Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2007 23:22:26 +1300 From: Mark Kirkwood <markir@paradise.net.nz> To: "Jason C. Wells" <jcw@highperformance.net>, Jason Slack <slackmoehrle@gmail.com>, freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Upgrading FreeBSD Questions Message-ID: <47285762.6060404@paradise.net.nz> In-Reply-To: <20071030223628.GA24086@slackbox.xs4all.nl> References: <7dc35e670710291625l43902c92o5b364f84bf769811@mail.gmail.com> <472739FB.3020503@highperformance.net> <20071030223628.GA24086@slackbox.xs4all.nl>
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Roland Smith wrote: > > Remember to remove old files and libraries with `make delete-old' and > `make delete-old-libs' as explained in /usr/src/Makefile. > > It is advisable to remove and install your ports from scratch when > upgrading to a new major version, because the automatic port updating > tools don't always do this correctly. > > Not meaning to pick on Roland here... but surely we should be recommending to follow the instructions in /usr/src/UPDATING? (as the documentation page also mentions), rather than our own abbreviations thereof? The only source of confusion then is whether to define ALWAYS_CHECK_MAKE whilst building/installing a kernel (as Chris mentions) - which is probably worth clarifying (never do it myself...and never had issues, but UPDATING is a little ambiguous on that point). Cheers Mark
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