Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2008 05:22:55 -0700 From: David Southwell <david@vizion2000.net> To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Managing bsdpan Message-ID: <200807220522.55840.david@vizion2000.net>
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The following portsupgrade reports for bsdpan lead me to ask a few trivial
questions and suggestions (see below)
[Updating the pkgdb <format:bdb_btree> in /var/db/pkg ... - 1012 packages
found (-0 +1) . done]
---> Skipping 'bsdpan-libnet-1.21' because it is held by user (specify -f to
force)
---> Skipping 'devel/p5-Devel-Symdump' because it is held by user (specify -f
to force)
---> Skipping 'bsdpan-DB_File-1.817' because it is held by user (specify -f
to force)
---> Skipping 'bsdpan-ANSIColor-1.12' because it is held by user (specify -f
to force)
---> Skipping 'textproc/p5-Text-Balanced' because it is held by user
(specify -f to force)
---> Skipping 'bsdpan-File-Path-2.04' because it is held by user (specify -f
to force)
---> Skipping 'bsdpan-CPAN-1.9205' because it is held by user (specify -f to
force)
---> Skipping 'www/p5-CGI.pm' because it is held by user (specify -f to
force)
---> Skipping 'bsdpan-Safe-2.16' because it is held by user (specify -f to
force)
---> Skipping 'bsdpan-B-Lint-1.11' because it is held by user (specify -f to
force)
---> Skipping 'bsdpan-Shell-0.72' because it is held by user (specify -f to
force)
---> Skipping 'bsdpan-Thread-Semaphore-2.09' because it is held by user
(specify -f to force)
---> Skipping 'bsdpan-Text-Soundex-3.03' because it is held by user
(specify -f to force)
---> Skipping 'bsdpan-IPC-SysV-2.00' because it is held by user (specify -f
to force)
---> Skipping 'bsdpan-SelfLoader-1.15' because it is held by user (specify -f
to force)
---> Skipping 'bsdpan-Term-ReadLine-Perl-1.0302' because it is held by user
(specify -f to force)
---> Skipping 'bsdpan-libwww-perl-5.813' because it is held by user
(specify -f to force)
---> Skipping 'misc/p5-Array-Compare' because it is held by user (specify -f
to force)
---> Skipping 'bsdpan-B-Debug-1.10' because it is held by user (specify -f to
force)
** Listing the failed packages (-:ignored / *:skipped / !:failed)
- (bsdpan-constant-1.15)
- (bsdpan-MailTools-2.03)
- (bsdpan-CPAN-1.9102)
- (bsdpan-Term-Cap-1.12)
- (bsdpan-Exporter-5.62)
- (bsdpan-Thread-Queue-2.11)
- devel/p5-IO (bsdpan-IO-1.23)
- (bsdpan-CPAN-1.9203)
- (bsdpan-libnet-1.21)
- devel/p5-Devel-Symdump (bsdpan-Devel-Symdump-2.08)
- (bsdpan-DB_File-1.817)
- (bsdpan-ANSIColor-1.12)
- textproc/p5-Text-Balanced (bsdpan-Text-Balanced-undef)
- (bsdpan-File-Path-2.04)
- (bsdpan-CPAN-1.9205)
- www/p5-CGI.pm (bsdpan-CGI.pm-3.38)
- (bsdpan-Safe-2.16)
- (bsdpan-B-Lint-1.11)
- (bsdpan-Shell-0.72)
- (bsdpan-Thread-Semaphore-2.09)
- (bsdpan-Text-Soundex-3.03)
- (bsdpan-IPC-SysV-2.00)
- (bsdpan-SelfLoader-1.15)
- (bsdpan-Term-ReadLine-Perl-1.0302)
- (bsdpan-libwww-perl-5.813)
- misc/p5-Array-Compare (bsdpan-Array-Compare-1.15)
- (bsdpan-B-Debug-1.10)
# /usr/ports/
1. why are some packages listed in the format:
- isc/p5-Array-Compare (bsdpan-Array-Compare-1.15)
rather than:
- (bsdpan-libwww-perl-5.813)
Is this indicative of an inconsistency in my system administration or
inconsistencies between package make files?
2. There is another question on similar lines because some packages helpfully
show the hierarchy in the ports tree etc:
devel/***
rather than simply
***
3. In regard to bsdpan apropos generates:
# apropos bsdpan
bsdpan: nothing appropriate
#
4. A search on freebsd website under bsdpan brings reference to the inclusion
of bsdpan in the ports distribution but not to any documentation on its use.
5. # locate bsdpan brings a list of bsdpan packages in /var/db/pkg but no
other files documentation etc.
6. My guess is that there are some guidelines for constructing bsdpan pkgs
and for using the bsdpan? If it does exist could anyone tell me where it is?
7 If something does exist could it be incorporated into the ports tree e.g
ports/BSDPAN_README for holding general guidelines about using the BSDPAN and
covering such issues as advice about holding packages etc.
8. Might the ports tree also provide a central point of information about
BSDPAN ports updates e.g ports/BSDPAN_UPDATING. This would be particluarly
valuable as the ports themselves are distributed around the ports tree.
9. Would not a current index of BSDPAN ports e.g ports/BSDPAN_INDEX including
a short description also be useful?
David
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