Date: Thu, 5 May 2011 19:37:00 -0600 (MDT) From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> To: Antonio Olivares <olivares14031@gmail.com> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Does running ``# portupgrade -arRp '' prompt for options or updates everything without prompts? Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1105051931240.28646@wonkity.com> In-Reply-To: <BANLkTinDDSsZFFAYQ=tpLOLdu4Wfog3ZpQ@mail.gmail.com> References: <BANLkTinDDSsZFFAYQ=tpLOLdu4Wfog3ZpQ@mail.gmail.com>
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On Thu, 5 May 2011, Antonio Olivares wrote: > Dear all, > > I was running FreeBSD 8.1 and am in the process of updating it > following advice in handbook: > > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/updating-upgrading-freebsdupdate.html > > ran > # freebsd-update fetch > # freebsd-update install > > # portupgrade -af > > # freebsd-update -r 8.2-RELEASE upgrade > > then > > # freebsd-update install > > Tried to do this: > # portupgrade -f ruby > # rm /var/db/pkg/pkgdb.db > # portupgrade -f ruby18-bdb > # rm /var/db/pkg/pkgdb.db /usr/ports/INDEX-*.db > # portupgrade -af > > Did not work correctly[too many customizations] and Tried again portupgrade is written in Ruby and uses ruby-bdb, so this may not work. -f is of questionable value. Why not just cd to the port directories, and 'make clean build deinstall install'? > # freebsd-update install > > and had nothing more to do :( > > I had many packages that need to be updated so I am running : > > # portupgrade -arRp -a is equivalent to -arR. And that's building packages, which is not necessary unless you want to copy them to another machine. > will this prompt me for customizations? Options menus? Yes, the ports will ask on their own. If you use the -c or -C options, portupgrade will do all of them at the start of the process.
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