Re: Oct 3rd snapshot to 3.2-stable

["Martin Reindl" <mreindl@catai.org>]

Marc Matteo wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> Um, how upgradeable is the Oct 3rd (i386) snapshot for upgrading to
> 3.2-stable?
>
> I have a client that created a machine with that snapshot with the
> intent to go to 3.2-stable.  When they asked me for my
> opinion on that I
> just said "Uh... I don't know... I'll get back to you."
>
> (I am aware of the "rules" that say snapshots are for
> tracking -current
> and don't even try to downgrade from -current to -stable.)
>
> So is a machine running the Oct 3 (i386) snapshot:
>
> 1) Cleanly source upgradeable via 'make build' or...
> 2) Forget the source, upgradeable via the 3.2 tarballs when they're
> released or...
> 3) Hosed.  Either track -current or start over with a fresh install.
>

Indeed, that's downgrading what your client is trying to do and you're
(almost) on your own. I myself wouldn't even think about running a
production machine out ouf specification, there might be problems, there
might be not, nobody knows. Doing a fresh install when 3.2 comes out is
the best you can do. You have to decide what you want: -stable
or -current. Of course you could track -current until 3.3 comes out, but
stop following -current *before* the 3.3 code-freeze ;)

Martin