From 5da973d713c7f693f42cfc018a3d7ba492e33bd1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Emanuel Haupt Date: Sun, 2 Oct 2022 20:35:00 +0200 Subject: UPDATING: Mention PORTS_READLINE option in the recent bash update --- UPDATING | 24 ++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+) (limited to 'UPDATING') diff --git a/UPDATING b/UPDATING index 2d5efe708f11..a2f53794ba63 100644 --- a/UPDATING +++ b/UPDATING @@ -5,6 +5,30 @@ 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. +20221002: + AFFECTS: users of shells/bash + AUTHOR: ehaupt@FreeBSD.org + + Bash has been updated to version 5.2. In previous versions, the default port + option-set used to link against libreadline from ports. However, the current + version of devel/readline is too old for bash 5.2. + + For now, the default option has been switched to use the bundled version of + libreadline and the other option is marked broken. Once devel/readline is + updated this can be reverted. + + If you're updating bash from source and you've previously explicitly set to + use use PORTS_READLINE, you'll have to disable the PORTS_READLINE option + before updating: + + # cd /usr/ports/shells/bash + # make config + + or flush it entirely: + + # cd /usr/ports/shells/bash + # make rmconfig + 20220929: AFFECTS: users of graphics/bmeps AUTHOR: takefu@airport.fm -- cgit v1.2.3