From nobody Tue Mar 24 08:54:50 2026 X-Original-To: doc@mlmmj.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mlmmj.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4fg3ky2pJBz6WMtB for ; Tue, 24 Mar 2026 08:54:50 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org) Received: from mxrelay.nyi.freebsd.org (mxrelay.nyi.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:3]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256 client-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) client-digest SHA256) (Client CN "mxrelay.nyi.freebsd.org", Issuer "R12" (not verified)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4fg3ky2Bv9z3kZn for ; Tue, 24 Mar 2026 08:54:50 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=freebsd.org; s=dkim; t=1774342490; h=from:from:reply-to:subject:subject:date:date:message-id:message-id: to:to:cc:mime-version:mime-version:content-type:content-type: content-transfer-encoding:content-transfer-encoding: in-reply-to:in-reply-to:references:references; bh=hB+uzxhQKfzvQP7qoIS1o3y6vPmvvL7Av8Rd/M9TSJY=; b=mluzaUokekdEn6AX6NTy0WuTgHBePgaR/zvawM0L3t9I1FSBdNX+QvL4hfkBZ3uXurBW9u 8g9rXLz1td8QBC5Mwrx2oQlQp05Osuz4o4KHGOq/Bi8lfWfyrgEUQhnS4iWXhKlywqsYzh VVOr0BTpCHYrgGFFnyOALDVU0fw9oNjRTnFVG1OXdNbIwREgAkXYwwKrZmKMbMAHD+A8JS Xnfa9i7/dMTQ6F+9aL5R990vmm7YWewzGVMY0R+898u8u3PIjnCDm5cNwaPRE1bfVmgc7H CGe47IT8osjFqi+As6DwOQh+UCFC87KpuETMM/PFLsNsgwGuVExweGQvRFnLJw== ARC-Seal: i=1; s=dkim; d=freebsd.org; t=1774342490; a=rsa-sha256; cv=none; b=sKZ6ITKJ4exz1Zu8m5hexj86vQdj3QPddCKriygla+kpjtVqcQFnsd3yxxXfRTErQTke1S sCKM5Razmv6T3LScPZCPybSJiBXowV9JtRLFxw8mF7xeDaq2/a1079DyfT4yV29un0BclY 0iooJuLIV6vsnM5x6smkiANrp316N6i2dojlFwpPaJ0YHHoFdLrQ8kz28UzupuUS5zqRT5 b3wvq68hiPpcBAogdnHd5nyUQlJoY3wfptsElisBycChqv2FdSG28vV84DyDNNiPzdvcBD eNSlHKPGsPdmf2a+6Cdj3W2fR73pWbcF0bTlnU/4sw5c5GJklAX8NbJwglP6MA== ARC-Authentication-Results: i=1; mx1.freebsd.org; none ARC-Message-Signature: i=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=freebsd.org; s=dkim; t=1774342490; h=from:from:reply-to:subject:subject:date:date:message-id:message-id: to:to:cc:mime-version:mime-version:content-type:content-type: content-transfer-encoding:content-transfer-encoding: in-reply-to:in-reply-to:references:references; bh=hB+uzxhQKfzvQP7qoIS1o3y6vPmvvL7Av8Rd/M9TSJY=; b=adGcNaxFdYtVE/4wU51D9bKhX3dqKTDTFK/Z/DHST4IWYgg4ODH+CJVt1BBCgOMc6IEPZo 7c7tSxO5s08LT+7CsLy/HEF3OyeUmIreC5sFBJb1Y2np1/4vNr+mWlEeagW3iOM0yaYkz7 jYwnfZ/04RIkRmctmAu1V0mQS9n98ouxZXJKNKyWR3z/c3X2BsNdBjuVN6iqRN8YVArb3n 7GN7GHQ+eZijXdGz+FniFLG0UmKlEszBlnrOA+L07f9o26yVISlyVQK6i0OtCXwuvDA4kx 1fXUBXo71S942VW1hlYAUNkWaVuH53jRZ3+3nZ5OgeBAE0flsDY6L/Au5da2gQ== Received: from kenobi.freebsd.org (kenobi.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::50:1d]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256) (Client did not present a certificate) by mxrelay.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4fg3ky1FcLz1Qc1 for ; Tue, 24 Mar 2026 08:54:50 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org) Received: from kenobi.freebsd.org ([127.0.1.5]) by kenobi.freebsd.org (8.15.2/8.15.2) with ESMTP id 62O8sogT000271 for ; Tue, 24 Mar 2026 08:54:50 GMT (envelope-from bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org) Received: (from www@localhost) by kenobi.freebsd.org (8.15.2/8.15.2/Submit) id 62O8soT9000270 for doc@FreeBSD.org; Tue, 24 Mar 2026 08:54:50 GMT (envelope-from bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org) X-Authentication-Warning: kenobi.freebsd.org: www set sender to bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org using -f From: bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org To: doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: [Bug 293390] 15.0R/errata - support pkg unregister instead of backup and reinstall? Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2026 08:54:50 +0000 X-Bugzilla-Reason: AssignedTo X-Bugzilla-Type: changed X-Bugzilla-Watch-Reason: None X-Bugzilla-Product: Documentation X-Bugzilla-Component: Website X-Bugzilla-Version: Latest X-Bugzilla-Keywords: needs-patch, pkgbase X-Bugzilla-Severity: Affects Some People X-Bugzilla-Who: ivy@FreeBSD.org X-Bugzilla-Status: Open X-Bugzilla-Resolution: X-Bugzilla-Priority: --- X-Bugzilla-Assigned-To: doc@FreeBSD.org X-Bugzilla-Flags: X-Bugzilla-Changed-Fields: Message-ID: In-Reply-To: References: Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" X-Bugzilla-URL: https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/ Auto-Submitted: auto-generated List-Id: Documentation project List-Archive: https://lists.freebsd.org/archives/freebsd-doc List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: Sender: owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org MIME-Version: 1.0 https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3D293390 --- Comment #5 from Lexi Winter --- it's fine to show a supported workaround. for example, the text could say something like "There is no official pkgbase upgrade path from 14 to 15, the supported workaround is to backup and reinstall" (or depkgbasify, or whatev= er). what the text musn't say is that this is *required* to upgrade from 14 to 1= 5, because it's not. we don't (and cannot) require our users to only follow supported operational procedures. it's the difference between "you can't d= o X" and "we don't support doing X". --=20 You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug.=