Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2007 22:44:56 +0200 From: Mel <fbsd.questions@rachie.is-a-geek.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Do you need to rebuild ports after 7-Current upgrade? Message-ID: <200709182244.59051.fbsd.questions@rachie.is-a-geek.net> In-Reply-To: <46F0340F.5030707@ridecharge.com> References: <67288B8BCBFE7A4EA1915CC24CD0D4C0ECDF62@sbadex01.commerce.otago.ac.nz> <46F0340F.5030707@ridecharge.com>
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On Tuesday 18 September 2007 22:24:47 Philip M. Gollucci wrote: > Brent Jones wrote: > > Good morning - > > > > After a 6.2 to 7-Current FreeBSD upgrade, do you need to rebuild your > > ports? > > If you have all the compat*x libraries installed you might not need to. > But if you don't, things will use the old libraries and not the new ones > in 7. > > I would suggest you do. I would suggest if you're not sure on staying with -current, that you don't. Once you're confident you're staying with -current cause your hardware responds well, there's always time to upgrade. If your hardware doesn't respond well going back is a whole lot easier. -- Mel
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