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Date:      Wed, 14 Jun 2006 11:12:58 +0100
From:      Alex Zbyslaw <xfb52@dial.pipex.com>
To:        Chris Hill <chris@monochrome.org>, Ron <lists@rzweb.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Upgrading Ports on 5.3
Message-ID:  <448FE12A.2010605@dial.pipex.com>
In-Reply-To: <20060613215032.P12687@tripel.monochrome.org>
References:  <448C5861.5010901@rzweb.com> <20060613215032.P12687@tripel.monochrome.org>

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Chris Hill wrote:

> What I usually do is
>
> # cvsup -g /etc/cvsupfile.ports   <- my ports supfile with "tag=."
> # pkgdb -aF                       <- may throw a lot of errors, esp.
>                                   <- if you have an old ports tree.
>                                   <- Fix manually if needed!
> # cd /usr/ports
> # portsdb -u
> # portsclean -C
> # pkgdb -u
> # portversion -v | grep needs     <- see what "needs" to be upgraded


# portversion -L =

would be quicker.  Any > needs upgrading.  Any < would mean you somehow 
had an installed version newer that the port version!

# less /usr/ports/UPDATING

to see if any of the ports you will upgrade have "issues"

--Alex





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