0intro's last paragraph says the same thing.


On Sun, May 18, 2014 at 8:32 AM, Skip Tavakkolian <
skip.tavakkolian@gmail.com> wrote:

> i got the impression that sources were in some inconsistent state.
>
> if the only change is the new system call, isn't it sufficient to:
>
> * pull only /sys/src/9
> * build the kernels you need and install on boot medium
> * reboot
> * pull again and rebuild all the binaries
>
> since existing binaries would work on the new kernel?
>
>
>
> On Sun, May 18, 2014 at 1:29 AM, David du Colombier <0intro@gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> The safe way to upgrade your file server is simply to update the kernel
>> binaries (for example, with the ones I'm providing) on your 9fat and reboot.
>>
>> Then, you can pull the updated program binaries from /n/sources.
>>
>> There is no need to wait, because you have to be running the new kernel
>> before pulling the new binaires anyway.
>>
>> In the case you need a custom kernel to boot your file server, you will
>> have to grab the changes manually (like
>> http://9fans.eu/pegasus/sources/plan9/plan9-2014-05-15.diff), and
>> recompile/reinstall/reboot your kernel.
>>
>> --
>> David du Colombier
>>
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>