Re: [lfs-support] Upgrading Between Versions
On 18/10/2015 12:29, Rob wrote: > Good morning all. > I have built and installed LFS, and a few packages from BLFS 7.7. Now I am > looking to now upgrade to 7.8. I did not see anything in the book specifically > geared toward going between LFS versions. Do I have to do anything different > when doing an upgrade rather than going from scratch? > I hope this made a little sense. > Thank you. I guess BLFS developers warn against upgrading in place, and would recommend starting anew. Normally, to install a newer version of a package, you should remove the previous one, for example using a package manager. On the other hand, when the new version has no modifications in the names of libraries and executables (check the "installed files" paragraphs) a newer version can usually safely overwrite an older one. Some packages are tricky, though. One example is glibc, which has been discussed several times in the list. See for example: http://lists.linuxfromscratch.org/pipermail/lfs-dev/2013-December/068547.html and the associated thread. Pierre -- http://lists.linuxfromscratch.org/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page Do not top post on this list. A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style
[lfs-support] Upgrading Between Versions
Good morning all. I have built and installed LFS, and a few packages from BLFS 7.7. Now I am looking to now upgrade to 7.8. I did not see anything in the book specifically geared toward going between LFS versions. Do I have to do anything different when doing an upgrade rather than going from scratch? I hope this made a little sense. Thank you. -- http://lists.linuxfromscratch.org/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page Do not top post on this list. A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style
Re: [lfs-support] Upgrading Between Versions
Pierre Labastie wrote: On 18/10/2015 12:29, Rob wrote: Good morning all. I have built and installed LFS, and a few packages from BLFS 7.7. Now I am looking to now upgrade to 7.8. I did not see anything in the book specifically geared toward going between LFS versions. Do I have to do anything different when doing an upgrade rather than going from scratch? I hope this made a little sense. Thank you. I guess BLFS developers warn against upgrading in place, and would recommend starting anew. Normally, to install a newer version of a package, you should remove the previous one, for example using a package manager. On the other hand, when the new version has no modifications in the names of libraries and executables (check the "installed files" paragraphs) a newer version can usually safely overwrite an older one. Some packages are tricky, though. One example is glibc, which has been discussed several times in the list. See for example: http://lists.linuxfromscratch.org/pipermail/lfs-dev/2013-December/068547.html and the associated thread. I update packages over old versions all the time, but as Pierre says, glibc is a problem. If I need to update that, I rebuild the whole system. That said, you don't have to update just because a new package is released. If you don't know why a new release was made, you probably don't need it. I have one system I use every day that was built in 2012. I rarely have to update a package on that system. -- Bruce -- http://lists.linuxfromscratch.org/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page Do not top post on this list. A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style
