Eray Aslan wrote:
> To be published ASAP, feedback welcome
>
>
> Title: net-mail/dovecot-2.4.x may break on upgrade
> Author: Eray Aslan <e...@gentoo.org>
> Posted: 2025-05-20
> Revision: 1
> News-Item-Format: 2.0
> Display-If-Installed: <net-mail/dovecot-2.4
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> Dovecot-2.4 introduced breaking change to its entire configuration system and
> Dovecot-2.3 configuration files will NOT work after upgrade. Please read
>
> https://doc.dovecot.org/2.4.1/installation/upgrade/2.3-to-2.4.html
>
> before upgrading. We strongly recommend finalizing your Dovecot 2.4
> configuration on a test system before upgrading any production systems.
>
> The following steps typically make the upgrade process easier:
>
> 1. Make a note of your current configuration by running doveconf -n
> 2. Stop the dovecot daemon
> 3. Move ALL your configuration files to a temporary location
> 4. Upgrade to doveocot-2.4.x
> 5. Read the new configuration files and uncomment as necessary
> 6. Compare the new doveconf -n output with the old one and add missing
> configuration settings one by one while checking that the system works after
> each change
>
>
>
Spelling:
4. Upgrade to doveocot-2.4.x
should be
4. Upgrade to dovecot-2.4.x
^^^^
Lowly user who changed keyboards, has to correct a LOT of spelling errors. LOL
Also, shouldn't the user be alerted before upgrading not after? Maybe show
even if the old version is installed since upgrade is coming? Kinda like the
recent python upgrade.
Dale
:-) :-)
