From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Dec 20 21:20:13 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-doc@hub.freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0430116A420 for ; Tue, 20 Dec 2005 21:20:13 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [216.136.204.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4C70443D6D for ; Tue, 20 Dec 2005 21:20:10 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id jBKLKA7Z033456 for ; Tue, 20 Dec 2005 21:20:10 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.13.4/8.13.4/Submit) id jBKLKA76033455; Tue, 20 Dec 2005 21:20:10 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Resent-Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2005 21:20:10 GMT Resent-Message-Id: <200512202120.jBKLKA76033455@freefall.freebsd.org> Resent-From: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org (GNATS Filer) Resent-To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Resent-Reply-To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, Enrique Matías Sánchez (Quique) Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4F91A16A41F for ; Tue, 20 Dec 2005 21:18:02 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from nobody@FreeBSD.org) Received: from www.freebsd.org (www.freebsd.org [216.136.204.117]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D178F43D49 for ; Tue, 20 Dec 2005 21:18:01 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from nobody@FreeBSD.org) Received: from www.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by www.freebsd.org (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id jBKLI1W4032708 for ; Tue, 20 Dec 2005 21:18:01 GMT (envelope-from nobody@www.freebsd.org) Received: (from nobody@localhost) by www.freebsd.org (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) id jBKLI1Ip032707; Tue, 20 Dec 2005 21:18:01 GMT (envelope-from nobody) Message-Id: <200512202118.jBKLI1Ip032707@www.freebsd.org> Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2005 21:18:01 GMT From: Enrique Matías Sánchez (Quique) To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org X-Send-Pr-Version: www-2.3 Cc: Subject: docs/90718: Wrong recommendation in portsdb(1) man page X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2005 21:20:13 -0000 >Number: 90718 >Category: docs >Synopsis: Wrong recommendation in portsdb(1) man page >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-doc >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: doc-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Tue Dec 20 21:20:09 GMT 2005 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Enrique Matías Sánchez (Quique) >Release: 6.0-RELEASE >Organization: FDP-es >Environment: FreeBSD ananda.ath.cx 6.0-RELEASE FreeBSD 6.0-RELEASE #0: Thu Nov 3 09:36:13 UTC 2005 root@x64.samsco.home:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC i386 >Description: The portsdb(1) man page states: In addition, considering that the INDEX file often gets outdated because it is updated only once a week or so in the official ports tree, it is recommended that you run ``portsdb -Uu'' after every CVSup of the ports tree in order to keep them always up-to-date and in sync with the ports tree. However, to my best knowledge, the index file is updated not once a week, but every few hours, so the -U option of portsdb becomes unnecesary and costly. Running ``make fetchindex && portsdb -u'' should be enough. >How-To-Repeat: man portsdb >Fix: Please update the manual page. >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: