From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Nov 4 01:09:56 2014 Return-Path: Delivered-To: current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [8.8.178.115]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id DEB05D4A for ; Tue, 4 Nov 2014 01:09:56 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-vc0-x22f.google.com (mail-vc0-x22f.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:400c:c03::22f]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA (128/128 bits)) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "Google Internet Authority G2" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 9A5016E1 for ; Tue, 4 Nov 2014 01:09:56 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-vc0-f175.google.com with SMTP id hy4so6041418vcb.6 for ; Mon, 03 Nov 2014 17:09:55 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc:content-type; bh=0qtnvt4Lf4WSZi1nP//180y8EsynwbepjTB8KnIOvzU=; b=DpAGaGTpb88MSLNHUFDi4Ig4w0017qJrSRZStBKHJ/Q94kKFTJR0IbWF44nJx94nqi oFQa4sfhbBLJV2zD+EXFBp344Ea6yPrq/N0ZCA6jy/4t58dusDCV4BgsL4999TtpwTTD uUwEt+Cq5pnQmrT2wzGPqN6lYtkdNAUNqOQMspVlyDTRlq90dPGnM8q0q1Bf/5SiiEGR p0LtmWqYSd2j5HxHEjAMm15v69ik3JeOZZCdOQwRvnoESG+M2zPI0wP2bzqGfPmqnuoJ 6e+Nl1VMyqB2kEeW15hMPWZ87guhFWWBFZ2PZAdseIXm9cpR718vuCgYOUrTmAtnfzKh lIqg== X-Received: by 10.220.11.68 with SMTP id s4mr20157314vcs.15.1415063395609; Mon, 03 Nov 2014 17:09:55 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.31.136.76 with HTTP; Mon, 3 Nov 2014 17:09:15 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: <20141028231933.GG26796@ivaldir.etoilebsd.net> <20141101161332.b9c8fc19bf9fc54f73bc5c00@gmail.com> <20141101224549.GG15967@ivaldir.etoilebsd.net> <20141102102455.30d42f85ff81e079788eae06@gmail.com> <5457F64F.6090408@selasky.org> From: Henry Hu Date: Mon, 3 Nov 2014 20:09:15 -0500 Message-ID: Subject: Re: pkg 1.4 freeze please test test test! To: Freddie Cash Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.18-1 Cc: Hans Petter Selasky , current@freebsd.org X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18-1 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 04 Nov 2014 01:09:57 -0000 On Mon, Nov 3, 2014 at 4:48 PM, Freddie Cash wrote: > On Mon, Nov 3, 2014 at 1:40 PM, Hans Petter Selasky > wrote: > > > Is it possible when upgrading a system via "pkg" to selectivly switch > > upgrades ON/OFF. For example I have a custom ffmpeg install and would > like > > to keep it every time I do a binary upgrade? > > > > > =E2=80=8B# man pkg-lock > > ;) > > I believe that's what you are looking for.=E2=80=8B No idea how well it = works > long-term, though, or if you lock a large number of packages. > I also use pkg-lock, but it has several problems: * You may miss updates. They are skipped during pkg upgrade * "xxx is locked and may not be modified" is displayed every time you do something like pkg upgrade. If you have multiple pkgs locked, it may be annoying. It would be easier to update the pkgs by having something like portmaster -P. > > > -- > Freddie Cash > fjwcash@gmail.com > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-current-unsubscribe@freebsd.org= " --=20 Cheers, Henry