Date: Sun, 7 Mar 2010 09:31:11 -0500 From: Robert Huff <roberthuff@rcn.com> To: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> Cc: Pongthep Kulkrisada <ptkrisada@gmail.com>, freebsd Mailing <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Updating ports was Flash viewer for FBSD Message-ID: <19347.47279.133670.627433@jerusalem.litteratus.org> In-Reply-To: <20100307084611.75b68f9e.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <20100305065837.660d3ebd.freebsd@edvax.de> <20100305110049.GA10715@gmail.com> <BLU0-SMTP204A23AA4CAF80798AA138DC380@phx.gbl> <20100305161210.GA46349@gmail.com> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1003051010150.933@wonkity.com> <20100306043513.GA1612@gmail.com> <03A86093-6B0C-429C-86CE-F73C0DEEC347@mac.com> <19346.24635.655335.807552@jerusalem.litteratus.org> <20100307043004.GA3528@gmail.com> <20100307061025.a6d1c0de.freebsd@edvax.de> <20100307072957.GA8366@gmail.com> <20100307084611.75b68f9e.freebsd@edvax.de>
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Polytropon writes: > > I am now thinking which one is better. > > I have used portupgrade / portinstall in the past, but I think > portmaster really is the way to go, at least for me, As far as I can tell, for 90-95% of tasks they're indistinguishable. If (generic) you have special needs - ugdating a large user base, extensive local patches, or a non-standard set of dependencies - then you're going to have to do the research and test them for yourself. And instructions for using portmaster are increasingly common in /usr/ports/UPDATING. Robert Huff
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