Index: Mk/bsd.default-versions.mk =================================================================== --- Mk/bsd.default-versions.mk +++ Mk/bsd.default-versions.mk @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ GCC_DEFAULT?= 4.8 LUA_DEFAULT?= 5.2 MYSQL_DEFAULT?= 5.5 -PERL5_DEFAULT?= 5.16 +PERL5_DEFAULT?= 5.18 PGSQL_DEFAULT?= 9.2 PHP_DEFAULT?= 5.4 PYTHON_DEFAULT?= 2.7 Index: UPDATING =================================================================== --- UPDATING +++ UPDATING @@ -5,6 +5,41 @@ You should get into the habit of checking this file for changes each time you update your ports collection, before attempting any port upgrades. +20141027: + AFFECTS: users of lang/perl5.14 lang/perl5.16 + AUTHOR: mat@FreeBSD.org + + The default Perl has been switched to lang/perl5.18. These examples + are for switching from lang/perl5.16, if you are running another + 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 (5.16): + 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 "perl-" glob matches more than one port you will need to specify + the name of the Perl directory in /var/db/pkg explicitly. + 20141019: AFFECTS: users of x11/kde4-runtime AUTHOR: kde@FreeBSD.org