Date: Mon, 09 Oct 2017 15:03:08 +0000 From: bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: [Bug 222880] freebsd-update should explain how to update ports after updating to a new release Message-ID: <bug-222880-8@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/>
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https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3D222880 Bug ID: 222880 Summary: freebsd-update should explain how to update ports after updating to a new release Product: Base System Version: CURRENT Hardware: Any OS: Any Status: New Severity: Affects Only Me Priority: --- Component: bin Assignee: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Reporter: allcoms@gmail.com I have just finished upgrading my FreeBSD 11.0 to 11.1. This was the first = time I've ever upgraded from one FreeBSD release to another and thankfully it we= nt without any real problems apart from the fact that I had to search for documentation on how to update all of my installed ports because freebsd-up= date didn't tell me what I needed to do and neither did the official 11.1 upgrade instructions here: https://www.freebsd.org/releases/11.1R/installation.html#upgrade-binary Ideally, the user wouldn't need to search the web nor read any man pages (w= hich ones?) in order to fully update their system. After the second run of freebsd-update install it tells you to update third party software and remo= ve old libraries but without giving the user any hints beyond that. I could be more lucky than some in that I don't need any custom build optio= ns for any of the ports I use in FreeBSD so in my case it seems all I needed t= o do to fully update my system was to run: # pkg-static install -f pkg # pkg upgrade -f After the second run of `freebsd-update install`. In my case I didn't need = to run the first command as pkg was already up-to-date, but maybe this command should be recommended/run just in case? I think the updating of ports after upgrading to a new release should also = be covered in the Handbook for the sake of completeness: https://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/updating-upgrading-freebsdupdate.html Maybe the process is a little more involved if users have customised port b= uild options? --=20 You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug.=
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