When to use 'portupgrade -R'
Peter Ulrich Kruppa
root at pukruppa.de
Fri Dec 10 08:02:55 PST 2004
On Fri, 10 Dec 2004, Jonathon McKitrick wrote:
>
> I've run into some problems using 'portupgrade -R' so I'm wondering if just
> using 'portupgrade' is good enough in most cases. I don't want a port to be
> upgraded without NECESSARY dependencies, but I don't want minor upgrades
> done UNNECESSARILY that might cause inconsistencies in the database.
Hmm, I am afraid your question is a bit general ...
Anyway:
/usr/ports/UPDATING will inform you about problematic or
necessary upgrades.
I guess reading this before portupgrade will usually keep you out
of trouble.
Regards,
Uli.
>
> jm
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