From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Sep 23 19:35:47 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 77DC716A4CE for ; Thu, 23 Sep 2004 19:35:47 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mail4.speakeasy.net (mail4.speakeasy.net [216.254.0.204]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 185E343D45 for ; Thu, 23 Sep 2004 19:35:47 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from curtis@npc-usa.com) Received: (qmail 6891 invoked from network); 23 Sep 2004 19:35:46 -0000 Received: from dsl017-040-162.sea1.dsl.speakeasy.net (HELO crab.npc-usa.com) ([69.17.40.162]) (envelope-sender ) by mail4.speakeasy.net (qmail-ldap-1.03) with SMTP for ; 23 Sep 2004 19:35:46 -0000 Received: from [10.0.1.12] (OSX [10.0.1.12]) by crab.npc-usa.com with SMTP (Microsoft Exchange Internet Mail Service Version 5.5.2657.72) id R5CNRBQK; Thu, 23 Sep 2004 12:34:45 -0700 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v619) In-Reply-To: <4150B50B.7040208@daleco.biz> References: <451E9011-0BF5-11D9-B049-000393934006@npc-usa.com> <200409211422.10752.donaldj1066@fastmail.fm> <4150B50B.7040208@daleco.biz> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Message-Id: Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: Curtis Vaughan Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2004 12:35:43 -0700 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.619) Subject: Re: Port upgrading - my way X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2004 19:35:47 -0000 > There might be something to be said for doing it "my way", > after all, Frank Sinatra made a fortune in that manner... > > > You could join in the FreeBSD tradition, though, and do it the > Right Way(tm) ... > > http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2003/08/28/FreeBSD_Basics.html > > An excellent tutorial/article by Dru Lavigne.... > > ;-) > > Kevin Kinsey > OK, after reading this tutorial, here is MY new WAY. /usr/local/bin/cvsup -g -L 2 /root/cvsup/ports-supfile portsdb -Uu portversion -l "<" [to see if any ports will be upgraded] portupgrade -arR [so dependencies will be installed, if necessary] [NB. If ever asked to run pkgdb -F, do it] Taking into consideration other issues or options pointed out on the web tutorial, will this be a good strategy from now on for performing good port upgrades? Curtis