Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2006 23:01:24 -0800 From: Christopher Kelley <bsd@kelleycows.com> To: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> Cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: libtool note in UPDATING Message-ID: <4403F544.8090502@kelleycows.com> In-Reply-To: <20060227225357.GA87738@xor.obsecurity.org> References: <440377FF.4020502@kelleycows.com> <20060227225357.GA87738@xor.obsecurity.org>
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Kris Kennaway wrote: > On Mon, Feb 27, 2006 at 02:06:55PM -0800, Christopher Kelley wrote: > >> Am I reading the entry for libtool in UPDATING correctly? It seems to >> me to basically say "There's no way to tell you how to successfully >> update your ports with the new libtool, hope you really understand how >> all the ports interact with each other, good night and good luck." >> >> Now, I *DO* sort of understand the need for this change from reading the >> entry, and I'm not arguing the fact that the change needed to be made. I >> just don't know where to go from here because now I'm afraid to update >> any of my ports since I'm not sure I would understand the output of the >> -n flag enough to figure out how to update my ports. >> >> Is there a more straightforward explanation of how to upgrade ports with >> the new libtool? >> > > Basically, portupgrade -a should be OK (but watch out for the perl > upgrade as well, i.e. read that entry too). If you run into problems > let us know; I'd like to refine that entry with a working prescription > before the release. > > Kris > Kris, I'm sorry, but I'm only a hobbiest, (and working on a master's in mechanical engineering to boot) I just don't have the time to chance it. I'll wait for 6.1-RELEASE and do a complete reinstall. I'm familiar enough with that that I can do it fairly quickly. :) Christopher
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