Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2008 18:43:20 -0500 From: "Kevin K" <kkutzko@teksavvy.com> To: <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: Upgrading to 7.0 - stupid requirements Message-ID: <005b01c87a63$b3cb8670$1b629350$@com> In-Reply-To: <867igo3cih.fsf@zid.claresco.hr> References: <867igo3cih.fsf@zid.claresco.hr>
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No one is forcing you to upgrade. > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-stable@freebsd.org [mailto:owner-freebsd- > stable@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Marko Lerota > Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2008 6:08 PM > To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org > Subject: Upgrading to 7.0 - stupid requirements > > In http://www.freebsd.org/releases/7.0R/announce.html says > > Updating Existing Systems > > > An upgrade of any existing system to FreeBSD 7.0-RELEASE constitutes > > a major version upgrade, so no matter which method you use to update > > an older system you should reinstall any ports you have installed on > > the machine. This will avoid binaries becoming linked to inconsistent > > sets of libraries when future port upgrades rebuild one port but not > > others that link to it. This can be done with: > > # portupgrade -faP > > etc... > > Why!!! Do you know how much time I have to spend with my PC to > reinstall > all of this programs from ports? Only openoffice takes one day! And > where > is Gnome and such...There must be other way...I would not reinstall my > packages ;) > > Then the servers. Why should I reinstall all my databases and such? I > always > liked that FreeBSD base (OS) is separated from packages. And no matter > what I > do with the packages, my OS will always work. I don't want dependency > hell like in Linux. Now you are telling me that my database might not > work > after upgrade to a new version. Is that it? > > -- > One cannot sell the earth upon which the people walk > Tacunka Witco > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable- > unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > __________ NOD32 2910 (20080228) Information __________ > > This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. > http://www.eset.com
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