Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2014 16:52:53 -0600 (MDT) From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> To: Karl Pielorz <kpielorz_lst@tdx.co.uk> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: freebsd-update - upgrade from 9.1-RELEASE to 9.3-RELEASE - requries all ports rebuilt? Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.11.1410211651070.4966@wonkity.com> In-Reply-To: <517BECC5D916EAC560741895@Mail-PC.tdx.co.uk> References: <517BECC5D916EAC560741895@Mail-PC.tdx.co.uk>
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On Tue, 21 Oct 2014, Karl Pielorz wrote: > I just walked a system from 9.1-RELEASE to 9.3-RELEASE using 'freebsd-update > -r 9.3-RELEASE upgrade' > > Having fetched, patched, gone to single user - installed, rebooted - and > installed again - I'm greeted by: > > " > Completing this upgrade requires removing old shared object file. > Please rebuild all installed 3rd part software (e.g., programs > installed from the ports tree) and then run '/usr/sbin/freebsd-update > install' again to finish installing updates. > " > > > I thought that only had to happen if you moved between major versions (e.g. > 9.x to 10.x?) > > I can't find any way of making freebsd-update tell me what files it wants to > remove now either? > > If I ignore this (on the understanding I may be running binaries linked > against 'older' libraries) is that OK? > > This machine has a lot of ports on it - going from 9.1 to 9.3 was done > because I *thought* that wouldn't require a mass recompile :( Normally, it should not be necessary to rebuild ports for a minor version upgrade. I don't use freebsd-update, but it might be suggesting the safest way to do it, not necessarily that ports will not work afterward.
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