From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Mar 13 14:32:41 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E05A7106566C for ; Fri, 13 Mar 2009 14:32:41 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from david@vizion2000.net) Received: from dns1.vizion2000.net (77-99-36-42.cable.ubr04.chap.blueyonder.co.uk [77.99.36.42]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5B1FE8FC20 for ; Fri, 13 Mar 2009 14:32:41 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from david@vizion2000.net) Received: by dns1.vizion2000.net (Postfix, from userid 1007) id BD9721CC1D; Fri, 13 Mar 2009 07:48:56 -0700 (PDT) From: David Southwell Organization: Voice and Vision To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2009 07:48:56 -0700 User-Agent: KMail/1.9.10 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200903130748.56558.david@vizion2000.net> Subject: Managing bsdpan -- some advice please X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2009 14:32:42 -0000 Basically I do not know how to manage the bsdpan "ports". On portupgrade -a I get long lists like the one below. How are items "held" How do I decide whether ort not to hold them. Some advice would be appreciated. I have searched for some guidance on the freebsd web site but not found any. ---> Skipping 'bsdpan-B-Debug-1.10' because it is held by user (specify -f to force) ---> Skipping 'bsdpan-Exporter-5.62' because it is held by user (specify -f to force) ---> Skipping 'bsdpan-constant-1.15' because it is held by user (specify -f to force) ---> Skipping 'bsdpan-Text-Soundex-3.03' because it is held by user (specify -f to force) ---> Skipping 'bsdpan-File-Path-2.04' because it is held by user (specify -f to force) ---> Skipping 'bsdpan-CPAN-1.9203' because it is held by user (specify -f to force) ---> Skipping 'bsdpan-SelfLoader-1.15' because it is held by user (specify -f to force) ---> Skipping 'bsdpan-MailTools-2.03' because it is held by user (specify -f to force) ---> Skipping 'bsdpan-libwww-perl-5.813' because it is held by user (specify -f to force) ---> Skipping 'bsdpan-Term-ReadLine-Perl-1.0302' because it is held by user (specify -f to force) ---> Skipping 'bsdpan-DB_File-1.817' because it is held by user (specify -f to force) ---> Skipping 'bsdpan-IPC-SysV-2.00' because it is held by user (specify -f to force) ---> Skipping 'bsdpan-ANSIColor-1.12' because it is held by user (specify -f to force) ---> Skipping 'bsdpan-Thread-Semaphore-2.09' because it is held by user (specify -f to force) ---> Skipping 'bsdpan-B-Lint-1.11' because it is held by user (specify -f to force) ---> Skipping 'bsdpan-CPAN-1.9205' because it is held by user (specify -f to force) ---> Skipping 'bsdpan-Safe-2.16' because it is held by user (specify -f to force) ---> Skipping 'bsdpan-CPAN-1.9102' because it is held by user (specify -f to force) ---> Skipping 'bsdpan-Thread-Queue-2.11' because it is held by user (specify -f to force) ---> Skipping 'bsdpan-libnet-1.21' because it is held by user (specify -f to force) ---> Skipping 'bsdpan-Shell-0.72' because it is held by user (specify -f to force) ---> Skipping 'textproc/p5-Text-Balanced' because it is held by user (specify -f to force) ---> Skipping 'bsdpan-Term-Cap-1.12' because it is held by user (specify -f to force) ---> Skipping 'databases/p5-DBD-mysql' because it is held by user (specify -f to force) ---> Skipping 'devel/p5-IO' because it is held by user (specify -f to force) ---> Skipping 'devel/p5-Devel-Symdump' because it is held by user (specify -f to force) ---> Skipping 'devel/p5-Pod-Coverage' because it is held by user (specify -f to force) ---> Skipping 'devel/p5-Filter' because it is held by user (specify -f to force) ---> Skipping 'lang/p5-Switch' because it is held by user (specify -f to force) ---> Skipping 'misc/p5-Array-Compare' because it is held by user (specify -f to force) ---> Skipping 'textproc/p5-Pod-Simple' because it is held by user (specify -f to force) ---> Skipping 'math/p5-Math-Complex' because it is held by user (specify -f to force) ---> Skipping 'converters/p5-Encode' because it is held by user (specify -f to force) ---> Skipping 'www/p5-CGI.pm' because it is held by user (specify -f to force) ---> Skipping 'devel/p5-AutoLoader' because it is held by user (specify -f to force) ---> Skipping 'devel/p5-Devel-PPPort' because it is held by user (specify -f to force) ---> Skipping 'textproc/p5-podlators' because it is held by user (specify -f to force) Thanks David