Date: Mon, 31 May 2010 10:43:54 -0700 From: Freddie Cash <fjwcash@gmail.com> To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: issues unveiled by devel/gettext Message-ID: <AANLkTik_DoGGrsl3xyC45HyQ8lAogx-H5nrpYdX696iu@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4C03F3CB.8010405@bsdforen.de> References: <4C03D5EC.4050409@bsdforen.de> <AANLkTinw0mfzyXKcQ6uI_DZ6cpWMYI4QUXO7kHagBeIp@mail.gmail.com> <4C03F3CB.8010405@bsdforen.de>
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On Mon, May 31, 2010 at 10:37 AM, Dominic Fandrey <kamikaze@bsdforen.de>wrote: > On 31/05/2010 19:08, Franci Nabalanci wrote: > > I have the same problem and my FreeBSD 8.0 release doesnn't work anymore. > I > > cannot do anything. It is possible to save this problem or better install > > different OS?? > > A lot of stuff will start working again if you add the line: > libintl.so.8 libintl.so.9 > > to your /etc/libmap.conf file. Note that this is just a temporal > workaround until you manage to rebuild the troublesome packages. > > This would be an excellent time to mention the wonderful -b options for portupgrade and portmaster, that will create a backup package of any ports that are upgraded, stored under /usr/ports/packages. :) If you run into any issues, it's a simple "pkg_delete -xi portname" and "pkg_add /usr/ports/packages/portname.tbz" process to roll-back to a known-good version. :D There's also an option for both portupgrade and portmaster that tell it to save old libraries to /usr/local/compat/lib, so that applications that require the lib will continue to work, while you re-install/upgrade the other apps. Using ZFS snapshots on /usr/local and /var/db/pkg is also an option, as ZFS provides a snapshot-roll-back feature. IOW, this is not an "unsolvable mess" like some people claim every year. :) -- Freddie Cash fjwcash@gmail.com
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