Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2001 08:54:26 -0800 From: Rich Morin <rdm@cfcl.com> To: freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: help with upgrading from a 4.1 port setup? Message-ID: <p05001961b690c1064a7d@[192.168.168.205]>
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Thanks to all who replied. I was rather surprised to step into a hole
like that, but the "save" was all that I could have asked for. I have
two suggestions, FWIW:
* When a major change "C" needs specific documentation "D",
try to install D in advance of C and make sure it's there
before going ahead with C...
* The pkg_add man page suggests that users inspect the contents
and scripts in the package. Some users may find this a bit
difficult to do, as several of the names start with '+' (making
the names look like flags to more(1) and vi(1)). I'm not sure
what the fix should be, as the naming convention is probably
wired into pkg_add at some low level. Perhaps a note in the
pkg_add man page, as:
Because some of the file names start with a plus sign (+),
you may need to use the "--" flag to view them (e.g.,
"more -- +COMMENT").
-r
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