Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2005 20:22:09 +0000 (UTC) From: Christopher Nehren <apeiron+usenet@coitusmentis.info> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Using portupgrade Message-ID: <slrnd40vq5.k8r.apeiron%2Busenet@prophecy.dyndns.org> References: <810a540e05032210383be3f75a@mail.gmail.com>
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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 2005-03-22, Pat Maddox scribbled these curious markings: > What are some considerations to make before upgrading the ports? Does > upgrading them overwrite the existing config files? I've got a number > of ports that aren't up-to-date, but this is running on a server, so I > don't want to muck up the software and configs that are currently > running. You have good dumps, yes? And you've read /usr/ports/UPDATING, yes? And you've reviewed any changes to the Makefiles of the ports in question, yes? Then you shouldn't have any issues. Best Regards, Christopher Nehren -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.0 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFCQH9Ek/lo7zvzJioRAo0eAKC7l+QyDgzY4J7bx7Yx/izqDHjHLgCgglXT 5X1U54MJxqxscr7Zl+fAcfc= =m7EO -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- I abhor a system designed for the "user", if that word is a coded pejorative meaning "stupid and unsophisticated". -- Ken Thompson If you ask the wrong questions, you get answers like "42" and "God". Unix is user friendly. However, it isn't idiot friendly.
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