From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG  Sun Oct 23 09:53:55 2011
Return-Path: <owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34])
	by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3A4D3106564A
	for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>;
	Sun, 23 Oct 2011 09:53:55 +0000 (UTC)
	(envelope-from mueller6727@bellsouth.net)
Received: from fmailhost04.isp.att.net (fmailhost04.isp.att.net
	[204.127.217.104])
	by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 259628FC14
	for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>;
	Sun, 23 Oct 2011 09:53:54 +0000 (UTC)
Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2011 09:48:28 +0000 (GMT)
X-Comment: Sending client does not conform to RFC822 minimum requirements
X-Comment: Date has been added by Maillennium
Received: from localhost
	(adsl-68-210-172-143.sdf.bellsouth.net[68.210.172.143])
	by isp.att.net (frfwmhc04) with SMTP
	id <20111023094828H0400ir7fhe>; Sun, 23 Oct 2011 09:48:28 +0000
X-Originating-IP: [68.210.172.143]
From: "Thomas Mueller" <mueller6727@bellsouth.net>
To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org
References: <20111022080608.C0136106566B@hub.freebsd.org>
	<4EA3109A.4050402@FreeBSD.org>
Message-Id: <20111023095355.3A4D3106564A@hub.freebsd.org>
Cc: Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org>
Subject: Re: which ports require dialog during update
X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5
Precedence: list
List-Id: User questions <freebsd-questions.freebsd.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions>, 
	<mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-questions>
List-Post: <mailto:freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
List-Help: <mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions>, 
	<mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe>
X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2011 09:53:55 -0000

from Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org>:

> I like to have all config dialogs done and out of the way.

> You might want to consider using portmaster, which handles that (and a
> bunch of other stuff) for you.

I think portmaster has an equivalent for 'portupgrade -R' to portupgrade dependencies?

I think one would use 'portupgrade -r' less frequently.

I like to save a build log, would the config-recursive part be disrupted or disruptive?

NetBSD pkgsrc, which has been ported to other mostly (quasi-)Unix OSes as well, has a better way: putting options in /etc/mk.conf :
not to say NetBSD pkgsrc is better than FreeBSD ports system, just that they have a good idea in this aspect.


Tom