rebuilding RPMs (upgrade issues)

[Greg Rundlett]

Fred wrote:

>I think this is your best option because upgrades across multiple
>revisions typically don't work well, anyway. There are significant
>changes between RH8 and RH9, RH9 and FC1, and FC1 and FC2. Going from
>RH8 to FC2 is, IMHO, ill-advised. The time you spend installing a
>*fresh* OS and reinstalling your apps, config files, etc. will be well
>worth it. Your problems will be *much* easier to track down, should any
>arise. You won't have to worry if they botched the upgrade from RH8 --
>if indeed any testing of that upgrade path has been done at all.
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I think I knew this, I guess I just needed someone to tell me to suck it 
up and do the work--there is no shortcut.

>I recall having problems just going from RH8 to RH9. I personally would
>strongly urge (A). 
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The upgrade is almost finished.  I'm now trying to figure out what FC2 
did with Cervisia.