On Friday 10 December 2004 14:54, Jonathon McKitrick wrote: > I've run into some problems using 'portupgrade -R' so I'm wondering if just > using 'portupgrade' is good enough in most cases. I don't want a port to > be upgraded without NECESSARY dependencies, but I don't want minor upgrades > done UNNECESSARILY that might cause inconsistencies in the database.
If your intent is to add a few new "bells and whistles" to fairly self-contained ports between clean installs of the OS, and you are not too worried by stability and security, then this is a reasonable strategy. In the long-term it's best to keep all your ports reasonably up-to-date, and to follow UPDATING. When you get a package database problem from a minor update it's usually a repeat of a problem you have already fixed, So either you already know how to fix it, or you can take comfort from the fact that it'll come around again soon. _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
