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@@ -5,6 +5,47 @@ they are unavoidable. You should get into the habit of checking this file for changes each time you update your ports collection, before attempting any port upgrades. +20141126: + AFFECTS: users of lang/perl5.* + AUTHOR: mat@FreeBSD.org + + The directories where Perl modules are installed has changed. All + affected ports' PORTREVISION have been bumped, so upgrading should + be as painless as possible. The old directories have been kept in + the default Perl @INC to make it even more painless. + + The default Perl has been switched to lang/perl5.18. These examples + are for switching from lang/perl5.16, if you are running a different + version, replace lang/perl5.16 with the origin of the Perl you have + installed. + + Binary package users: + + # pkg upgrade -f + + Portupgrade users: + 0) Fix pkgdb.db (for safety): + pkgdb -Ff + + 1) Reinstall new version of Perl (5.18): + portupgrade -o lang/perl5.18 -f lang/perl5.16 + + 2) Reinstall everything that depends on Perl: + portupgrade -fr lang/perl5.18 + + Portmaster users: + portmaster -o lang/perl5.18 lang/perl5.16 + + Conservative: + portmaster p5- + + Comprehensive (but perhaps overkill): + portmaster -r perl5- + + Note: If the "perl5-" glob matches more than one port you will need to specify + the name of the installed Perl package explicitly. You can get its name + by running: pkg info perl5 + 20141125: AFFECTS: users of EFL libraries AUTHOR: gblach@FreeBSD.org |