From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Aug 4 05:14:57 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CC4D31065673 for ; Mon, 4 Aug 2008 05:14:57 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dougb@FreeBSD.org) Received: from mail2.fluidhosting.com (mx23.fluidhosting.com [204.14.89.6]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 58D728FC0A for ; Mon, 4 Aug 2008 05:14:57 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dougb@FreeBSD.org) Received: (qmail 28517 invoked by uid 399); 4 Aug 2008 05:14:56 -0000 Received: from localhost (HELO lap.dougb.net) (dougb@dougbarton.us@127.0.0.1) by localhost with ESMTPAM; 4 Aug 2008 05:14:56 -0000 X-Originating-IP: 127.0.0.1 X-Sender: dougb@dougbarton.us Message-ID: <4896904E.9070807@FreeBSD.org> Date: Sun, 03 Aug 2008 22:14:54 -0700 From: Doug Barton Organization: http://www.FreeBSD.org/ User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.16 (X11/20080726) MIME-Version: 1.0 Followup-To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org To: Alex Goncharov References: <696148549.2959541217812741596.JavaMail.root@mail3.gatech.edu> <1938178730.2959681217812808135.JavaMail.root@mail3.gatech.edu> <20080804022618.GA4790@eos.sc1.parodius.com> In-Reply-To: X-Enigmail-Version: 0.95.6 OpenPGP: id=D5B2F0FB Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Portmaster questions (Was: Re: Using Portupgrade?) X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 04 Aug 2008 05:14:57 -0000 It's really not appropriate to hijack the portupgrade thread for this, so I'm starting a new subject. Also, please respect followups to -ports. Alex Goncharov wrote: > Don't remember everything of that sort but here are a couple of things > I would like to ask portmaster users' opinion and advice about: > > 1. I see a significant difference in the time it takes to get the same > information using the two tools: As I understand it, portupgrade uses the INDEX file to determine whether ports are up to date. Portmaster recurses through each installed port and does 'make -V PKGVERSION'. > 2. It looks like there are no `portmaster' equivalents to > `portupgrade' `-P' and `-PP' options, which I want to have. If portupgrade does the job for you, keep using it. :) I have said many times that I'm not looking to write a portupgrade replacement. Use the right tool for the job(s) you have to do. Good luck, Doug -- This .signature sanitized for your protection