Date: Thu, 30 May 2013 14:52:25 +0100 From: Chris Rees <utisoft@gmail.com> To: Steve Wills <steve@mouf.net> Cc: "freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org" <freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org>, Alexander Leidinger <netchild@freebsd.org>, Glen Barber <gjb@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Order of canonical upgrade sequence Message-ID: <CADLo83-wRjhnDjKogBCqBnr09iYG%2BuFBMhNhB-ZU%2BVYtXdhFGg@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <51A7572D.7050808@mouf.net> References: <CADLo83-AzBcm_%2BobVN5aczQdt=GG6U_JnFXyv3dwrG5YMxt%2B=w@mail.gmail.com> <51A7572D.7050808@mouf.net>
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On 30 May 2013 14:42, Steve Wills <steve@mouf.net> wrote: > On 05/29/13 16:02, Chris Rees wrote: >> Hi all! >> >> Back in 2005, when Alexander Leidinger wrote the make delete-old >> target, he documented the order of upgrade such that it should be run >> before mergemaster [1]; >> >> # 7. `make installworld' >> # 8. `make delete-old' >> # 9. `mergemaster' >> > > It would be good to mention that it's wise to "make check-old", and > rebuilding any ports that depend on the old libs, before doing "make > delete-old". make delete-old doesn't touch the libraries; it's the next steps that do that (make delete-old-libs). The Handbook section is far more verbose on this, and I think that this reference in the Makefile is more as a quick reminder than a step-by-step walkthrough. Chris
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