Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2006 12:10:51 +0200 From: hans@lambermont.dyndns.org (Hans Lambermont) To: freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.org Subject: libtool upgrade question (UPDATING/20060223) Message-ID: <20060816101051.GA67212@leia.lambermont.dyndns.org>
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Hi, I have a question about a ports upgrade method as mentioned in the 20060223 libtool entry in UPDATING. The entry mentions : ... Unfortunately, there is no simple upgrade path. Short of removing all packages and reinstalling from scratch, the only other viable alternative would be careful use of portupgrade. Given the large number of different ways in which libtool is used by other ports in the tree, this is a process that is likely to vary considerably from system to system, and as such, folks should be very mindful of running automatic updating software, such as portupgrade, making extensive use of the -n flag (and equivalents for other updaters) to see what will actually be rebuilt, before actually performing the upgrade. I'm wondering what the 'careful use of' really means, more specifically what should one look out for when using the mentioned '-n' ? regards, Hans Lambermont
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