From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Dec 4 01:51:43 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CE99016A41F for ; Sun, 4 Dec 2005 01:51:43 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from vizion@vizion.occoxmail.com) Received: from dukecmmtao02.coxmail.com (dukecmmtao02.coxmail.com [68.99.120.69]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3CA1243D5C for ; Sun, 4 Dec 2005 01:51:43 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from vizion@vizion.occoxmail.com) Received: from dns1 ([64.58.171.82]) by dukecmmtao02.coxmail.com (InterMail vM.6.01.05.02 201-2131-123-102-20050715) with ESMTP id <20051204015159.LKXT6953.dukecmmtao02.coxmail.com@dns1>; Sat, 3 Dec 2005 20:51:59 -0500 From: Vizion To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Sat, 3 Dec 2005 17:51:32 -0800 User-Agent: KMail/1.8.3 References: <000d01c608c0$631632a0$2401a8c0@XGISH> In-Reply-To: <000d01c608c0$631632a0$2401a8c0@XGISH> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200512031751.33752.vizion@vizion.occoxmail.com> Cc: Kiffin Gish Subject: Re: How often portupgrades? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 04 Dec 2005 01:51:43 -0000 On Saturday 24 December 2005 11:29, the author Kiffin Gish contributed to the dialogue on- How often portupgrades?: >Just wondering what a good rule of thumb is in how often to run > portupgrades. > >I figure that once a week should be sufficient, however each time it runs it > can take up to a few hours to complete which seems like an unnecessary > hassle to me. Once it even started rebuilding the complete gnome port which > took a couple days! > >Is this worthwhile? What are the benefits? > >Thanks alot in advance. > You pays yr processing time and makes yr choice :-) I have been using freebsd for quite a long time and I find that sometimes I am constantly upgrading a machine which is being used for development something and then when I just need systems to carry on doing the same thing day after day I get into the if it aint broke dont fix it mode! Then a new application/need comes along and the cycle starts over again! david -- 40 yrs navigating and computing in blue waters. English Owner & Captain of British Registered 60' bluewater Ketch S/V Taurus. Currently in San Diego, CA. Sailing bound for Europe via Panama Canal after completing engineroom refit.