[rt-users] DB upgrade for RT 3.8 fails

[Andy Smith]

Hi James,

   yes, Im not averse to compiling software from source, but actaully  
having not been using it for very long (I was on various different  
Unixs before) Ive been very impressed with FreeBSD ports (no probs  
with Horde/IMP BTW). Much more so than Linux tools such as yum and  
apt-get which I dont really trust (tho that may be cos I dont know  
them sufficiently well). Anyway thats just a by the by in case you or  
anyone else every facies trying FreeBSD and ports package management ;).

TBH Im happy to wait for the ports, more or less as a matter of good  
practice so that its easier to track whats installed on servers,  
manage package dependencies, and also portaudit is a great tool for  
checking your system against known vulnarabilites (might not cover  
100% of issues but handy). Although in the same moment I accept ports  
or other package management systems arent always the best way to  
install software, when you are dealing with a lot of systems and a lot  
of programs the good outweighs the bad (especially with ports ;) ),

cheers Andy.

Quoting jmoseley at corp.xanadoo.com:

>
> For what it's worth, although I too use yum/rpm management on my Redhat
> boxes to install/upgrade almost everything, I find that using packages to
> install/upgrade RT problematic.  It's much easier (for me) to upgrade from
> source, especially since you really aren't compiling anything.  This goes
> for Horde/Imp as well (which it appears you are using).
>
> As it is right now, you are only a few steps frm getting RT 3.8.2 going
> from source.  If you've installed the 3.8.1 from BSD ports, you are only
> two updated Perl modules away from using 3.8.2.  If those updated modules
> exist in ports, great.  If not, use Perl/CPAN to upgrade them.
>


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