On Fri, 16 Nov 2012 09:38:43 +0100, Andreas Rudisch wrote: > But keep in mind that you will have to recompile/ > reinstall all installed ports.
This is not required as long as you install the compat<n-1>x port. But as soon as you update some port, or maybe want to install something new, things tend to break unexpectedly (especially in library land). > I usually delete all installed ports before > the upgrade to a new major version. The EXAMPLES section of "man portmaster" has a nice instruction of how to do this. It's definitely the preferred way for a clean installation. -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ... _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
