From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jun 7 17:03:28 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2758F16A4CE for ; Mon, 7 Jun 2004 17:03:28 +0000 (GMT) Received: from hotmail.com (sea1-f93.sea1.hotmail.com [207.68.163.93]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id ED6D743D41 for ; Mon, 7 Jun 2004 17:03:23 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from crollins666@hotmail.com) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Mon, 7 Jun 2004 10:03:23 -0700 Received: from 216.19.22.118 by sea1fd.sea1.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Mon, 07 Jun 2004 17:03:22 GMT X-Originating-IP: [216.19.22.118] X-Originating-Email: [crollins666@hotmail.com] X-Sender: crollins666@hotmail.com From: "clayton rollins" To: jmlewis@dslextreme.com, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Mon, 07 Jun 2004 17:03:22 +0000 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 07 Jun 2004 17:03:23.0379 (UTC) FILETIME=[577A9430:01C44CB1] Subject: [from newbies] portupgrade -a X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 07 Jun 2004 17:03:28 -0000 On June 6, 2004, "Joshua Lewis" wrote: > >Hello, > >After running portsdb -Uu I ran a portupgrade -a. > >Other than taking two days to finish is there a reason why upgrading "ALL" >ports at one time is a bad idea? > >one other thing. I got hundreds of _POSIX_C_SOURCE: not defined errors. > >I am assuming this is some kind of system variable that defines where my C >Source files are located. If I am correct would someone tell me what this >setting should be and where to find the file that I set it in? > >As always the newbies mailing list is a great help. Thanks in advance. > > >Thank you, >Joshua Lewis > Hi Joshua, freebsd-questions is a better (well, the only) forum for asking questions. I'm forwarding it there for you. You shouldn't need to subscribe to the list; you should be CC'ed on any replies. The only real advice I might give is that you should definitely read UPDATING before running portupgrade -a. Sorry I can't help more, but I'm a newbie :). Regards, Clayton _________________________________________________________________ FREE pop-up blocking with the new MSN Toolbar – get it now! http://toolbar.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200415ave/direct/01/