Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2004 22:49:40 -0500 From: Chris <racerx@makeworld.com> To: "Donald J. O'Neill" <donaldj1066@fastmail.fm> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Port upgrading - my way Message-ID: <41539954.8070104@makeworld.com> In-Reply-To: <200409232019.19335.donaldj1066@fastmail.fm> References: <451E9011-0BF5-11D9-B049-000393934006@npc-usa.com> <C25FD1D7-0D97-11D9-9B5C-000393934006@npc-usa.com> <41532782.7080901@makeworld.com> <200409232019.19335.donaldj1066@fastmail.fm>
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Donald J. O'Neill wrote: > 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 Hahahahaha - No friggin' comment! Chris
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