From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Nov 9 07:07:44 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 26749106566B for ; Mon, 9 Nov 2009 07:07:44 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from tkjacobsen@gmail.com) Received: from mail-bw0-f213.google.com (mail-bw0-f213.google.com [209.85.218.213]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AC5C68FC0C for ; Mon, 9 Nov 2009 07:07:43 +0000 (UTC) Received: by bwz5 with SMTP id 5so3241987bwz.3 for ; Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:07:42 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type; bh=gKRZkngIoKa1misJqUgy9v40+qXDdcCSn1aGx4se6Bo=; b=LXitIO/gqrZ6AcF/Qp+UKBMzNhu4M65/Lf9HvYzKllu9uKsK1RBRfFofIpGsma6opE ZGNg3KdkabLupB/N8/BQt5/MraCwiU9HdrsqtUtNaJ4Ppj1+dOz0MR7P5+e+laZnmqBw J0FCQFvnjP9tVADLXgS0F3+TUDOvAB57muEqs= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; b=jciISs65bzrXceKPzCIxuK4HeJbE4IP4sJZUrgO63IxPEDwd44gBsWKRfXQuR4Ghc5 ZfA7bUNjLKUhm36wpy34bZjmza2D9nicDw9nr+w5D4sdv0cQMI7QfD3YJ7ilrACOY2Zq fvTfTMQG8DBD2G1HupJ9rgu3acDmX6bJXomwI= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.239.182.161 with SMTP id q33mr727474hbg.41.1257750461601; Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:07:41 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <20091108222640.GH54137@isis.sigpipe.cz> References: <20091108190613.GA1486@photon.std> <20091108222640.GH54137@isis.sigpipe.cz> Date: Mon, 9 Nov 2009 08:07:41 +0100 Message-ID: <6a3173850911082307i472e600dp111b6e9a83e85086@mail.gmail.com> From: Troels Kofoed Jacobsen To: Roman Neuhauser Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Tracking commit messages from cli 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: Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:07:44 -0000 On Sun, Nov 8, 2009 at 11:26 PM, Roman Neuhauser wrote: > On Sun, Nov 08, 2009 at 08:06:13PM +0100, Troels Kofoed Jacobsen wrote: >> With pkg_version I can easily see which installed ports has newer >> versions available, but what I miss is a way to see what has changed. >> The reason for this is that commit messages often say that only the >> pkg-plist has changed or something that does not make me want to update. > > ... > >> I know freshports exist, but I would rather not have to open a web >> browser. >> >> Does such a program exist or do I have to write my own. > > sorry to point out the obvious, but why not use svn (or cvs)? > As I said: "without having to track the whole tree". I know this would be a possibility, but would rather not use the convenience of portsnap. Also if the solution should be more usable for other people I would like it to be as simple as possible and not require so much overhead. Anyway, thanks for the answer -- maybe I'll just do that eventually. -- Med Venlig Hilsen Troels Kofoed Jacobsen