Date: Sun, 29 Sep 2019 18:42:46 -0500 From: Paul Schmehl <pschmehl_lists@tx.rr.com> To: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: How to tell what users Ruby Message-ID: <D370CB1D9A8CFB71A5E257D7@Pauls-MacBook-Pro.local> In-Reply-To: <20190929082601.9152a485.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <ED82496B44D510B8171582DB@Pauls-MacBook-Pro.local> <20190929082601.9152a485.freebsd@edvax.de>
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--On September 29, 2019 at 8:26:01 AM +0200 Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> wrote: > On Sun, 29 Sep 2019 01:17:52 -0500, Paul Schmehl wrote: >> I'm running ruby 2.4 on a server. I want to upgrade to the new default >> version, so I checked /usr/ports/UDPATING. >> >> Among other things, it said this: "f you wish to update to the new >> default version, you need to first stop any software that uses ruby." >> >> Is there a utility I can use that will tell me that? How do I identify >> what programs are using ruby? > > Yes, pkg provides a part of that functionality; check "man pkg-info" > for the "--required-by" (or -r) flag. Make a list of the packages > that depend on the currently installed Ruby version: > > # pkg info -r ruby > When I ran this it listed no programs. Which is kind of odd, since I know portmaster uses ruby. Anyway, I just did a pkg delete, and nothing was listed, so I deleted it and installed 2.6. Paul Schmehl, Retired My opinions are my own. ******************************************* "It is as useless to argue with those who have renounced the use of reason as to administer medication to the dead." Thomas Jefferson "There are some ideas so wrong that only a very intelligent person could believe in them." George Orwell
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