On Thu, 29 Mar 2007 12:15:53 -0400 Gerard Seibert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Wed, 28 Mar 2007 20:36:59 -0400 > "Michael P. Soulier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On 28/03/07 RW said: > > > > > The gettext upgrade is actually a good example of what portupgrade > > > offers. With portupgrade the -rf option is advisable, but not > > > essential, with portmaster, it's essential that the -r option is > > > used, If it's not, or the upgrade fails to complete, you can > > > end-up with not much more than the base-system working. > > > > Wow. You would think that such tools would prevent you from getting > > into that situation. > > That is the beauty of portmanager. Just using the -p flag will > guarantee that all dependencies are updated, no matter how far down > the dependency's tree. Using the -u -p combination will get everything > working correctly, although in the case of the 'gettext' update, it > can involve a large number of applications being updated. > Portmanager is really no better, the dependencies recorded in the package database are also recursive. The big problem with gettext was that a lot of port failed to build afterwards, leaving them with a missing library. _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
