Changes between Version 3 and Version 4 of Migration

Timestamp:

08/31/09 18:00:12 (4 years ago)

Author:

ryandesign@…

Comment:

show steps for upgrading essential utilities grep, gawk and gsed before trying to rebuild all ports

Migration

@@ -25 +25 @@
 === Automatic method === #automatic
 
-As of MacPorts 1.8.0, you can alternatively try a single command to rebuild all installed ports for your new platform:
+As of MacPorts 1.8.0, you can alternatively try an automated rebuild of all installed ports for your new platform using these steps:
+
+ 1. Check if you have the port "grep" installed:
+{{{
+port installed grep
+}}}
+ If grep is installed, uninstall it and rebuild it:
+{{{
+sudo port -f uninstall grep
+sudo port install grep
+}}}
+ If grep is not installed, proceed to the next step.
+ 2. Repeat step 1., substituting "gawk" in place of "grep".
+ 3. Repeat step 1. again, substituting "gsed" in place of "grep".
+ 4. Reinstall all installed ports:
 {{{
 sudo port upgrade --force installed