From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Dec 4 22:01:32 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6599816A41F for ; Sun, 4 Dec 2005 22:01:32 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from vizion@vizion.occoxmail.com) Received: from dukecmmtao01.coxmail.com (dukecmmtao01.coxmail.com [68.99.120.68]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C072343D68 for ; Sun, 4 Dec 2005 22:01:31 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from vizion@vizion.occoxmail.com) Received: from dns1 ([64.58.171.82]) by dukecmmtao01.coxmail.com (InterMail vM.6.01.05.02 201-2131-123-102-20050715) with ESMTP id <20051204220207.ITEY1375.dukecmmtao01.coxmail.com@dns1>; Sun, 4 Dec 2005 17:02:07 -0500 From: Vizion To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Sun, 4 Dec 2005 14:01:23 -0800 User-Agent: KMail/1.8.3 References: <000d01c608c0$631632a0$2401a8c0@XGISH> <200512031751.33752.vizion@vizion.occoxmail.com> <1133696474.25444.1.camel@localhost> In-Reply-To: <1133696474.25444.1.camel@localhost> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-6" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200512041401.25412.vizion@vizion.occoxmail.com> Cc: Kiffin Gish Subject: Re: How often portupgrades? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 04 Dec 2005 22:01:32 -0000 On Sunday 04 December 2005 03:41, the author Kiffin Gish contributed to the dialogue on- Re: How often portupgrades?: >On Sat, 2005-12-03 at 17:51 -0800, Vizion wrote: >> On Saturday 24 December 2005 11:29, the author Kiffin Gish contributed to >> the dialogue on- >> >> How often portupgrades?: >> >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. >> >> You pays yr processing time and makes yr choice :-) >> >> I have been using freebsd for quite a long time and I find that sometimes >> I am constantly upgrading a machine which is being used for development >> something and then when I just need systems to carry on doing the same >> thing day after day I get into the if it aint broke dont fix it mode! Then >> a new >> application/need comes along and the cycle starts over again! >> >> david > >Then one seriously wonders what the benefit is of upgraded more than >once every few months or so. When I am developing I need system to check against the very latest (which means portupgrading daily) and to be able step backwards as well. When I am not developing then I am happy to cruise. -- 40 yrs navigating and computing in blue waters. English Owner & Captain of British Registered 60' bluewater Ketch S/V Taurus. Currently in San Diego, CA. Sailing bound for Europe via Panama Canal after completing engineroom refit.