From 8e09f0e84b2be7a044cc2e6e5953c2ab6880836b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Marcus Brinkmann Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2002 01:58:31 +0000 Subject: Add news item about upgrade procedure. --- whatsnew.html | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+) diff --git a/whatsnew.html b/whatsnew.html index 30845278..83166465 100644 --- a/whatsnew.html +++ b/whatsnew.html @@ -57,6 +57,28 @@ kernels (such as Linux).

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16 August 2002
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The Hurd sources have stabilized again after a short period in +which some of the interfaces were changed to prepare support of long +files. All relevant filesystem and I/O interfaces have been modified +to use 64 bit even on 32 bit systems. + +In light of the small and patient user base, we decided to drop +backwards compatibility and replace the interfaces instead extending +them. This means that the binaries of the Hurd, the C library, and +some other programs need to be replaced manually, all at the same +time, followed by a reboot. + +A detailed +step-by-step procedure how to upgrade Debian GNU/Hurd is available +on the Debian web site. + +People not using a binary distribution need to do a full manual +bootstrap. It is recommended to treat this as a cross-compilation +case. +

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31 July 2002
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