fixes and comments on the upgrade script procedure

[Adam Weinberger]

>> (11.09.2004 @ 1549 PST): Fernan Aguero said, in 2.9K: <<
> Hi!
> 
> I'm running the upgrade script since yesterday ... I hoped
> to have it finished by now,  but anyway ... since I had
> some spare time, and lacking a better thing to
> do I decided to read the upgrade script :) 
> 
> Attached is a diff with what I think should be corrected.
> 
> Also, it seems that though not explicitly specified in the
> script, the upgrade procedure tried to rebuild openoffice.
> This together with mozilla and firefox helps explain the
> long time it is taking. Apart from the time issue, what
> happened is that the attempt to build OOo made the upgrade
> fail when /usr filled up. I never build OOo from sources,
> and always use packages. I just don't have the space to
> build such a monster. Perhaps it may be possible to perform a
> 'dry-run' of the script, just checking what would be done
> and thus allow the user to exclude some beasts?

I add 'openoffice-*' to HOLD_PKGS in /usr/local/etc/pkgtools.conf.
You should consider doing the same.

# Adam


> 
> Fernan
> 
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> --- gnome_upgrade.sh.orig	Tue Nov  9 17:33:51 2004
> +++ gnome_upgrade.sh	Tue Nov  9 17:36:41 2004
> @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
>  # ##################################################################
>  # ## If you want to upgrade your GNOME desktop from 2.6 to 2.8,   ##
>  # ## you're on the right track! Read our upgrade FAQ at           ##
> -# ## http://www.freebsd.org/gnome/docs/faq26.html for complete    ##
> +# ## http://www.freebsd.org/gnome/docs/faq28.html for complete    ##
>  # ## instructions!                                                ##
>  # ##################################################################
>  # ##################################################################
> @@ -396,7 +396,7 @@
>      for i in ${POSTINSTALL_PORTS}; do
>          echo -n "===> Installing ${i} ..."
>          echo "===> Installing ${i} ..." >> ${logfile}
> -        run_portupgrade ${logfile} ${logfile}
> +        run_portupgrade ${logfile} ${i}
>          if [ $? != 0 ]; then
>              echo "FAILED."
>              echo "===> Failed to install ${i}.  Please install this port by hand.  The output of the failed build is in ${logfile}.  If you require additional assistance reinstalling this port, please compress ${logfile} and send it to ${SUPPORT_EMAIL}." | /usr/bin/fmt 75 79

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>> end of "fixes and comments on the upgrade script procedure" from Fernan Aguero <<


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