From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Feb 28 23:43:26 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 97711106566C for ; Thu, 28 Feb 2008 23:43:26 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kkutzko@teksavvy.com) Received: from ironport2-out.pppoe.ca (ironport2-out.pppoe.ca [206.248.154.182]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 51CB38FC17 for ; Thu, 28 Feb 2008 23:43:26 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kkutzko@teksavvy.com) X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: Ao8CAFDWxkdMCqa7/2dsb2JhbACubAQ X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.25,422,1199682000"; d="scan'208";a="15372719" Received: from mail.pppoe.ca ([65.39.192.132]) by ironport2-out.pppoe.ca with ESMTP; 28 Feb 2008 18:43:25 -0500 Received: from kevin ([76.10.166.187]) by mail.pppoe.ca (Internet Mail Server v1.0) with ASMTP id IZT32725 for ; Thu, 28 Feb 2008 18:43:25 -0500 From: "Kevin K" To: References: <867igo3cih.fsf@zid.claresco.hr> In-Reply-To: <867igo3cih.fsf@zid.claresco.hr> Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2008 18:43:20 -0500 Message-ID: <005b01c87a63$b3cb8670$1b629350$@com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 12.0 Thread-Index: Ach6YpqlDRLgtvcRSIyRwsUBwqnvgwAAQsVA Content-Language: en-us Subject: RE: Upgrading to 7.0 - stupid requirements X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2008 23:43:26 -0000 No one is forcing you to upgrade. > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-stable@freebsd.org [mailto:owner-freebsd- > stable@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Marko Lerota > Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2008 6:08 PM > To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org > Subject: Upgrading to 7.0 - stupid requirements > > In http://www.freebsd.org/releases/7.0R/announce.html says > > Updating Existing Systems > > > An upgrade of any existing system to FreeBSD 7.0-RELEASE constitutes > > a major version upgrade, so no matter which method you use to update > > an older system you should reinstall any ports you have installed on > > the machine. This will avoid binaries becoming linked to inconsistent > > sets of libraries when future port upgrades rebuild one port but not > > others that link to it. This can be done with: > > # portupgrade -faP > > etc... > > Why!!! Do you know how much time I have to spend with my PC to > reinstall > all of this programs from ports? Only openoffice takes one day! And > where > is Gnome and such...There must be other way...I would not reinstall my > packages ;) > > Then the servers. Why should I reinstall all my databases and such? I > always > liked that FreeBSD base (OS) is separated from packages. And no matter > what I > do with the packages, my OS will always work. I don't want dependency > hell like in Linux. Now you are telling me that my database might not > work > after upgrade to a new version. Is that it? > > -- > One cannot sell the earth upon which the people walk > Tacunka Witco > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable- > unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > __________ NOD32 2910 (20080228) Information __________ > > This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. > http://www.eset.com