Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2004 20:19:19 -0500 From: "Donald J. O'Neill" <donaldj1066@fastmail.fm> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Port upgrading - my way Message-ID: <200409232019.19335.donaldj1066@fastmail.fm> In-Reply-To: <41532782.7080901@makeworld.com> References: <451E9011-0BF5-11D9-B049-000393934006@npc-usa.com> <C25FD1D7-0D97-11D9-9B5C-000393934006@npc-usa.com> <41532782.7080901@makeworld.com>
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On Thursday 23 September 2004 02:44 pm, Chris wrote: > Curtis Vaughan wrote: > >> 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 > > Yes - this is more or less how I do mine. <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> OK Curtis, What the heck are you doing, we just discussed this, Chris, I know better than this and so do you. You guys are supposed to be doing it my way. I think you're just trying to get in good graces with the list so you show up here instead of getting filtered into the bit bucket. Don -- Donald J. O'Neill donaldj1066@fastmail.fm
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