From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Nov 25 15:06:26 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: ports@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A1D37106564A for ; Fri, 25 Nov 2011 15:06:26 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jhs@berklix.com) Received: from tower.berklix.org (tower.berklix.org [83.236.223.114]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 47A288FC08 for ; Fri, 25 Nov 2011 15:06:25 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mart.js.berklix.net (p5DCBEAB6.dip.t-dialin.net [93.203.234.182]) (authenticated bits=0) by tower.berklix.org (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id pAPF6OQd007745; Fri, 25 Nov 2011 15:06:24 GMT (envelope-from jhs@berklix.com) Received: from fire.js.berklix.net (fire.js.berklix.net [192.168.91.41]) by mart.js.berklix.net (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id pAPF6CID057105; Fri, 25 Nov 2011 16:06:12 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from jhs@berklix.com) Received: from fire.js.berklix.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by fire.js.berklix.net (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id pAPF609d081562; Fri, 25 Nov 2011 15:06:06 GMT (envelope-from jhs@fire.js.berklix.net) Message-Id: <201111251506.pAPF609d081562@fire.js.berklix.net> To: Kaya Saman From: "Julian H. Stacey" Organization: http://www.berklix.com BSD Unix Linux Consultancy, Munich Germany User-agent: EXMH on FreeBSD http://www.berklix.com/free/ X-URL: http://www.berklix.com In-reply-to: Your message "Fri, 25 Nov 2011 15:41:26 +0200." <4ECF9B06.1090602@gmail.com> Date: Fri, 25 Nov 2011 16:06:00 +0100 Sender: jhs@berklix.com Cc: ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Strange issues while upgrading ports X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 25 Nov 2011 15:06:26 -0000 Hi, Reference: > From: Kaya Saman > Date: Fri, 25 Nov 2011 15:41:26 +0200 > Message-id: <4ECF9B06.1090602@gmail.com> Kaya Saman wrote: > This is a multi-part message in MIME format. > --------------080607030603050400060904 > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > On 11/25/2011 02:51 PM, Julian H. Stacey wrote: > > Kaya Saman wrote: > >> Hi, > >> > >> I'm running FreeBSD version 8.0 x64 edition on my server with multiple > >> jails. > > < Detail deleted> > > > >> Can anyone help with my issues?? > > 8.0 is too old, November 2009 > > http://www.freebsd.org/releases/ > > > > 8.0 Is not supported. > > http://www.freebsd.org/security/security.html#sup > > > > My machine ceased to crash when I moved from 8.0 to 8.2, > > I seem to recall other problems eased too. > > > > So upgrade to at least 8.1 ! > > > > If you management are saying stay at `proven' 8.0 rather than 8.2, > > think again. > > > > It's well known that .0 releases can be problematic, which is I > > recall why 8.1 has extended support (even beyond 8.2), useful for > > those who don't want to keep upgrading. > > > > Yes, 9.0-RC2 is available for test for those wanting new features, > > not for you if you'r still on 8.0. One would expect less stability > > from 9.0-RC2 than 8.0.& no more from 9.0 than 8.0, so go for 8.1 > > or 8.2 then wait for 9.1 not 9.0. > > > > Cheers, > > Julian > How is the upgrade of versions done? > > I'm sorry I've never done it before; from my linux experience on Debian > at least it's a bit messy. > > I found this: > > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/updating-upgrading-freebsdupdate.html > > So I'm guessing - backup /etc, /var, /usr/local/etc, and /usr/local/var > > then do: > > freebsd-update -r 8.2-RELEASE upgrade > > freebsd-update install > > shutdown -r now > > freebsd-update install > > # portupgrade -f ruby > # rm /var/db/pkg/pkgdb.db > # portupgrade -f ruby18-bdb > # rm /var/db/pkg/pkgdb.db /usr/ports/INDEX-*.db > # portupgrade -af > > freebsd-update install > > > How will this affect my Jails though? Will I need to rebuild them also? > > I mean how will I know if everything is the same as before the upgrade > but obviously just newer? Sorry, short of time here, so in brief: This the wrong list to ask about upgrades. Read http://www.freebsd.org I dont personaly keep up to date with latest fancy BSD-specific update scripts (as I've been doing Unix decades, & by reflex make all of src/ & ports/ that I use, but certainly back up etc & var first ) Others may have more time to add info, but better ask on hackers@ (or questions@ re upgrades) I would guess jails from 8.0 would survive on 8.2, Try on a spare box. > --------------080607030603050400060904 > Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit No HTML duplicates Cheers, Julian -- Julian Stacey, BSD Unix Linux C Sys Eng Consultants Munich http://berklix.com Reply below not above, cumulative like a play script, & indent with "> ". Format: Plain text. Not HTML, multipart/alternative, base64, quoted-printable.