Hi all,
a few days ago I decided to upgrade my home PC from 9.2-STABLE to 10-STABLE.
I don't have much time these days, and I've never used the new clang-based version of FreeBSD, so the upgrade process is very slow. However, thanks to zfs(8) and the beautiful sysutils/beadm tool, I can switch in any moment between my 9.2-STABLE fully-working setup and the 10-STABLE shapeless-pre-pre-pre-alpha one. It's amazing. :beergrin
I use a custom kernel configuration, but it's the same in 9.2-STABLE and 10-STABLE, and I've only disabled some unused devices. The new beast (10-STABLE) is working fine, every device work flawlessly, I just {have|want} to recompile all my installed ports, and this is obviously the most time-consuming task. Some ports fails to build, maybe it's a clang-vs-gcc issue, but I can't call this a problem since I simply have not yet had time to investigate. But one thing caught my attention: I've had the feeling that the system's boot is slower than the 9.2-STABLE one. I don't really care about how many seconds my system takes to boot, but the difference is noticeable.
I'm pretty sure the problem is due to the fact that it's a "work in progress", but just for curiosity, I've searched a bit and I have found this article, which is very very critical toward the last release of FreeBSD. Since I'm still upgrading, I have no way to verify the statements on that article, but the criticisms are so heavy that, if they are true, I think I should have seen some feedback here in the forums.
Anyone able to confirm or refute these statements?
In the meantime, I will continue the upgrade process, regardless of the criticisms... §e
a few days ago I decided to upgrade my home PC from 9.2-STABLE to 10-STABLE.
I don't have much time these days, and I've never used the new clang-based version of FreeBSD, so the upgrade process is very slow. However, thanks to zfs(8) and the beautiful sysutils/beadm tool, I can switch in any moment between my 9.2-STABLE fully-working setup and the 10-STABLE shapeless-pre-pre-pre-alpha one. It's amazing. :beergrin
I use a custom kernel configuration, but it's the same in 9.2-STABLE and 10-STABLE, and I've only disabled some unused devices. The new beast (10-STABLE) is working fine, every device work flawlessly, I just {have|want} to recompile all my installed ports, and this is obviously the most time-consuming task. Some ports fails to build, maybe it's a clang-vs-gcc issue, but I can't call this a problem since I simply have not yet had time to investigate. But one thing caught my attention: I've had the feeling that the system's boot is slower than the 9.2-STABLE one. I don't really care about how many seconds my system takes to boot, but the difference is noticeable.
I'm pretty sure the problem is due to the fact that it's a "work in progress", but just for curiosity, I've searched a bit and I have found this article, which is very very critical toward the last release of FreeBSD. Since I'm still upgrading, I have no way to verify the statements on that article, but the criticisms are so heavy that, if they are true, I think I should have seen some feedback here in the forums.
Anyone able to confirm or refute these statements?
In the meantime, I will continue the upgrade process, regardless of the criticisms... §e