Re: FreeBSD 15.0-BETA2 Now Available

Thanks - but its not about me - I will manage ... one way or another.

I was thinking about all those people who rely on 'Announcement Message' on how to update/upgrade FreeBSD - that is why I believe that PKGBASE update/upgrade instructions should be mentioned in each new 'Announcement Message' ...

Regards,
vermaden
 



Temat: Re: FreeBSD 15.0-BETA2 Now Available
Data: 2025-10-20 22:49
Nadawca: "Freddie Cash" <fjwcash@gmail.com>
Adresat: "Pete French" <pete@twisted.org.uk>; 
DW: stable@freebsd.org; 

> On Mon, Oct 20, 2025 at 1:11 PM Pete French <pete@twisted.org.uk> wrote:
> 
>> On 20/10/2025 18:04, Colin Percival wrote:
>>> No, pkgbase is considered "experimental" in 14; the intended upgrade path
>>> for 14.x (and older) systems is
>>> 
>>> 1. FreeBSD Update to 15.
>>> 2. Run pkgbasify at some point during the lifetime of 15.x.
>>> 3. Use packages (probably via a freebsd-update front-end) to upgrade to 16.
>> 
>> So will we be able to carry on with buildworld / installworld after the 
>> end of 15 ? IF not then whats the new process for people who cpmpile 
>> their own stuff ?
>> 
> 
> "make buildworld" will remain.
> 
> "make buildkernel" will remain.
> 
> "make installkernel" and "make installworld" will be replaced with "make packages"
> (or similar, I haven't done this yet so not sure on the exact command).
> 
> Then you use pkg(8) to update the repo info and to upgrade the installed
> packages using the ones you just created.
> 
> Similar to how things are done in ports. You use poudriere to build packages via
> the ports tree. Then use pkg(8) to install/upgrade using the newly-built packages.
> 
> -- 
> 
> Freddie Cash
> fjwcash@gmail.com