From 5708e89f62f63f8c6f2041b4ced1fc78355343f8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Steve Wills Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2018 13:02:46 +0000 Subject: Add note about default Ruby Submitted by: freebsdcodereview@zofrex.com Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D14203 --- UPDATING | 35 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 35 insertions(+) (limited to 'UPDATING') diff --git a/UPDATING b/UPDATING index 7e14e9fb1434..91dd8141f9b8 100644 --- a/UPDATING +++ b/UPDATING @@ -5,6 +5,41 @@ 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. +20180214: + AFFECTS: users of lang/ruby22 + AUTHOR: swills@FreeBSD.org + + The default ruby version has been updated from 2.3 to 2.4. + + If you compile your own ports you may keep 2.3 as the default version by + adding the following lines to your /etc/make.conf file: + + # + # Keep ruby 2.3 as default version + # + DEFAULT_VERSIONS+=ruby=2.3 + + If you wish to update to the new default version, you need to first stop any + software that uses ruby. Then, you will need to follow these steps, depending + upon how you manage your system. + + If you use pkgng, simply upgrade: + # pkg upgrade + + If you use portmaster, install new ruby, then rebuild all ports that depend + on ruby: + # portmaster -o lang/ruby24 lang/ruby23 + # portmaster -R -r ruby-2.4 + + If you use portupgrade, install new ruby, then rebuild all ports that depend + on ruby: + + # pkg delete -f ruby portupgrade + # make -C /usr/ports/ports-mgmt/portupgrade install clean + # pkg set -o lang/ruby23:lang/ruby24 + # portupgrade -x ruby-2.4.\* -fr lang/ruby24 + + 20180209: AFFECTS: users of japanese/lookup AUTHOR: yasu@utahime.org -- cgit v1.2.3