Date: 01 May 2003 12:07:32 -0400 From: Joe Marcus Clarke <marcus@marcuscom.com> To: Drew Tomlinson <drew@mykitchentable.net> Cc: FreeBSD User Questions List <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Portupgrade, XFree86, and Gnome Message-ID: <1051805251.358.5.camel@gyros> In-Reply-To: <023201c30ffb$78f3d700$6e2a6ba5@tagalong> References: <020d01c30ff6$9dfe5c50$6e2a6ba5@tagalong> <023201c30ffb$78f3d700$6e2a6ba5@tagalong>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] On Thu, 2003-05-01 at 12:05, Drew Tomlinson wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Joe Marcus Clarke" <marcus@marcuscom.com> > To: "Drew Tomlinson" <drew@mykitchentable.net> > Cc: "FreeBSD User Questions List" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> > Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2003 8:43 AM > > > On Thu, 2003-05-01 at 11:30, Drew Tomlinson wrote: > >> I've looked but have been unable to find an answer to my question. Can I > >> use portupgrade to upgrade XWindows related components while XWindows is > >> running? For example, I use the Gnome desktop. If I open a terminal > window > >> on the desktop, can I upgrade Gnome and XFree86 related items that need > >> updating in this window? Or is it required that I exit my desktop > session, > >> kill gdm, and then kill XFree86 and run portupgrade from a console > session? > >> Or maybe this isn't required but preferred? I'm confused. > > > I portupgrade GNOME and X components while logged into X all the time. > > You shouldn't have a problem. > > OK, thanks for clearing that up. However I assume I'd have to shutdown and > restart applications to begin using the new versions? Yes. > What about libraries? > Would apps use new versions immediately or would they have to be restarted? New libraries are available immediately if you launch new applications. However, if you want to use, for example, a new libX11, you would need to restart X entirely to make sure all applications are using it. Joe > > Thanks, > > Drew -- PGP Key : http://www.marcuscom.com/pgp.asc [-- Attachment #2 --] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQA+sUZDb2iPiv4Uz4cRAkiwAJ4nHPTSbD4ajbROYh0FyQQtMGzDvACePm3o EiKaXZ/uJjCL1L1uXdqtPrA= =8AaE -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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