Date: Sun, 04 Dec 2005 17:15:32 +0100 From: martinko <martinkov@pobox.sk> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: How often portupgrades? Message-ID: <dmv4n4$8aj$2@sea.gmane.org> In-Reply-To: <20051203205605.75367bfe@loki> References: <000d01c608c0$631632a0$2401a8c0@XGISH> <20051203205605.75367bfe@loki>
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Joerg Pernfuss wrote: > On Sat, 24 Dec 2005 20:29:41 +0100 > "Kiffin Gish" <kiffin.gish@planet.nl> wrote: > > >>Just wondering what a good rule of thumb is in how often to run >>portupgrades. >> >>I figure that once a week should be sufficient, however each time it >>runs it can take up to a few hours to complete which seems like an >>unnecessary hassle to me. Once it even started rebuilding the >>complete gnome port which took a couple days! >> >>Is this worthwhile? What are the benefits? >> >>Thanks alot in advance. > > > Everybody has to figure out that one for himself, so, here is my > rule of thumb: > > Upgrade your ports only when you need to. > > If all installed ports work fine and a new version doesn't introduce > some functionality you simply need to have, why update? > Just for the sake of updateing? > > > Joerg you forgot to mention security issues. even if you don't like often updating, you should run portaudit regularly (once a day?) and make sure you update the ports with security advisories. martin
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