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Date:      Sun, 8 Sep 2019 14:54:25 -0600
From:      Adam Weinberger <adamw@adamw.org>
To:        "@lbutlr" <kremels@kreme.com>
Cc:        ajtiM via freebsd-ports <freebsd-ports@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: Rebuild between dot versions?
Message-ID:  <CAP7rwcg-pRuJrtR4bJBkt-dOvKSsr6NNKc7ntwh2dka73%2BLc4Q@mail.gmail.com>
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On Sun, Sep 8, 2019 at 2:25 PM @lbutlr <kremels@kreme.com> wrote:
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> Is it necessary to rebuild ports when moving from dot versions (like 11.2 tp 11.3)?

Sometimes. If a shared library major number changes, or if anything is
statically linked, or if dependents expect things in certain places,
then yes. Your safest bet is, yes, rebuild everything that depends on
that port.

> Also, is there a way to use freebsd-update to see what the current patch level is of a release?

freebsd-version

# Adam


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Adam Weinberger
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