Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2020 18:16:37 +0300 From: Yuri Pankov <ypankov@fastmail.com> To: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> Cc: Robert Huff <roberthuff@rcn.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, tech-lists <tech-lists@zyxst.net> Subject: Re: make delete-old Message-ID: <b5872f6f-d298-2183-4bef-f185dcd7f0cd@fastmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20200303160716.671eb676.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <20200303123132.GB58645@bastion.zyxst.net> <24158.22171.586832.36541@jerusalem.litteratus.org> <00b0229e-03ee-16f4-f64b-51550626848d@fastmail.com> <20200303160716.671eb676.freebsd@edvax.de>
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On 03.03.2020 18:07, Polytropon wrote: > On Tue, 3 Mar 2020 17:13:50 +0300, Yuri Pankov wrote: >> On 03.03.2020 16:07, Robert Huff wrote: >>> tech-lists writes: >>> >>>> Is a reboot required after make delete-old ? >>> >>> I don't think so. >>> But you might want to re-run ldconfig. >> >> I don't think delete-old deletes shared libraries (and that's the answer >> for original question, you don't need to reboot), there's >> delete-old-libs for that, more so, running ldconfig (the binary) can be >> harmful, if needed there's a ldconfig service; not sure which one you meant. > > According to /usr/src/Makefile's comment header, the > step "make delete-old" is followed by a reboot (in > combination with the 2nd mergemaster run, after > "make installworld"), while "make delete-old-libs" > is performed after the reboot, without a further one. > > In /usr/src/Makefile, you can find the following order: > > # For individuals wanting to upgrade their sources (even if only a > # delta of a few days): > # > # 1. `cd /usr/src' (or to the directory containing your source tree). > # 2. `make buildworld' > # 3. `make buildkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE' (default is GENERIC). > # 4. `make installkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE' (default is GENERIC). > # [steps 3. & 4. can be combined by using the "kernel" target] > # 5. `reboot' (in single user mode: boot -s from the loader prompt). > # 6. `mergemaster -p' > # 7. `make installworld' > # 8. `mergemaster' (you may wish to use -i, along with -U or -F). > # 9. `make delete-old' > # 10. `reboot' > # 11. `make delete-old-libs' (in case no 3rd party program uses them anymore) > > Additional information from "man 7 build": > > delete-old Delete obsolete base system files and directories inter- > actively. When -DBATCH_DELETE_OLD_FILES is specified at > the command line, the delete operation will be non-in- > teractive. The variables DESTDIR, TARGET_ARCH and > TARGET should be set as with "make installworld". > > delete-old-libs Delete obsolete base system libraries interactively. > This target should only be used if no third party soft- > ware uses these libraries. When > -DBATCH_DELETE_OLD_FILES is specified at the command > line, the delete operation will be non-interactive. The > variables DESTDIR, TARGET_ARCH and TARGET should be set > as with "make installworld". > > To conclude this into an answer that matches existing > documentation: > > Yes, "make delete-old" requires a reboot. :-) It's the 'installworld' (7) and 'mergemaster' (8) steps that require a reboot, and 'delete-old' (9) being immediately followed by 'reboot' (10) step does NOT mean 'delete-old' requires 'reboot'. You can actually skip the step 9, as steps 7 and 8 are what already made the files obsolete, and the only problem (that I can think of) from skipping is obsolete header files picked up when compiling, and removing those doesn't require a reboot.
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