Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2005 09:52:01 -0700 From: Brooks Davis <brooks@one-eyed-alien.net> To: Robert Backhaus <robbak@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Package managment Message-ID: <20050412165201.GB18471@odin.ac.hmc.edu> In-Reply-To: <d449958050412054575ec4cbd@mail.gmail.com> References: <425B86B4.9030203@demax.sk> <d449958050412054575ec4cbd@mail.gmail.com>
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--qcHopEYAB45HaUaB Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Tue, Apr 12, 2005 at 10:45:11PM +1000, Robert Backhaus wrote: > On Apr 12, 2005 6:28 PM, Jan Sebosik <sebosik@demax.sk> wrote: > > Hi > >=20 > > I`ve got one simple question: if i`ve built packages on my freebsd > > 5.3-RELEASE system, do I need to rebuilt them again for 5.4-RELEASE > > (after downloading && compiling from sources) ? > >=20 > > Best regards, > > Jan Sebosik > > _______________________________________________ > > freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscribe@freebsd.or= g" > >=20 > With care, in many situations, you should be able to get away with it. > Problems occur with ports that contain kernel modules (ltmdm, > nvidia-driver). There have also been major changes within ports (new > gtk versions, and a gnome upgrade) which will make partial rebuilding > hazardous. >=20 > Most of us would recommend a general rebuild, for safety's sake. I certaintly would not. Unless you actually need to upgrade, there is no reason to rebuild between minor OS upgrades. If your programs stop working in that case, it's usually a bug. For that matter, most application will work if compiled on an older major version. -- Brooks --=20 Any statement of the form "X is the one, true Y" is FALSE. PGP fingerprint 655D 519C 26A7 82E7 2529 9BF0 5D8E 8BE9 F238 1AD4 --qcHopEYAB45HaUaB Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFCW/ywXY6L6fI4GtQRAjuQAJ9U8IdyGAaqUqz4U+eg1RiJ2K2YOACfbh7v DOBBV+ol3XzmSd3ynHuu9N8= =TxtC -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --qcHopEYAB45HaUaB--
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