Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2018 12:09:48 -0500 From: Scott Ballantyne <boyvalue@gmail.com> To: FreeBSD <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: pkg upgrade firefox hoses mate Message-ID: <CAESeg0yh_s9FOurHNXecKg=X3eGgZZyDa7vYU0eAP%2BCe7cDO-A@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <SN1PR20MB2109C2C93A2B7BE1EE9DD27C80BF0@SN1PR20MB2109.namprd20.prod.outlook.com> References: <CAESeg0zS85S8GEFgTT8DOe14zzmOr8yATUMgcR2GDy2qbRAa=w@mail.gmail.com> <3ce2cfe1-3a54-b087-4df0-e7598cdaf40d@qeng-ho.org> <CAESeg0z05gT3SwtrWWOWHsJ-mdPwUPGfy_KSvEddytUnG3aAQg@mail.gmail.com> <SN1PR20MB2109C2C93A2B7BE1EE9DD27C80BF0@SN1PR20MB2109.namprd20.prod.outlook.com>
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On Thu, Dec 20, 2018 at 11:46 AM Carmel NY <carmel_ny@outlook.com> wrote: > On Thu, 20 Dec 2018 10:58:47 -0500, Scott Ballantyne stated: > > >On Thu, Dec 20, 2018 at 10:26 AM Arthur Chance <freebsd@qeng-ho.org> > wrote: > > > >> On 20/12/2018 15:06, Scott Ballantyne wrote: > >> > Good morning all, > >> > This is on a 10.4-release-p9 freebsd system. > >> > >> 10.4 hit end of life at the end of October so there's no guarantee any > >> port will work with it. You need to upgrade to 11 or 12. > >> > >> > >Yes, so I gather. However, I would draw a distinction between a port > >'failing to work' and > >a port destroying a necessary function of a previously working system... > > To paraphrase something I once heard a speaker say, "It is not the OS's job > to stop a user from shooting themselves in the foot, but rather to deliver > the bullet with a high degree of accuracy." > > I don't disagree with that sentiment in the general case, but when 'user friendly enhancements' are supplied such as binary updates, they should be user friendly. More than once, I have crashed a system with an upgrade/update. > > If you have the option, do a "fresh" install of FreeBSD 12. The > "freebsd-update" program will leave you with more problems. > > So far you have been on target with that observation...
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