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Date:      Sun, 04 Mar 2001 16:02:38 -0600 (CST)
From:      Don Read <dread@texas.net>
To:        Martti Kuparinen <martti.kuparinen@nomadiclab.com>
Cc:        freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   RE: Different output from pkg_version
Message-ID:  <XFMail.010304160238.dread@texas.net>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.33.0103041856260.63771-100000@server.nomadiclab.com>

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On 04-Mar-01 Martti Kuparinen wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> Does anyone know a reason for the difference in the following outputs:
> 
<snip>
> ROOT ws3:~> pkg_version -v | grep bash
> bash-2.04                   =   up-to-date with port
>                            ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
<snipagain>
 
> ROOT server:~> pkg_version -v | grep bash
> bash-2.04                   *   multiple versions (index has 1.14.7,2.04)
>                              ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
       ^^^^                       ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^          ^^^^^^^^^^^^

pkg_version is telling you that the INDEX does not match exactly what's 
installed.

If you want out of date ports, use pkg_version -vl"<"

Regards,
-- 
Don Read                                         dread@texas.net
-- If you are going to sin, sin against God, not the bureaucracy. 
                  God will forgive you but the bureaucrats won't. 

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