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@@ -6,6 +6,30 @@ You should get into the habit of checking this file for changes each time you update your ports collection, before attempting any port upgrades. +20070730: + AFFECTS: users of py-* + AUTHOR: python@FreeBSD.org + +The default version of Python has been changed from 2.4.x to 2.5.x. +If you have 2.4.x installed, perform an upgrade of lang/python24 to +lang/python25 with a command like: + + # portupgrade -o lang/python25 lang/python24 + +If want to keep 2.4.x installed alongside 2.5.x, set the PYTHON_DEFAULT_VERSION +variable to 'python2.5' without quotes in make.conf, then go to lang/python and +execute + + # portupgrade -R python + +Once the installed Python has been updated to 2.5, by using one of the methods +above, it is required to run the upgrade-site-packages target in lang/python to +assure that site-packages are made available to the new Python version. + + # cd /usr/ports/lang/python && make upgrade-site-packages + +This Makefile target requires ports-mgmt/portupgrade to be installed. + 20070727: AFFECTS: autotools AUTHOR: ade@FreeBSD.org |