Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2020 16:07:16 +0100 From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> To: Yuri Pankov <ypankov@fastmail.com> Cc: Robert Huff <roberthuff@rcn.com>, tech-lists <tech-lists@zyxst.net>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: make delete-old Message-ID: <20200303160716.671eb676.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <00b0229e-03ee-16f4-f64b-51550626848d@fastmail.com> References: <20200303123132.GB58645@bastion.zyxst.net> <24158.22171.586832.36541@jerusalem.litteratus.org> <00b0229e-03ee-16f4-f64b-51550626848d@fastmail.com>
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On Tue, 3 Mar 2020 17:13:50 +0300, Yuri Pankov wrote:
> On 03.03.2020 16:07, Robert Huff wrote:
> > tech-lists writes:
> >
> >> Is a reboot required after make delete-old ?
> >
> > I don't think so.
> > But you might want to re-run ldconfig.
>
> I don't think delete-old deletes shared libraries (and that's the answer
> for original question, you don't need to reboot), there's
> delete-old-libs for that, more so, running ldconfig (the binary) can be
> harmful, if needed there's a ldconfig service; not sure which one you meant.
According to /usr/src/Makefile's comment header, the
step "make delete-old" is followed by a reboot (in
combination with the 2nd mergemaster run, after
"make installworld"), while "make delete-old-libs"
is performed after the reboot, without a further one.
In /usr/src/Makefile, you can find the following order:
# For individuals wanting to upgrade their sources (even if only a
# delta of a few days):
#
# 1. `cd /usr/src' (or to the directory containing your source tree).
# 2. `make buildworld'
# 3. `make buildkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE' (default is GENERIC).
# 4. `make installkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE' (default is GENERIC).
# [steps 3. & 4. can be combined by using the "kernel" target]
# 5. `reboot' (in single user mode: boot -s from the loader prompt).
# 6. `mergemaster -p'
# 7. `make installworld'
# 8. `mergemaster' (you may wish to use -i, along with -U or -F).
# 9. `make delete-old'
# 10. `reboot'
# 11. `make delete-old-libs' (in case no 3rd party program uses them anymore)
Additional information from "man 7 build":
delete-old Delete obsolete base system files and directories inter-
actively. When -DBATCH_DELETE_OLD_FILES is specified at
the command line, the delete operation will be non-in-
teractive. The variables DESTDIR, TARGET_ARCH and
TARGET should be set as with "make installworld".
delete-old-libs Delete obsolete base system libraries interactively.
This target should only be used if no third party soft-
ware uses these libraries. When
-DBATCH_DELETE_OLD_FILES is specified at the command
line, the delete operation will be non-interactive. The
variables DESTDIR, TARGET_ARCH and TARGET should be set
as with "make installworld".
To conclude this into an answer that matches existing
documentation:
Yes, "make delete-old" requires a reboot. :-)
--
Polytropon
Magdeburg, Germany
Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0
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