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Date:      Thu, 23 Sep 2004 12:35:43 -0700
From:      Curtis Vaughan <curtis@npc-usa.com>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Port upgrading - my way
Message-ID:  <C25FD1D7-0D97-11D9-9B5C-000393934006@npc-usa.com>
In-Reply-To: <4150B50B.7040208@daleco.biz>
References:  <451E9011-0BF5-11D9-B049-000393934006@npc-usa.com> <200409211422.10752.donaldj1066@fastmail.fm> <C63A4B10-0C12-11D9-B049-000393934006@npc-usa.com> <4150B50B.7040208@daleco.biz>

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> There might be something to be said for doing it "my way",
> after all, Frank Sinatra made a fortune in that manner... 
> </tongue'n'cheek>
>
> 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....
>
> </only slightly-less-tongue-in-cheek>  ;-)
>
> 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



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