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Re: Updating to OPENBSD_3_5 Patch Branch
On (02/08/2004 08:21), Matthew Currington wrote:
> Hello, I've just installed OpenBSD 3.5 and I want to update to the 3.5
> patch branch. In the Upgrading Mini-FAQ I am told a bunch of commands
> to run and a few other things. I am told that I have to update my /etc
> by hand. Although I believe that the Upgrading Mini-FAQ is for
> upgrading from releases like 2.6 to to 2.7, but I may be wrong.
>
> I came across the OpenBSD Patch Branches website (
> http://www.openbsd.org/stable.html ). The difference between this
> guide and the Upgrading Mini-FAQ, is that It doesn't tell me to
> uprgade my /etc/. So I'm rather confused here and I'm wondering if
> someone could fill me in on what exactly I should be doing.
You modify /etc by hand when moving from release to release (upgrade). If you
are moving from -release to -stable you generally don't need to touch /etc
>
> If upgrading the /etc is the case, is there much work involved and if
> so, isn't there a tool to automate the proccess?
I've been told about mergemaster, but I've never used it.
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