From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Nov 17 21:32:53 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from dart.sr.se (dart.SR.SE [193.12.91.98]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A2BAB14A1A for ; Wed, 17 Nov 1999 21:32:44 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from gunnar@pluto.sr.se) Received: from honken.sr.se ([134.25.128.27]) by dart.sr.se (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id GAA11301; Thu, 18 Nov 1999 06:29:24 +0100 (MET) Received: from pluto.sr.se (pluto.SR.SE [134.25.193.91]) by honken.sr.se (8.7.5/8.7.3) with ESMTP id GAA26693; Thu, 18 Nov 1999 06:29:23 +0100 (MET) Received: (from gunnar@localhost) by pluto.sr.se (8.9.3/8.9.3) id GAA18002; Thu, 18 Nov 1999 06:29:23 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from gunnar) Date: Thu, 18 Nov 1999 06:29:23 +0100 From: Gunnar Flygt To: Jonathon McKitrick Cc: FreeBSD Questions Subject: Re: Updating installed PORTs Message-ID: <19991118062923.B17554@sr.se> Reply-To: Gunnar Flygt References: <38332515.6ADAB336@netquick.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 1.0i In-Reply-To: ; from jcm@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org on Wed, Nov 17, 1999 at 09:43:47PM +0000 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG 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 > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message -- __o regards, Gunnar ---_ \<,_ email: flygt@sr.se ---- (_)/ (_) To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message