From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jan 8 22:30:09 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AF24616A421 for ; Tue, 8 Jan 2008 22:30:09 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from peter.piggybox@virgin.net) Received: from n068.sc1.he.tucows.com (smtpout0141.sc1.he.tucows.com [64.97.136.141]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9CD1313C457 for ; Tue, 8 Jan 2008 22:30:09 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from peter.piggybox@virgin.net) Received: from sc1-out05.emaildefenseservice.com (64.97.139.2) by n068.sc1.he.tucows.com (7.2.069.1) id 4769316E0049CDC7; Tue, 8 Jan 2008 22:07:09 +0000 Message-ID: <4769316E0049CDC7@n068.sc1.he.tucows.com> (added by postmaster@bouncemessage.net) X-SpamScore: 20 X-Spamcatcher-Summary: 20, 1.5, 0, 5928544b5258324d, cbac8720b8bd4c11, peter.piggybox@virgin.net, -, RULES_HIT:334:368:369:379:541:599:601:945:946:960:966:967:973:980:988:989:1042:1254:1260:1277:1311:1313:1314:1437:1515:1516:1518:1534:1542:1593:1594:1711:1730:1747:1766:1792:1801:2110:2196:2198:2199:2200:2376:2393:2525:2553:2560:2564:2682:2685:2693:2828:2857:2859:2895:2933:2937:2939:2942:2945:2947:2951:2954:3022:3027:3318:3353:3770:3865:3866:3867:3868:3869:3871:3872:3874:3934:3936:3938: 3941:3944:4362:4385:4605:4860:5007:6117:6119:7679, 0, RBL:none, CacheIP:none, Bayesian:0.5, 0.5, 0.5, Netcheck:none, DomainCache:0, MSF:not bulk, SPF:, MSBL:none, DNSBL:none X-Spamcatcher-Explanation: (100%) BODY: contains a symbol; Received: from COM (unknown [64.97.206.40]) by sc1-out05.emaildefenseservice.com (Postfix) with SMTP; Tue, 8 Jan 2008 22:07:03 +0000 (UTC) To: "Matthew Seaman " , peter.piggybox@virgin.net From: Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2008 22:00:00 0000 Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: MultiMail(c) Deluxe 1998-2001 2.61, Palm, Inc. X-Sender: peter.piggybox@virgin.net Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Updating 7.0-BETA2 to RC1... 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: Tue, 08 Jan 2008 22:30:09 -0000 Matthew Seaman wrote: __________ >-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >Hash: SHA256 > >peter.piggybox@virgin.net wrote: >> I'm shortly going to update my laptop from 7.0-BETA2 (a fresh >> install) to 7.0-RC1. I'll do this with a buildworld/installworld >> cycle. However, reading the site for freebsd-update I noticed that if >> I were to do a binary upgrade then it recommends rebuilding all ports >> as well. >> >> Is rebuilding all ports something I should consider if I'm doing a >> source-based upgrade too? Even though I'm not crossing a major >> version boundary? > >Once 7.0 is released, then there is a promise of binary compatibility >for any software compiled under some 7.x version to work certainly with >any later 7.x version, and possibly with any earlier 7.x version as >well[*]. > >However, 7.0-RELEASE isn't actually out there yet, and the Release >Engineers may well be making last minute incompatible changes. If >freebsd-update recommends wholesale updating of ports, then there's >a good reason for that. I will state though that I've been tracking >7.x since fairly shortly after the RELENG_7 branch was created and apart >from the big 6 -> 7 update I've not seen any compatibility problems with >ported software. > > Cheers, > > Matthew > >[*] I can't remember if the backwards compatibility with the major >version is guaranteed or not. Forward certainly is. Also there's >the new symbol versioning thing within shlibs that changes the way >this sort of thing works. > >- -- >Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 7 Priory Courtyard > Flat 3 >PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey Ramsgate > Kent, CT11 9PW >-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- >Version: GnuPG v2.0.4 (FreeBSD) >Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org > >iD8DBQFHgy0o8Mjk52CukIwRCA4yAKCJxClkrwrFe9fKeXGTSUXc3xQxZgCffpfT >lJcn7/Ihsl+kvdgF1tME7Qo= >=cMsz >-----END PGP SIGNATURE----- Thanks for the info Matthew. Peter Harrison.