Restarting after Make Install....

[Diego Montalvo]

What about restarting after a "make install" of  apache and or mysql,
is it necessaryq?

2010/1/19 Warren Block <wblock at wonkity.com>:
> On Tue, 19 Jan 2010, Diego Montalvo wrote:
>
>> Been using FreeBSD for a long time now, but have never really been
>> sure if FreeBSD needs to be restarted after installing a Port or Ports
>> using "make install clean"?  What is the best practice... Used to
>> restarting Windows for everything...
>
> No, restarting the computer is very rarely necessary.
>
> There are some less involved steps that might be needed, like setting flags
> in /etc/rc.conf to enable new ports.  Some ports have services that need to
> be started, and csh/tcsh users may need to use the rehash command before
> using new ports.
>
> -Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA
>