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authorMatthias Andree <mandree@FreeBSD.org>2013-12-17 09:05:33 +0000
committerMatthias Andree <mandree@FreeBSD.org>2013-12-17 09:05:33 +0000
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Warn that users should not force delete old Berkeley DB ports.
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Notes: svn path=/head/; revision=336701
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@@ -47,6 +47,16 @@ you update your ports collection, before attempting any port upgrades.
You can add WITH_BDB_VER=5 or WITH_BDB_VER=6 to have all
applications that get rebuilt use Oracle Berkeley DB 5 or 6, respectively.
+ DO NOT FORCE DELETE older BerkeleyDB packages, that breaks the upgrade
+ tools. Instead, first rebuild the ports that depend on it, then
+ remove the old Berkeley DB versions.
+
+ Berkeley DB ports should be able to build/install with an older and a
+ newer version version both installed if WITH_BDB_VER is set. If a
+ port then grabs the old Berkeley DB version, that is an issue with the
+ port that requires Berkeley DB, and should be reported to the
+ maintainer.
+
If you are interested in upgrading now already, we have instructions
at <https://wiki.freebsd.org/Ports/BerkeleyDBCleanup>.