Date: Wed, 09 Aug 2006 16:38:23 +0100 From: Matthew Seaman <m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk> To: "V.I.Victor" <idmc_vivr@intgdev.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: pkg_add question Message-ID: <44DA016F.6010505@infracaninophile.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <W3077317127327621155130990@webmail18> References: <W3077317127327621155130990@webmail18>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 2440 and 3156)
--------------enigCA1C967A2221B4BF9E845228
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-15
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
V.I.Victor wrote:
> Generally -- is it OK to do a 'pkg_add' from
> 'packages-6-stable' to a 5.4 system?
>=20
> Specifically, I think I need to update 'fetchmail.'
>=20
> What I've read *seems* to indicate it's OK, but...
Not a good idea. 6.x packages are going to want libc.so.6 and other
6.x shlibs, which won't be available on your 5.5 box.
You can, in principle, install packages from any of the 5.x releases
or from 5.x-STABLE on a 5.x box, and modulo problems sorting out
dependencies, everything should be able to work.
However, you'll find it's a lot less effort in the end to just grab
the latest ports tree using cvsup or portsnap and update that way.
Cheers,
Matthew
--=20
Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 7 Priory Courtyard
Flat 3
PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey Ramsgate
Kent, CT11 9PW
--------------enigCA1C967A2221B4BF9E845228
Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc"
Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="signature.asc"
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (FreeBSD)
Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org
iD8DBQFE2gF38Mjk52CukIwRCGbXAJ0Z2qLNxSCv452wByaF8FPoo7rBsQCfYVKF
yJLSQEjwAhMQwuQs73+/7fo=
=hxde
-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
--------------enigCA1C967A2221B4BF9E845228--
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?44DA016F.6010505>