FreeBSD ports collection – Page 3

In my infinite (and possibly questionable) wisdom, I usually lock down various software to particular versions. This time I wanted to change the main Python from version 2.7 to version 3.6 on the FreeBSD builder at ${WORK}.

synth(8) made the following complaint: The quick fix is: Someone else created PR 238734. Their patch matches mine except for the TIMESTAMP value:

I upgraded base from 12.0-ALPHA9 to 13.0-CURRENT (r339639) on a VM today. While preparing for rebuilding localbase, I wiped clean /var/synth/live_packages/{All,Latest}/*, and cleaned the ccache repo stored in /var/cache/ccache. Trouble arose when I ordered ports-mgmt/synth to rebuild some 116 ports according to a specification stored in a local metaport. DEFAULT_VERSION+=ssl=base was being used at the […]

I spent the better part of the weekend upgrading my laptop to 12.0-BETA1. Three hickups has been discovered so far.

Update 2018-05-29T19:27+0200 synth 2.05 was released not long ago. None of the below applies.

I’m experimenting further with ports-mgmt/synth. I let synth create some packages for me and I then removed all installed packages, save the pkg package manager. What a surprise I got when attempting to add my own metaport!

r460621 added flavours to editors/emacs. If you previously used editors/emacs-nox11 to get a flavour suitable for most server systems, you’re in for a couple of surprises.

I spun up a virtual machine yesterday with the intent of learning how to use ports-mgmt/synth.

I woke up this morning only to be greeted by: As per /usr/ports/UPDATING, the solution is: Take note of the North-American spelling.

Upgrading from dns/bind910 to dns/bind911 isn’t particularly difficult. Hopefully, these notes will prepare you for your own endeavour.

Category: FreeBSD ports collection

Switching main Python versions in FreeBSD

Bad distinfo for `mail/dcc-dccd`

Upgrading localbase on 13.0-CURRENT using `ports-mgmt/synth`

First attempt at running FreeBSD/amd64 12.0-BETA1

Unable to build ports depending on `security/nss`

`pkg add` chokes on apparantly wrong OS version

GNU Emacs flavours in FreeBSD

First experiences with `ports-mgmt/synth`

Joint Python ports in FreeBSD

Upgrading from `dns/bind910` to `dns/bind911`