Date: Sat, 13 Sep 2025 15:18:17 -0700 From: Mark Millard <marklmi@yahoo.com> To: FreeBSD-pkgbase@freebsd.org, Konstantin Belousov <kib@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: pkgbase update procedure, using, for example, clibs as an example to illustrate the more general question Message-ID: <12D9EB3A-EAE2-499D-8E0A-BC245A07B322@yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <44832661-40A6-40D4-B737-80DECB7F40FD@yahoo.com> References: <44832661-40A6-40D4-B737-80DECB7F40FD@yahoo.com>
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On Sep 12, 2025, at 17:19, Mark Millard <marklmi@yahoo.com> wrote: > Context: native hardware, not jails and such. More implicit context that drove the question: this was checking on what to do for my "main" (or stable/*) based contexts, not for Release to Release Update procedures. Various types of issues happen more on main as it progresses. > Is the appropriate general order for updates based on pkgbase > still based on to be used kernel (and possibly related files, > such as dtb files) being installed first --and rebooting > before other things are installed? > > Those wanted: FreeBSD-kernel-generic* (as in the "kernels" "set") > If involved: FreeBSD-dtb (as in the "minimal" "set") > Possibly: FreeBSD-bootloader (as in the "minimal" "set") > (U-Boot or other such things from outside FreeBSD may also be > involved here.) > > Then: reboot > > So: even the "vital" packages wait until after that reboot > into a new kernel before they are installed? : > > The "vital" base packages: > FreeBSD-clibs (as in the minimal "set") > FreeBSD-runtime (as in the minimal "set") > > (From here on omitting that level of detail but still being > somewhat suggestive.) > > The "minimal" "set" overall, for things not indicated above > > Things wanted from: > The "base" "set" overall, for things not indicated above > > Things wanted from (probably all or nothing): > The "lib32" "set" overall. > > Things wanted from: > The "devel" "set" overall. > > Things wanted from: > Anything existing that is not in one of those "sets". > > Then: reboot get get system operation that is based just > on the update. > > > Note: > > I've not tried to document here updates related to > *.pkgsave or *.pkgnew or .pkgtemp.* files. > > Nor have I been explicit about *-dbg packages. > > I also ignore updating port-packages above. === Mark Millard marklmi at yahoo.comhelp
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