Date: Mon, 3 May 2004 14:45:13 -0400 From: Adam Weinberger <adamw@FreeBSD.org> To: Stacey Roberts <stacey@vickiandstacey.com> Cc: freebsd-gnome@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Lots of core files with latest xscreensaver-gnome Message-ID: <20040503184513.GQ15500@toxic.magnesium.net> In-Reply-To: <20040503174430.GQ393@crom.vickiandstacey.com> References: <20040503163501.GP393@crom.vickiandstacey.com> <20040503165407.GP15500@toxic.magnesium.net> <20040503174430.GQ393@crom.vickiandstacey.com>
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>> (05.03.2004 @ 1344 PST): Stacey Roberts said, in 3.6K: << > Hi Adam, > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Adam Weinberger <adamw@FreeBSD.org>" > To: To Stacey Roberts > Date: Mon, 03 May, 2004 17:54 BST > Subject: Re: Lots of core files with latest xscreensaver-gnome > > > Clear out everything in /usr/local/lib/compat/pkg and the run: > > > > portupgrade -u -a -f > > > > That will rebuild everything. After you clear out > > /usr/local/lib/compat/pkg, nothing will run until you complete the > > portupgrade. > > Thanks for the reply. > > As nothing (presumably this refers to X-related apps) will run in between "rm -rf'ing /usr/local/lib/compat/pkg/*" and the portupgrade cmd, is it best then, to ensure that no-one is logged in on X during this exercise? > > If anything I'll be looking to run this overnight. > > Thanks again, Adam. > > Regards, > > Stacey >> end of "Re: Lots of core files with latest xscreensaver-gnome" from Stacey Roberts << That's probably the safest behaviour, yes. It's not that *nothing* will run, but after you delete the stuff in .../pkg, a whole bunch of things will be missing libraries. I hope that someday they'll make -u a default argument to portupgrade(1). # Adam -- Adam Weinberger adamw@magnesium.net || adamw@FreeBSD.org adamw@vectors.cx || adamw@gnome.org http://www.vectors.cx
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