Dear FreeBSD Docs,
On the upgrading/updating page:
https://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/updating-upgrading-freebsdupdate.html
there is a line that recommends using
portmaster -af
to rebuild all of the ports. There is even a recommendation that '-G' be added
to avoid interaction involving configuration screens.
This, however, ignores the many other interactions that portmaster still will
require.
Is there no way to rebuild the ports without interaction? It seems that even
with
portmaster -afG --no-confirm -y
I still get a long parade of interaction requests -- far more than I would if I
used portupgrade.
I will note that Doug Barton, the author of portmaster, seems to advise against
using it in this form, as noted in this thread:
https://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-stable/2009-August/051623.html
Why is portmaster being recommended on this page, and if this is the best
option, why is there no discussion of the many interactions that will be
required (in spite of the implication of the discussion of the '-G' option)?
Thanks,
Andrew.
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