Re: Stuff Not Working after Upgrade - Missing Dependency

Vincent, You should be able to pull /usr/lib/libdl.* from any of the 
recent updates, though using the same revision that you trying to use is 
best.

Note that /usr/src/lib/libc/gen/dlfcn.c has about 45 additional lines 
(per wc via 12.4 & 14.2) so pulling from earlier than 14.0 may not be a 
good idea, though at a push I've done similar. (greeblies about when 
desperate)

And yes, Frank's suggestion to use pkg-static is good.  I've been caught 
by pkg's 15 dependencies too often that I rm /usr/local/sbin/pkg and ln 
-s to pkg-static, since FBSD 6.1. It has helped me, a lot!

The libmap.conf changes are a good idea, but I don't think this is the 
route for you at the moment. Better to find a 14.1R libdl.* and copy them.

FWIW: I've used FBSD since 2.2.8, and ran a small outsource for 10y 
using FreeBSD for everything except the Windows Accounting system. The 
problem you have is to locate the one file you need, there may be others 
as something is very amiss, so downgrading isnt warranted.

When you get time, I'd "ls /lib>/tmp/lib-orig.lis" and take a similar 
listing of (for instance) base.txz and compare the lists to ensure that 
things are as they should be. Repeat for the rest of the system for 
peace of mind.

For the future, YMMV:  What REALLY works for me is to pull the kit of 
interest into a  Windows Oracle Virtualbox client so I can test things. 
At times its challenging to keep prod and test in sync, but very 
worthwhile.

Let us know if you need help locating the latest base archive.
Good luck.

PS I don't know how you can let the freebsd-update folks know about the 
problem, but they probably need details of your experience. (Aside: I'm 
also about to move from 12.4S to 14.2Releng but via src).