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From: Edwin Culp <eculp@webwizard.org.mx>
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To: Nik Clayton <nik@nothing-going-on.demon.co.uk>
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Subject: Re: Port/package upgrade checker
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Nik Clayton wrote:

> Folks,
>
> [Not on -ports, please CC replies to me]
>
> Does anyone know of a program that'll run through /var/db/pkg and produce
> a report of installed packages that have got a newer version in the
> ports INDEX file?
>
> I just cobbled together something to do this, and it produces a report
> that looks like this (on my system);
>
> XFree86-contrib-3.3.1 -> 3.3.3
>         pkg_delete XFree86-contrib-3.3.1
>         cd /usr/ports/x11/XFree86-contrib
>         make install
> cvsup-15.4 -> 15.4.2
>         pkg_delete cvsup-15.4
>         cd /usr/ports/net/cvsup
>         make install
> ddd-2.2.3 -> 3.1.1
>         pkg_delete ddd-2.2.3
>         cd /usr/ports/devel/ddd
>         make install
> docproj -> 1.0
>         pkg_delete docproj
>         cd /usr/ports/textproc/docproj
>         make install
> dotfile-2.0 -> 2.2
>         pkg_delete dotfile-2.0
>         cd /usr/ports/misc/dotfile
>         make install
> ...
>
> If this sort of tool doesn't exist, would anyone else find it useful? If
> so, I'll turn it into a port and commit it.
>
> N

Yes, it is something that I would definately be interested in having.

Thank you,

ed


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