Date: Sun, 31 Aug 2014 22:38:51 +0200 From: Torfinn Ingolfsen <tingox@gmail.com> To: FreeBSD Ports ML <freebsd-ports@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: I want to upgrade an old (8.3-RC2) FReeBSD installation, but can't install subversion Message-ID: <CAJ_iqtbWhTpJjGwV=VUMMUYhPmu6c0gcDZp=7p7pjuBWa%2BQP1Q@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <54036B7E.4040504@gmx.de> References: <CAJ_iqtbi2oEaKGzVjEXsxKPmE0KhUJojp8tNh8BgzoGrkam0dA@mail.gmail.com> <20140828142610.6dc3b78d@X220.alogt.com> <CAJ_iqtZJHYXZxJ57ZJrNTiP7e4BQK88cNgTJW4qeth%2BOi2FF7A@mail.gmail.com> <54036B7E.4040504@gmx.de>
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On Sun, Aug 31, 2014 at 8:37 PM, olli hauer <ohauer@gmx.de> wrote: > > Hm, do you mean update with subversion to 8.4-stable or 8.4-current? Yes, and 8.4-stable. There is no 8.4-current. > Unless you have a non default kernel there is no need to rebuild to get 8.4-stable, just run `freebsd-update fetch install' without '-r ...' and you are done. Ok. Old habits came into play; I've always updated my FreeBSD systems via source. It is that freebsd-update which is new to me... > Rebuilding the system from source can break freebsd-update specially if build with custom optimizations (-O...) Noted. In my case, using freebsd-update was only to get out of the "ports tree suddenly not supported" situation I got into. > Anyway good to hear you managed to get your system to a supported release. Yes. :) -- Regards, Torfinn Ingolfsen
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