On 5/10/26 17:53, Mark Millard wrote: > On 5/10/26 14:53, vermaden wrote: >>> It's possible to do this without modifying the config files >>> using `-o ABI=... -o OSVERSION=1501000 ...` >>> People should also update ports (to get latest pkg), >>> also kmods if required. >> >> Agreed. >> >> Thank You for suggestions. >> >> I added UPDATE 1 with information how to do upgrade w/o modifying the config >> files: >> >> - >> https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2026/05/10/freebsd-pkgbase-minor-upgrades#UPDATE1 >> >> I also added additional info about updating boot code - both 'BIOS' and >> 'UEFI'. >> >> One thing that bothers me ... >> >> This: >> >> host # pkg -o ABI=FreeBSD:15:$(uname -m) \ > > uname -m is wrong here for general use: in an aarch64 context "aarch64" > needs to be the result. But: > > # uname -m > arm64 > > # uname -p > aarch64 > > A similar point goes for armv7: > > # uname -m > arm > > # uname -p > armv7 > > powerpc* has similar naming distinctions. > > amd64 happens to have the same text for both. > Simialrly, i386 has the same output for both. > >> -o OSVERSION=1501000 \ >> --chroot=/tmp/NEW \ >> upgrade >> >> ... as I specify '-o OSVERSION=1501000' option for pkg(8) ... why '-o >> ABI=FreeBSD:15:$(uname -m)' is also needed to make it work? The '15' part or >> '${ARCH}' part does not change ... >> >> I mean - I know this is a pkg(8) design decision - just do not see logic in >> it. > > The: > > </usr/local/poudriere/jails/release15p1-aarch64/etc/pkg/FreeBSD.conf> > > in my context, that was automatically supplied, includes the text > (warning: extra line wrapping): > > FreeBSD-base: { > url: "pkg+https://pkg.FreeBSD.org/${ABI}/base_release_${VERSION_MINOR}";, > mirror_type: "srv", > signature_type: "fingerprints", > fingerprints: "/usr/share/keys/pkgbase-${VERSION_MAJOR}", > enabled: no > } > > Similarly for the 15.0-RELEASE-p* poudriere-devel jail. > > Note the notation: ${VERSION_MINOR} . For it: > > OSVERSION=1501000 leads to ${VERSION_MINOR} == "1" > OSVERSION=1500000 leads to ${VERSION_MINOR} == "0" > > ${ABI} does not supply that information and pkg guessing/defaulting to > 1500000 when OSVERSION is unspecified would be wrong for an upgrade to > 15.1 . Such needs ${VERSION_MINOR} == "1" . > > A point here is that with OSVERSION correctly specified, the url text > for FreeBSD-base does not need to be edited or overridden in another > file to do the upgrade. (More later below.) > > After booting the upgraded install, OSVERSION=1501000 becomes the > default, no longer accessing base_release_0 . > > (I'm not aware of any use of the last 3 digits of OSVERSION for this > context: ignored as far as I know.)
I got that wrong. For example, in 1404500 the "5" (or [6-9]) indicates "-STABLE" So: 14.4-STABLE . It is another thing that the ABI does not indicate of itself. It is really the last 2 digits that I should have referenced as potentially ignored. > > Another point is that pkg 2.7.5 has the likes of: > > # pkg upgrade -rFreeBSD-base > and > # pkg install -rFreeBSD-base . . . > > working, overriding the "enabled: no" from the command line and > disabling the ones not listed on the command line, again no edit or > alternate file needed for overriding such. > >> >> Regards, >> vermaden >> >> > > -- === Mark Millard marklmi at yahoo.com
