From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Feb 29 08:19:14 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5EF52106566C for ; Fri, 29 Feb 2008 08:19:14 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from chris#@1command.com) Received: from mail.1command.com (mail.1command.com [75.160.109.226]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F3FB48FC1B for ; Fri, 29 Feb 2008 08:19:13 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from chris#@1command.com) Received: from mail.1command.com (localhost.1command.com [127.0.0.1]) by mail.1command.com (8.13.3/8.13.3) with ESMTP id m1T8J7JJ082522 for ; Fri, 29 Feb 2008 00:19:13 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from chris#@1command.com) Received: (from www@localhost) by mail.1command.com (8.13.3/8.13.3/Submit) id m1T8J7D8082521 for freebsd-stable@freebsd.org; Fri, 29 Feb 2008 00:19:07 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from chris#@1command.com) Received: from hitme.hitometer.net (hitme.hitometer.net [75.160.109.235]) by webmail.1command.com (H.R. Communications Messaging System) with HTTP; Fri, 29 Feb 2008 00:19:06 -0800 Message-ID: <20080229001906.95tw300jkww0c4sk@webmail.1command.com> X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Date: Fri, 29 Feb 2008 00:19:06 -0800 From: "Chris H." To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org References: <867igo3cih.fsf@zid.claresco.hr> In-Reply-To: <867igo3cih.fsf@zid.claresco.hr> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format="flowed" Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit User-Agent: H.R. Communications Internet Messaging System (HCIMS) 4.1 Professional (not for redistribution) / FreeBSD-5.5 Subject: Re: Upgrading to 7.0 - stupid requirements X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 29 Feb 2008 08:19:14 -0000 Quoting Marko Lerota : > In http://www.freebsd.org/releases/7.0R/announce.html says > > Updating Existing Systems > >> An upgrade of any existing system to FreeBSD 7.0-RELEASE constitutes >> a major version upgrade, so no matter which method you use to update >> an older system you should reinstall any ports you have installed on >> the machine. This will avoid binaries becoming linked to inconsistent >> sets of libraries when future port upgrades rebuild one port but not >> others that link to it. This can be done with: > > # portupgrade -faP > > etc... > > Why!!! Do you know how much time I have to spend with my PC to reinstall > all of this programs from ports? Only openoffice takes one day! And where > is Gnome and such...There must be other way...I would not reinstall my > packages ;) > > Then the servers. Why should I reinstall all my databases and such? I always > liked that FreeBSD base (OS) is separated from packages. And no matter what I > do with the packages, my OS will always work. I don't want dependency > hell like in Linux. Now you are telling me that my database might not work > after upgrade to a new version. Is that it? While not a recommended substitution for "good housekeeping". I thought it worth mentioning: LIBMAP.CONF(5) http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=libmap.conf&apropos=0&sektion=0&manpath=FreeBSD+6.3-RELEASE&format=html --Chris H > > -- > One cannot sell the earth upon which the people walk > Tacunka Witco > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > -- panic: kernel trap (ignored)