Date: Thu, 4 Jul 2002 07:56:10 +0100 From: Matthew Seaman <m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk> To: Peter <peterk@americanisp.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Ports -- where to look for upgrades/versions?? Message-ID: <20020704065610.GB63198@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophi> In-Reply-To: <20020703223947.57cbbffc.peterk@americanisp.net> References: <20020703223947.57cbbffc.peterk@americanisp.net>
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On Wed, Jul 03, 2002 at 10:39:47PM -0600, Peter wrote: > I was waiting for the upgrade to apache to 1.3.26, and I kept > checking http://www.freebsd.org/ports/www which lists apache at: > apache+mod_ssl-1.3.24+2.8.8 That page is (I think) updated on a weekly basis in conjunction with the weekly rebuild of packages for the ftp sites. > ....while on freshports and on > ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/branches/-current/ports/www/apache13-modssl/ > it's version 1.3.26 -- so what should I be checking to see if I > should cvsup my ports... the ftp site or the http site?? Any reason > the http page is out of date and lists the apache port at 1.3.24?? > I just like to check to make sure a specific update/version is in > before cvsupping my ports tree--...what's the correct way to check > to see what I get when I cvsup - ftp or http page?? Sure. apache-1.3.26+mod_ssl-1.3.26-2.8.10 is the version in the ports tree at the moment. You can look at http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/ports/ --- the CVS repository is the ultimate authority on what's available. However I think you're going about the whole thing somewhat in the wrong way. My understanding of the way it's meant to work is that you keep your ports tree regularly updated by cvsup(1) -- say once or twice a week -- and then you can use scripts like pkg_version(1), which will compare your installed ports/packages against what your /usr/ports tree has available and so decide what needs to be upgraded. Cheers Matthew -- Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 26 The Paddocks Savill Way Tel: +44 1628 476614 Marlow Fax: +44 0870 0522645 Bucks., SL7 1TH UK To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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