From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Apr 29 10:36:41 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8C0E037B408 for ; Tue, 29 Apr 2003 10:36:41 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mail2.bluewin.ch (mail2.bluewin.ch [195.186.4.73]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 80EF643F93 for ; Tue, 29 Apr 2003 10:36:40 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from raphael@computer-rental.ch) Received: from computer-rental.ch (195.186.140.80) by mail2.bluewin.ch (Bluewin AG 6.7.016) id 3E674A7B005A1BA9; Tue, 29 Apr 2003 17:36:37 +0000 Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 19:36:35 +0200 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v552) To: Jonathan Arnold From: Raphael Marmier In-Reply-To: <3EAEAFF4.8050802@buddydog.org> Message-Id: <1FFD4B4D-7A69-11D7-950B-000393D67E4A@computer-rental.ch> Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.552) cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Upgrading Ports X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 17:36:41 -0000 I love portupgrade, but I never let it upgrade Apache, nor other=20 mission critical packages, especially those that require makefile=20 editing and other tricky config. As a rule of thumb, use such automatic tool for what they are good at:=20= working over loads of uncomplicated stuff. Backup everything that can=20 be rolled over by this truck should its brakes fail ;) Read portupgrade' manpage, do dryruns, determine possible pitfalls,=20 establish your strategy, and do it step by step (nothing oblige you do=20= upgrade everything in one go). You should be fine and you'll learn for=20= the next time. best of luck Raphael Le mardi, 29 avr 2003, =E0 19:01 Europe/Zurich, Jonathan Arnold a =E9crit = : >> Apache is not part of the OS. If you want want to update apache you=20= >> need to uninstall apache and install the new one. You can use the=20 >> ports collection for this. Read this article about portupgrade:=20 >> http://www.onlamp.com/lpt/a/1385. Ports get upgraded separately. > > Just be warned - some previous portupgrades on Apache have removed, > without comment, /usr/local/www/data, which is where I had installed > all of my web site. Not sure if the current one still does, but it > is a very bad thing to happen. > > --=20 > Jonathan Arnold (mailto:jdarnold@buddydog.org) > Amazing Developments http://www.buddydog.org > > When trouble arises and things look bad, there is always one > individual who perceives a solution and is willing to take command. > Very often, that individual is crazy. Dave Barry > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to=20 > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"