Upgrading FreeBSD Questions

[Mark Kirkwood]

Roland Smith wrote:
>
> Remember to remove old files and libraries with `make delete-old' and
> `make delete-old-libs' as explained in /usr/src/Makefile.
>
> It is advisable to remove and install your ports from scratch when
> upgrading to a new major version, because the automatic port updating
> tools don't always do this correctly.
>
>   
Not meaning to pick on Roland here... but surely we should be 
recommending to follow the instructions in /usr/src/UPDATING? (as the 
documentation page also mentions), rather than our own abbreviations 
thereof?

The only source of confusion then is whether to define ALWAYS_CHECK_MAKE 
whilst building/installing a kernel (as Chris mentions) - which is 
probably worth clarifying (never do it myself...and never had issues, 
but UPDATING is a little ambiguous on that point).

Cheers

Mark