From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu May 19 20:47:48 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 124001065673 for ; Thu, 19 May 2011 20:47:48 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from xaero@xaerolimit.net) Received: from mail-bw0-f44.google.com (mail-bw0-f44.google.com [209.85.214.44]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 90AA88FC12 for ; Thu, 19 May 2011 20:47:47 +0000 (UTC) Received: by bwz13 with SMTP id 13so4094701bwz.17 for ; Thu, 19 May 2011 13:47:46 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.204.19.10 with SMTP id y10mr3244678bka.190.1305838066219; Thu, 19 May 2011 13:47:46 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.204.72.82 with HTTP; Thu, 19 May 2011 13:47:26 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <20110519224049.a97c15fa.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <20110504142626.539c2b6f@scorpio> <4DC1CA49.8060801@onetel.com> <20110504181106.4ea5b8e7@scorpio> <20110519224049.a97c15fa.freebsd@edvax.de> From: Chris Brennan Date: Thu, 19 May 2011 16:47:26 -0400 Message-ID: To: FreeBSD Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Subject: Re: A possibly odd upgrade question X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 19 May 2011 20:47:48 -0000 On Thu, May 19, 2011 at 4:40 PM, Polytropon wrote: I would advice to do so, no matter what the pkg_delete > command will cause. If I remember correctly, MODYFIED > files will not be touched (checksum test), and a directory > won't be removed if it contains something that won't > be deleted according to the initial "packing list". > > So if anything unexpected happens - you can consult your > "before" configuration files to change the "after" ones, > or simply re-use them if possible. Thanks for getting back to me so quick on this :D. That was pretty much what I needed to know, so I shall embark on this shortly. After much thought, I think my process would be this: chsh back to bin/sh (I currently use bash as my primary shell) logout back in for shell change pkg_delete -fravd get new base srcs portsnap (re)install desired tools (vim mostly, although I can function in vi) rebuild world/kernel for new version rebuild new tools for new libs am I forgetting something? -- > A: Yes. > >Q: Are you sure? > >>A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. > >>>Q: Why is top posting frowned upon?