I'm using http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2003/04/10/Big_Scary_Daemons.html
To build a -current system, I'm always using build.sh after a CVS, maybe not
the best
efficient way to do things (it rebuild each time the tools, even if no
changes), but that work in nearly every cases ;)

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Olivier Cherrier" <oc@karedas.cediti.be>
To: "William Allen Simpson" <wsimpson@greendragon.com>
Cc: <current-users@NetBSD.org>
Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2003 4:20 PM
Subject: Re: Upgrade troubbles


> On Wed, Oct 08, 2003 at 10:02:18AM -0400, wsimpson@greendragon.com wrote:
> > I have to agree, OpenBSD is/was easier and better documented.
>
> Yes, I think so.
>
> > I came back to NetBSD last year about this time, with the release of
> > 1.6, and promptly tried to upgrade 1.6 to -current on a test machine.
> > It took a fair amount of help....  (Thanks Perry and Niels!)
> >
> > Admittedly, build.sh was really improved a lot in December/January.
> >
> > Some months ago, I tried to help update the NetBSD documentation, but
> > the PR has never been committed.
>
> Humm, strange!
>
> > So far, the best (undocumented) method has turned out to be (off the
> > top of my head from memory):
> >
> >   ftp://releng.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD-daily/current/
> >
> >   FTP a release into your favorite directory (assuming /root) that's
> >   about a week old and nobody complained about on this list, say
> >   cd 200309280000/i386/binary/sets/
> >   mget *.tgz
> >   quit
> >
> >   tar -zxpf kern-GENERIC.tgz
> >   cd /
> >   mv /netbsd /netbsd.old
> >   mv /root/netbsd /netbsd
> >   tar -zxpf /root/base.tgz
> >   tar -zxpf /root/comp.tgz
> >   ... (as many more as you like, just base and comp are essential)
> >   reboot
>
> OK, I see.
> Yes, this method is in fact an half source upgrade.
>
> > After that, the build.sh process will work a lot better.
>
> Effectively it should work far more better since the delta between builder
> system and -current sources is very small.
>
> > And build.sh install=/ will also walk you through postinstall and
> > etcupdate, both of which have improved dramatically in the past year.
>
> These tools are new for me... I'll look at them when the system is up
> to date.
>
> Thanks a lot for sharing your experience and advices.
> Greetings.
>
> -- 
> oc - oc@karedas.cediti.be