnt.  4.any -> 5.any upgrade support will remain in
1724	# place for 6.0 current, but after 5.3 RELEASE, the 4.any ->
1725	# 6.0-current upgrade path will require moving through 5.3
1726	# RELEASE or newer.
1727
1728	General Notes
1729	-------------
1730	Avoid using make -j when upgrading.  From time to time in the
1731	past there have been problems using -j with buildworld and/or
1732	installworld.  This is especially true when upgrading between
1733	"distant" versions (eg one that cross a major release boundary
1734	or several minor releases, or when several months have passed
1735	on the -current branch).
1736
1737	Sometimes, obscure build problems are the result of environment
1738	poisoning.  This can happen because the make utility reads its
1739	environment when searching for values for global variables.
1740	To run your build attempts in an "environmental clean room",
1741	prefix all make commands with 'env -i '.  See the env(1) manual
1742	page for more details.
1743
1744	To build a kernel
1745	-----------------
1746	If you are updating from a prior version of FreeBSD (even one just
1747	a few days old), you should follow this procedure. With a
1748	/usr/obj tree with a fresh buildworld,
1749	make -DALWAYS_CHECK_MAKE buildkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE
1750	make -DALWAYS_CHECK_MAKE installkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE
1751
1752	To just build a kernel when you know that it won't mess you up
1753	--------------------------------------------------------------
1754	This assumes you are already running a 5.X system.  Replace
1755	${arch} with the architecture of your machine (e.g. "i386",
1756	"alpha", "amd64", "ia64", "pc98", "sparc64", etc).
1757
1758	cd src/sys/${arch}/conf
1759	config KERNEL_NAME_HERE
1760	cd ../compile/KERNEL_NAME_HERE
1761	make depend
1762	make
1763	make install
1764
1765	If this fails, go to the "To build a kernel" section.
1766
1767	To rebuild everything and install it on the current system.
1768	-----------------------------------------------------------
1769	# Note: sometimes if you are running current you gotta do more than
1770	# is listed here if you are upgrading from a really old current.
1771
1772	<make sure you have good level 0 dumps>
1773	<maybe fix /etc/fstab>				[7]
1774	make buildworld
1775	make kernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE
1776							[1]
1777	<reboot in single user>				[3]
1778	src/etc/rc.d/preseedrandom			[10]
1779	mergemaster -p					[5]
1780	make installworld
1781	mergemaster					[4]
1782	<reboot>
1783
1784
1785	To cross-install current onto a separate partition
1786	--------------------------------------------------
1787	# In this approach we use a separate partition to hold
1788	# current's root, 'usr', and 'var' directories.   A partition
1789	# holding "/", "/usr" and "/var" should be about 2GB in
1790	# size.
1791
1792	<make sure you have good level 0 dumps>
1793	<boot into -stable>
1794	make buildworld
1795	<maybe newfs current's root partition>
1796	<mount current's root partition on directory ${CURRENT_ROOT}>
1797	make installworld DESTDIR=${CURRENT_ROOT}
1798	make buildkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE
1799	cp src/sys/${ARCH}/conf/GENERIC.hints \
1800		${CURRENT_ROOT}/boot/device.hints	# as needed
1801	make installkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE DESTDIR=${CURRENT_ROOT}
1802	cd src/etc; make distribution DESTDIR=${CURRENT_ROOT} # if newfs'd
1803	cp /etc/fstab ${CURRENT_ROOT}/etc/fstab 		   # if newfs'd
1804	<edit ${CURRENT_ROOT}/etc/fstab to mount "/" from the correct partition>
1805	<reboot into current>
1806	<do a "native" rebuild/install as described in the previous section>
1807	<maybe install compatibility libraries from src/lib/compat>
1808 	<reboot>
1809
1810
1811	To upgrade in-place from 4.x-stable to current
1812	----------------------------------------------
1813	# 5.x uses more space than 4.x.  Also, the location of kernel
1814	# modules has changed.  If you are installing 5.x onto a 4.x
1815	# system, you'll need about 30MB of free disk space on your /
1816	# partition.  If you have less than this, you may encounter difficult
1817	# to back out of problems with this procedure.  If /tmp is on
1818	# the / partition, you may want to completely remove all its content
1819	# before upgrading, as this can be a common source of shortage of
1820	# space on /.
1821
1822	<make sure you have good level 0 dumps>
1823	<maybe fix /etc/fstab>				[7]
1824	make buildworld					[9]
1825	cp sys/${MACHINE}/conf/GENERIC.hints /boot/device.hints [2]
1826	make kernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE		[8]
1827	cd sys/boot ; make STRIP="" install		[6]
1828							[1]
1829	<reboot in single user>				[3]
1830	src/etc/rc.d/preseedrandom			[10]
1831	mergemaster -p					[5]
1832	rm -rf /usr/include/g++
1833	make installworld
1834	mergemaster -i					[4]
1835	<reboot>
1836
1837	Make sure that you've read the UPDATING file to understand the
1838	tweaks to various things you need.  At this point in the life
1839	cycle of current, things change often and you are on your own
1840	to cope.  The defaults can also change, so please read ALL of
1841	the UPDATING entries.
1842
1843	Also, if you are tracking -current, you must be subscribed to
1844	freebsd-current@freebsd.org.  Make sure that before you update
1845	your sources that you have read and understood all the recent
1846	messages there.  If in doubt, please track -stable which has
1847	much fewer pitfalls.
1848
1849	[1] If you have third party modules, such as vmware, you
1850	should disable them at this point so they don't crash your
1851	system on reboot.
1852
1853	[2] If you have legacy ISA devices, you may need to create
1854	your own device.hints to reflect your unique hardware
1855	configuration.
1856
1857	[3] From the bootblocks, boot -s, and then do
1858		fsck -p
1859		mount -u /
1860		mount -a
1861		cd src
1862		adjkerntz -i		# if CMOS is wall time
1863	Also, when doing a major release upgrade, it is required that
1864	you boot into single user mode to do the installworld.
1865	For the 4.x -> 5.x upgrade, you will also see many messages about
1866	needing to recompile your userland.  These are harmless and can
1867	be ignored while you proceed to the next step.
1868
1869	[4] Note: This step is non-optional.  Failure to do this step
1870	can result in a significant reduction in the functionality of the
1871	system.  Attempting to do it by hand is not recommended and those
1872	that pursue this avenue should read this file carefully, as well
1873	as the archives of freebsd-current and freebsd-hackers mailing lists
1874	for potential gotchas.
1875
1876	[5] Usually this step is a noop.  However, from time to time
1877	you may need to do this if you get unknown user in the following
1878	step.  It never hurts to do it all the time.  You may need to
1879	install a new mergemaster (cd src/usr.sbin/mergemaster && make
1880	install) after the buildworld before this step if you last updated
1881	from current before 20020224 or from -stable before 20020408.
1882
1883	[6] 4.x boot loader can be used to boot a 5.x system, however
1884	it is difficult to do that at best.  If you wish to try, then
1885	you should interrupt the boot and at the ok prompt type:
1886		ok unload
1887		ok boot /boot/kernel/kernel
1888	If this fails to work, you must install a new boot loader as
1889	described here.
1890
1891	[7] Before you upgrade, please make sure that you are not using
1892	compatibility slices.  These are device names of the form /dev/ad0a
1893	without the actual slice name.  These will break with 5.x and newer.
1894	You generally must update these entries to use the post FreeBSD
1895	2.x form of /dev/ad0s1a. i386 and pc98 are affected, while alpha
1896	is not.
1897
1898	[8] In order to have a kernel that can run the 4.x binaries
1899	needed to do an installworld, you must include the COMPAT_FREEBSD4
1900	option in your kernel.  Failure to do so may leave you with a system
1901	that is hard to boot to recover.
1902
1903	Make sure that you merge any new devices from GENERIC since the
1904	last time you updated your kernel config file.
1905
1906	[9] When checking out sources, you must include the -P flag to have
1907	cvs prune empty directories.
1908
1909	If CPUTYPE is defined in your /etc/make.conf, make sure to use the
1910	"?=" instead of the "=" assignment operator, so that buildworld can
1911	override the CPUTYPE if it needs to.
1912
1913	MAKEOBJDIRPREFIX must be defined in an environment variable, and
1914	not on the command line, or in /etc/make.conf.  buildworld will
1915	warn if it is improperly defined.
1916
1917	In case you would like to avoid installing new packages of everything,
1918	you might want to uncomment the "COMPAT4X=	YES" entry, so that 4.x
1919	compatibility libraries are built which should allow you to continue
1920	using your existing software for a while.  Alternatively, you can
1921	install the misc/compat4x port.
1922
1923	[10] In order to create temporary files, /dev/random must be
1924	initialized by feeding data into it.  src/etc/rc.d/preseedrandom
1925	takes care of this.
1926FORMAT:
1927
1928This file contains a list, in reverse chronological order, of major
1929breakages in tracking -current.  Not all things will be listed here,
1930and it only starts on March 15, 2000.  Updating files can found in
1931previous releases if your system is older than this.
1932
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