Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2013 15:41:21 -0700 (MST) From: Brad Davis <brd@FreeBSD.org> To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Subject: ports/183875: Fix UPDATING regarding using pkg to switch from 5.14 to 5.16 Message-ID: <20131111224121.A24568FF69@valentine.liquidneon.com> Resent-Message-ID: <201311112250.rABMo0w6012340@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 183875
>Category: ports
>Synopsis: Fix UPDATING regarding using pkg to switch from 5.14 to 5.16
>Confidential: no
>Severity: non-critical
>Priority: low
>Responsible: freebsd-ports-bugs
>State: open
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>Date-Required:
>Class: update
>Submitter-Id: current-users
>Arrival-Date: Mon Nov 11 22:50:00 UTC 2013
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Brad Davis
>Release: FreeBSD 9.1-RELEASE-p7 i386
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>Description:
>How-To-Repeat:
>Fix:
Partial fix to UPDATING, the bit about switching to binary packages should be flushed out more or removed
--- fix-perl-updating.diff begins here ---
Index: UPDATING
===================================================================
--- UPDATING (revision 333537)
+++ UPDATING (working copy)
@@ -67,12 +67,13 @@
AUTHOR: mat@FreeBSD.org
The default perl has been switched to lang/perl5.16. If you're using binary
- packages, you need to do :
+ packages, you need to do:
# pkg set -o lang/perl5.14:lang/perl5.16
+ # pkg install -Rf lang/perl5.16
If you're not using binary packages and want to (and should) switch, if
- you're using perl-5.14, for instance :
+ you're using perl-5.14, for instance:
Portupgrade users:
0) Fix pkgdb.db (for safety):
--- fix-perl-updating.diff ends here ---
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