Date: Thu, 18 Nov 1999 06:29:23 +0100 From: Gunnar Flygt <gunnar@pluto.sr.se> To: Jonathon McKitrick <jcm@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: Updating installed PORTs Message-ID: <19991118062923.B17554@sr.se> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.02A.9911172143291.74788-100000@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>; from jcm@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org on Wed, Nov 17, 1999 at 09:43:47PM %2B0000 References: <38332515.6ADAB336@netquick.net> <Pine.BSF.4.02A.9911172143291.74788-100000@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>
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On Wed, Nov 17, 1999 at 09:43:47PM +0000, Jonathon McKitrick wrote:
> It's there in the ports tree under sysutils. I just can't get it to
> download....
>
>
> On Wed, 17 Nov 1999, TrouBle wrote:
>
> >so your saying this pkg_version isnt available to anyone ???? you dont
> >have it ?? is there any url for me to try and find it ???
I'm downloading at this very moment, so it works (to download that is),
but I had to try 4 times in a row.
> >
> >Jonathon McKitrick wrote:
> >>
> >> I believe at www.freebsd.ork/~nik there is a diff file that can be used as
> >> a patch for pkg_version. It is supposed to check all ports installed and
> >> compare them to the last cvsup list of ports. If there is an update you
> >> may want, it lets you know. I would try this if it weren't for two
> >> things:
> >>
> >> 1. I'm not quite sure how to apply patches.. i think it's a basic 'patch
> >> INFILE OUTFILE' command, but that's only part of the problem...
> >>
> >> 2. I can't get pkg_version to install. I've tried several times, but the
> >> file servers all tell me 'permission denied' to DL the distfiles i need.
> >>
> >> So i gave up. It sure sounds nice, though, doesn't it?
> >>
> >
> >--
> > ...and that is how we know the Earth to be banana-shaped.
> >
>
> -jonathon
>
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