Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2006 08:25:04 -0400 From: Bill Moran <wmoran@collaborativefusion.com> To: "Michael P. Soulier" <msoulier@digitaltorque.ca> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: portupgrade upgrade procedure Message-ID: <20060821082504.17c0911b.wmoran@collaborativefusion.com> In-Reply-To: <20060821020038.GP29923@tigger.digitaltorque.ca> References: <20060821020038.GP29923@tigger.digitaltorque.ca>
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In response to "Michael P. Soulier" <msoulier@digitaltorque.ca>: > Hello, > > Why is the upgrade procedure recommended to be > > portupgrade -R <package> > > instead of > > portupgrade -r <package> ? > > If -R is "Act on all those packages required by the given packages as well." > isn't it more important to rebuild the packages that depend on the package > being rebuilt, ala -r? Personally, I use -R. Occasionally, I've had problems with dependent packages _requiring_ a rebuild after rebuilding a library. I've _never_ had trouble with a library having trouble after building dependent packages. When I'm upgrading a system, I start with "portupgrade -an | grep '\+'", then I pick a good place to start and use "portupgrade -Rn <pkg_name>" to see what's going to happen before actually pulling the trigger. -- Bill Moran Collaborative Fusion Inc.
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