Re: Prob when I try to switch to NetBSD-9.3

[Todd Gruhn <tgruhn2%gmail.com@localhost>]

"2023" -- gives me an idea when to expect netbsd-10.a
to show up.

Thanks so much...

On Mon, Aug 8, 2022 at 3:08 PM Greg Troxel <gdt%lexort.com@localhost> wrote:
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> Todd Gruhn <tgruhn2%gmail.com@localhost> writes:
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> > WOW! Thanks!
> >
> > So I will watch for ver 10.a
> > Any specific time when you 10.a to come out?
> > A whole year?
>
> That's a really good question.  I bet Martin doesn't want to make
> predictions.   The branch is hoping to be "soon", which  I think means a
> small number of months.  10.0 itself, I think is fairly safe to be in
> 2023 sometime, and beyond that predictions are perilous.
>
> But if you are already on 9.99.X, and you are adventurous, it's pretty
> safe to:
>
>   build a new current from up-to-date cvs
>
>   watch the lists (you should be on current-users) for horror stories,
>   which are rare)
>
>   if none 48h after your checkout, boot the new kernel and if ok unpack
>   the new userland
>
>
> That's kind of what I do, less cautious, because if the box I run
> current on doesn't work for a week while I get around to fixing it, it's
> ok.  My computers that I really care if they work or not  I run
> up-to-date netbsd-9.   But I will probably move at least one to
> netbsd-10 as soon as it is branched.