On Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 3:48 PM, Griffith, Michael * <Michael.Griffith@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I'm not clear on this basic issue, and I'm looking for someone to clear it > up for me. If I have Apache 2.2.6 installed and configured, and I need to > upgrade to 2.2.9, can I do that with the patch command, or do I need to > actually download the new binary? Running on solaris under a zone -- the > entire apache install is in one directory instead of the usual /etc/ /var > install. > Generally, when doing version upgrades, it is a Good Idea (tm) to uninstall the current version, and install the new version (via source, binary, whatever you wish). Patching, IMHO, is only really "safe" when adding/removing functionality. Regards, -- Glen Barber --------------------------------------------------------------------- The official User-To-User support forum of the Apache HTTP Server Project. See <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/userslist.html> for more info. To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx " from the digest: users-digest-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For additional commands, e-mail: users-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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