Add recommedation that users safe there current list of ports before doing

the upgrade so they can later install them again if the update removed them.

Discussed with: wblock@

1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/UPDATING b/UPDATING
index d9cdbea786b1..28f81d6560cf 100644
--- a/UPDATING
+++ b/UPDATING
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ you update your ports collection, before attempting any port upgrades.
   GNOME 3.14 was imported. Because this is a big change some manual help is
   needed. Please use the following instructions to update.
 
+  Make a list of the installed ports:
+  # pkg info > ~/installed-ports-list
+
   Delete the old and conflicting packages:
   # pkg delete clutter gnome-utils gnome-panel gnome-keyring vala-vapigen \
       guile gcalctool gnome-media libgnomekbd
@@ -27,6 +30,9 @@ you update your ports collection, before attempting any port upgrades.
   # portmaster -a
   # portmaster x11/gnome3
 
+  After these steps, check with the list we made earlier if your favorite
+  ports are still installed, and reinstall them if needed.
+
 20141117:
   AFFECTS: users of security/openssh-portable
   AUTHOR: bdrewery@FreeBSD.org