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Date:      Mon, 10 Nov 2014 08:43:53 +0100
From:      Matthias Andree <matthias.andree@gmx.de>
To:        freebsd-current@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: pkg 1.4 freeze please test test test!
Message-ID:  <54606CB9.4070305@gmx.de>
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Am 03.11.2014 um 22:48 schrieb Freddie Cash:
> On Mon, Nov 3, 2014 at 1:40 PM, Hans Petter Selasky <hps@selasky.org> w=
rote:
>=20
>> 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?
>>
>=20
>=20
> =E2=80=8B# man pkg-lock
>=20
> ;)
>=20
> I believe that's what you are looking for.=E2=80=8B  No idea how well i=
t works
> long-term, though, or if you lock a large number of packages.

It used to refuse portmaster upgrades of a locked port and was thus
useless for mixed binary packages + portmaster use.  I haven't yet
checked if pkg 1.4 has fixed this.




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