Re: non-destructive ports/packages update

2013-04-23 Thread Peter Jeremy
On 2013-Apr-20 18:03:17 -0700, Perry Hutchison per...@pluto.rain.com wrote: The question is, what (if anything) else -- besides /usr/ports, /usr/local, /var/db/ports, and /var/db/pkg -- needs to be checkpointed? If you're running any Linux compatibility packages: /compat/linux BOINC packages:

Re: non-destructive ports/packages update

2013-04-23 Thread Chris Rees
On 23 April 2013 20:41, Peter Jeremy pe...@rulingia.com wrote: On 2013-Apr-20 18:03:17 -0700, Perry Hutchison per...@pluto.rain.com wrote: The question is, what (if anything) else -- besides /usr/ports, /usr/local, /var/db/ports, and /var/db/pkg -- needs to be checkpointed? If you're running

Re: non-destructive ports/packages update

2013-04-23 Thread Perry Hutchison
Chris Rees cr...@freebsd.org wrote: On 23 April 2013 20:41, Peter Jeremy pe...@rulingia.com wrote: On 2013-Apr-20 18:03:17 -0700, Perry Hutchison per...@pluto.rain.com wrote: The question is, what (if anything) else -- besides /usr/ports, /usr/local, /var/db/ports, and /var/db/pkg --

Re: non-destructive ports/packages update

2013-04-22 Thread Perry Hutchison
Chris Rees utis...@gmail.com wrote: On 21 Apr 2013 02:13, Perry Hutchison per...@pluto.rain.com wrote: ... The question is, what (if anything) else -- besides /usr/ports, /usr/local, /var/db/ports, and /var/db/pkg -- needs to be checkpointed? Are you installing any drivers? You may need

Re: non-destructive ports/packages update

2013-04-22 Thread Perry Hutchison
Peter Pentchev r...@ringlet.net wrote: Some ports might store run state in /var/db/portname or a similarly named directory. The thing is, the decision whether to save this and restore it or to keep it across runs actually depends on the port: for database management systems such as MySQL,

Re: non-destructive ports/packages update

2013-04-21 Thread Chris Rees
On 21 Apr 2013 02:13, Perry Hutchison per...@pluto.rain.com wrote: Xin Li delp...@delphij.net wrote: On 4/19/13 11:34 PM, Perry Hutchison wrote: I'm looking for a way to move everything connected with ports and packages aside, so that I can start fresh but with the ability to easily

Re: non-destructive ports/packages update

2013-04-21 Thread Peter Pentchev
On Sat, Apr 20, 2013 at 06:03:17PM -0700, Perry Hutchison wrote: Xin Li delp...@delphij.net wrote: On 4/19/13 11:34 PM, Perry Hutchison wrote: I'm looking for a way to move everything connected with ports and packages aside, so that I can start fresh but with the ability to easily

non-destructive ports/packages update

2013-04-20 Thread Perry Hutchison
I'm looking for a way to move everything connected with ports and packages aside, so that I can start fresh but with the ability to easily roll it back when things go badly (as they surely will). I have in mind to something like this: # cd /usr # mkdir old # mv ports local old # mkdir ports

Re: non-destructive ports/packages update

2013-04-20 Thread Xin Li
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA256 On 4/19/13 11:34 PM, Perry Hutchison wrote: I'm looking for a way to move everything connected with ports and packages aside, so that I can start fresh but with the ability to easily roll it back when things go badly (as they surely will). I

Re: non-destructive ports/packages update

2013-04-20 Thread Perry Hutchison
Xin Li delp...@delphij.net wrote: On 4/19/13 11:34 PM, Perry Hutchison wrote: I'm looking for a way to move everything connected with ports and packages aside, so that I can start fresh but with the ability to easily roll it back when things go badly (as they surely will). I have in