Date: Fri, 6 May 2011 11:36:07 -0500 From: Antonio Olivares <olivares14031@gmail.com> To: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Does running ``# portupgrade -arRp '' prompt for options or updates everything without prompts? Message-ID: <BANLkTikaY-=iLtvG9rdHfLpFFDpcZhQo1g@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1105051931240.28646@wonkity.com> References: <BANLkTinDDSsZFFAYQ=tpLOLdu4Wfog3ZpQ@mail.gmail.com> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1105051931240.28646@wonkity.com>
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On Thu, May 5, 2011 at 8:37 PM, Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> wrote: > On Thu, 5 May 2011, Antonio Olivares wrote: > >> Dear all, >> >> I was running FreeBSD 8.1 and am in the process of updating it >> following advice in handbook: >> >> http://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/updating-upgrading-freebsdupdate.htm= l >> >> ran >> # freebsd-update fetch >> # freebsd-update install >> >> # portupgrade -af >> >> # freebsd-update -r 8.2-RELEASE upgrade >> >> then >> >> # freebsd-update install >> >> Tried to do this: >> # portupgrade -f ruby >> # rm /var/db/pkg/pkgdb.db >> # portupgrade -f ruby18-bdb >> # rm /var/db/pkg/pkgdb.db /usr/ports/INDEX-*.db >> # portupgrade -af >> >> Did not work correctly[too many customizations] and Tried again > > portupgrade is written in Ruby and uses ruby-bdb, so this may not work. -= f > is of questionable value. =A0Why not just cd to the port directories, and > 'make clean build deinstall install'? This is what I am running now ATM # cd /usr/ports/ # make clean build deinstall install Will it install all the ports? or only the ones that are installed? > >> # freebsd-update install >> >> and had nothing more to do :( >> >> I had many packages that need to be updated so I am running : >> >> # portupgrade -arRp > > -a is equivalent to -arR. =A0And that's building packages, which is not > necessary unless you want to copy them to another machine. > >> will this prompt me for customizations? > > Options menus? =A0Yes, the ports will ask on their own. =A0If you use the= -c or > -C options, portupgrade will do all of them at the start of the process. > Thanks, Antonio
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