From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Mar 21 12:46:01 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 868EF16A403 for ; Wed, 21 Mar 2007 12:46:01 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from heli@mikestammer.com) Received: from smtp103.sbc.mail.mud.yahoo.com (smtp103.sbc.mail.mud.yahoo.com [68.142.198.202]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 46E4913C4C5 for ; Wed, 21 Mar 2007 12:46:01 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from heli@mikestammer.com) Received: (qmail 59736 invoked from network); 21 Mar 2007 12:46:00 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO mail.mikestammer.com) (mikestammer@sbcglobal.net@68.249.177.115 with login) by smtp103.sbc.mail.mud.yahoo.com with SMTP; 21 Mar 2007 12:45:59 -0000 X-YMail-OSG: QIT7RH4VM1lbRh3lPVAvJ3xjIQRAcMMQyPUaAzXT.l9UCPYd6r_YhfJzZcsGscz3gs6pXAwWDbWm_yWjYO1_rdsFaPWMWgcSwbygIYuSw1VTscvwGcRF25wtsm7lOjU43tzjunxqJUu7lAk- Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mail.mikestammer.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id E71AAB851; Wed, 21 Mar 2007 07:45:10 -0500 (CDT) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at mikestammer.com Received: from mail.mikestammer.com ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (gondolin.middleearth.mikestammer.com [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id tHKf--d2Ed0D; Wed, 21 Mar 2007 07:45:08 -0500 (CDT) Received: from [IPv6:::1] (localhost [127.0.0.1]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) (Authenticated sender: eric) by mail.mikestammer.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 51C87B84F; Wed, 21 Mar 2007 07:45:07 -0500 (CDT) Message-ID: <46012902.2010203@mikestammer.com> Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2007 07:45:54 -0500 From: Eric User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0b2 (Windows/20070116) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: n j References: <92bcbda50703210519j54a297a1g8f076bb6e91646cf@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <92bcbda50703210519j54a297a1g8f076bb6e91646cf@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: FreeBSD Questions Subject: Re: portmanager or portupgrade? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2007 12:46:01 -0000 n j wrote: > Hello, > > first off, I'm looking for a ports upgrading solution on my box, not > trying to start a religious debate over which one is better. I'm > interested in hearing what other FreeBSD admins are using and, if > possible, why they prefer one over the other. I have some experience > with portupgrade only, but I see more and more people talk about > portmanager, so I thought it would be good to hear what others use. > > On a related note, is portmaster comparable to the previous two? > > Thanks, i have used them all and I think portmaster is the best of the 3 choices, at least for my needs/machines. The author is actively working on it, is helpful, and takes suggestions for features which are often incorporated into the program. It has no dependencies as well, which, to me, is a plus. It is simple to use and has a lot of options should they be needed. One really nice feature is that all the options for ports are set at the beginning of the process. this basically allows you to set your config options up front and then let it compile away. In the past one had to watch the upgrades happen in case an options screen came up after a port finished. if you were AFK for an extended amount of time (or overnight for slower machines/big ports) you potentially lost a lot of time. granted you could use batch and all that, but pushing all the make options stuff up front is a nicety i have come to appreciate. In the end its all a matter of what you like. Try them all and see what one you like for how you manage your boxes. For me, its portmaster all the way. it hasnt let me down yet and I havent seen a need to keep the other 2 around once i was familiar with portmaster. Good luck! Eric