Re: [leaf-user] upgrade 6.2.7 to 7.0.0-rc2

[Timothy W. <ti...@ts...>]

The wiki says "Bering-uClibc 7.x is basically Bering-uClibc 6.x brought up
to date with the latest versions ..." so I'm probably OK for now, but as
time has gone by, my configuration has probably gotten more and more out of
date even though it still works. My shorewall setup is probably the most
complex, most of the other packages are close to the defaults.

Erich, I checked the docs and apparently there's both a command line
upgrade and one accessible via Webconf. Are these basically the same thing,
and is that what you are talking about? Would I have to go back to 6.2.7
and then upgrade? (I would think so). Can the upgrade tool upgrade to
7.0.0-rc2, or does it look for the release version? 7.0.0?

The reason  I haven't tried the upgrade capability is that my simple minded
approach of adding leaf.cfg and configdb.lrp to the new Leaf packages
leaves my old configuration intact on the old usb, so if my upgrade doesn't
work I just plug in the old usb, and I am back where I was. Of course I
could always copy the old usb first and then upgrade.

I also appreciated Marko's and Bob's comments. It would be a good thing to
start with the new packages and modify them as Marko does for a new major
version (I have done this in the past).  I don't have Bob's problem of
maintaining off-site boxes, my firewall is here in my office. I just need
to mess with it when my wife is not using her computer!

Thanks again. I have been using Leaf since the Dave Cinege LRP days and
appreciate it very much.

Tim