On 2021-08-30 22:16 +0100, Stuart Henderson <s...@spacehopper.org> wrote: > On 2021/08/28 09:26, Sebastien Marie wrote: > > On Fri, Aug 27, 2021 at 08:17:51PM -0500, Aaron Poffenberger wrote: > > > Following is patch to add a flag to upgrade packages during > > > rc.firsttime after a sysupgrade. > > > > > > > if you need this flag, is it a ponctual usage (running sysupgrade with > > the flag or not, depending the moment) ? or you will use it everytime > > you use sysupgrade ? > > For my normal use, I decide at the time I run sysupgrade whether I want > to update packages or not (if it's just a small bump in base, or I'm > updating to test something quickly and it won't matter about packages, > then I'll often skip it to save time - also I'll skip it if I know > there's a major pgsql update in the way). I'd say my "more common" case > would be to _not_ update. > > > for permanent usage, I would recommand using existing facility: the > > /upgrade.site script. > > That's handy and I didn't know about it (though it does break /u<tab> > for /usr tab-completion though :p). I don't think I'll use it for this > usage but it's nice to have. > I tried /upgrade.site. It works, but I have to agree there are times I'd rather upgrade and move on without packages. A flag provides that flexibility.
Regardless, documenting /upgrade.site is useful I didn't know about it until Sebastien Marie brought it up. On some machines I find it helpful.
