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To: Will Andrews <will@physics.purdue.edu>
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Subject: Re: [john@sixgirls.org: [dn-articles] FreeBSD problems: newsworthy?] 
In-Reply-To: Message from Will Andrews <will@physics.purdue.edu> 
   of "Sat, 20 Jan 2001 16:56:54 EST." <20010120165654.F1262@puck.firepipe.net> 
Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2001 17:56:16 -0800
From: Dima Dorfman <dima@unixfreak.org>
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> On Sat, Jan 20, 2001 at 01:30:38PM -0800, Gregory Sutter wrote:
> > This person seems to be having some trouble with the state of his
> > ports.
> [.. details omitted ..]
> 
> This should probably be listed as a FAQ.  When you update your ports

How's this?  It's hidden a little, but I thought this was the most
appropriate place for it.  So far, there's no ports-specific chapter
in the FAQ, and it's too specific for "System Administration" or the
like, IMO.

					Dima Dorfman
					dima@unixfreak.org


Index: chapter.sgml
===================================================================
RCS file: /st/src/FreeBSD/doc/en_US.ISO_8859-1/books/handbook/ports/chapter.sgml,v
retrieving revision 1.112
diff -u -r1.112 chapter.sgml
--- chapter.sgml	2000/11/23 11:32:51	1.112
+++ chapter.sgml	2001/01/21 01:53:59
@@ -927,6 +927,38 @@
 
 	<qandaentry>
 	  <question>
+	  <para>I updated my ports collection and now I get messages about
+	    my system being too old.  What can I do short of
+	    upgrading?</para>
+	  </question>
+
+	  <answer>
+	  <para>As great as it already is, the ports system is still
+	    constantly being improved.  Some of these changes require that
+	    a new version of a program or library be present on your
+	    system.  When one of these changes occurs, all ports stop
+	    working.  The remedy is obviously to obtain the newer version
+	    of the updated software.</para>
+
+	  <para>There are two ways to obtain the new program.  One way is
+	    to upgrade your entire system using <link
+	    linkend="cutting-edge"><command>make world</command></link>.
+	    The second is to obtain an <quote>upgrade kit</quote> for your
+	    system.  If you have no intention to upgrade your system in the
+	    near future, the latter is for you.</para>
+
+	  <para>Which upgrade kit you get depends on the version of your
+	    system.  All upgrade kits are available from the <ulink
+	    url="http://www.FreeBSD.org/ports/">ports listing on the
+	    FreeBSD web site</ulink>.  Once you have it, install it like
+	    you would install a package (i.e., with
+	    <command>pkg_add</command>).  See the URL mentioned previously
+	    for more information.</para>
+	  </answer>
+	</qandaentry>
+
+	<qandaentry>
+	  <question>
 	  <para>This ports stuff is really clever.  I am desperate to
 	    find out how you did it.  What is the secret?</para>
 	  </question>


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