Re: upcoming 9.0 release
On Sat, 03 Dec 2011 16:53:24 +0100, Filippo Moretti wrote: > They seem to work anyway.I was unable to upgrade many ports due to > failure to patch properly but all the application I have still work. > I do agree they should be re-installed You can always use the "fallback method" of using the compatibility layers of FreeBSD n for n-1. This refers to the compat-* ports and the COMPAT_* kernel configuration items. -- 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"
Re: upcoming 9.0 release
On 02/12/2011 15.12, Mike Clarke wrote: On Friday 02 December 2011, Dick Hoogendijk wrote: I always use portmaster. What steps do I take to get from installed ports on 8.2-release to 9.0? Is there a nice and working procedure to follow? Thanks for the advice. You need to re-install all your ports after upgrading between major revisions. The final example on the portmaster man page provides a good checklist of what you need to do. They seem to work anyway.I was unable to upgrade many ports due to failure to patch properly but all the application I have still work. I do agree they should be re-installed sincerely Filippo ___ 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"
Re: upcoming 9.0 release
On Friday 02 December 2011, Dick Hoogendijk wrote: > I always use portmaster. What steps do I take to get from installed > ports on 8.2-release to 9.0? > Is there a nice and working procedure to follow? > Thanks for the advice. You need to re-install all your ports after upgrading between major revisions. The final example on the portmaster man page provides a good checklist of what you need to do. -- Mike Clarke ___ 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"
Re: upcoming 9.0 release
On Fri, 02 Dec 2011 14:10:30 +0100, Dick Hoogendijk wrote: > Setting up plans for the upcoming 9.0 release I have one question. > Assuming the freebsd-update utility will bring me from the 8.2-release > to the new 9.0-release I'm not sure what to do exactly with the > installed ports. > > I always use portmaster. What steps do I take to get from installed > ports on 8.2-release to 9.0? > Is there a nice and working procedure to follow? > Thanks for the advice. Basically, there are two approaches: a) Update everything. Using portmaster (and also portupgrade), you can update all ports that are installed via "all plus recursion". Make sure to read the UPDATING file regarding your installed applications. Also see "man portmaster" (or "man portupgrade") for the correct switches to portmaster so it can run without any further inter- action (which is often desired). b) Install from scratch Make a list of the ports you _intendedly_ want to use, this means do not pay much attention at dependencies that you don't want to have, but are forced to. :-) It's often helpful to make a list of installed ports from the system prior to updating. Then install the ports on your list, as they will pull in any dependencies they need. This makes sure you don't carry "cruft and bloat" from your prior installation that you _maybe_ don't have any actual use for. Needless to say, you should bring your ports tree up to date before starting either procedure. :-) -- 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"
upcoming 9.0 release
Setting up plans for the upcoming 9.0 release I have one question. Assuming the freebsd-update utility will bring me from the 8.2-release to the new 9.0-release I'm not sure what to do exactly with the installed ports. I always use portmaster. What steps do I take to get from installed ports on 8.2-release to 9.0? Is there a nice and working procedure to follow? Thanks for the advice. ___ 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"
