Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2010 18:37:57 -0800 From: Diego Montalvo <dmontalvo@gmail.com> To: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Restarting after Make Install.... Message-ID: <aefec1611001191837l43d775c6i74cce19388d15f53@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1001191915520.81390@wonkity.com> References: <aefec1611001191705y636474c5rff82214052b2336e@mail.gmail.com> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1001191915520.81390@wonkity.com>
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What about restarting after a "make install" of apache and or mysql, is it necessaryq? 2010/1/19 Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com>: > On Tue, 19 Jan 2010, Diego Montalvo wrote: > >> Been using FreeBSD for a long time now, but have never really been >> sure if FreeBSD needs to be restarted after installing a Port or Ports >> using "make install clean"? =A0What is the best practice... Used to >> restarting Windows for everything... > > No, restarting the computer is very rarely necessary. > > There are some less involved steps that might be needed, like setting fla= gs > in /etc/rc.conf to enable new ports. =A0Some ports have services that nee= d to > be started, and csh/tcsh users may need to use the rehash command before > using new ports. > > -Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA >
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