Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2005 22:22:46 -0700 From: Sergei Gnezdov <use-reply-to@gnezdov.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: What's the definition of the stale port? Message-ID: <slrnd59gt6.2u4b.use-reply-to@gnezdov.net> References: <slrnd59bdc.2tpb.use-reply-to@gnezdov.net> <20050407041259.GA69275@xor.obsecurity.org>
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On 2005-04-07, Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> wrote: > > --y0ulUmNC+osPPQO6 > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > Content-Disposition: inline > > On Wed, Apr 06, 2005 at 08:49:00PM -0700, Sergei Gnezdov wrote: >> What is stale port? > > It's not entirely clear what context you're talking about, but the > answer is probably "One for which a newer version is available." I'd say that installed port is stale if its version is older then the version of the port in the /usr/ports/ >> How do I end up having stale ports? > > As time marches on :-) I am guessing, that port becomes stale after running cvsup. So, what exactly are we supposed to accomplish in respect to stale ports, when we run pkgdb -F (deinstall, some kind of fix, simple ignore)?
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