Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2001 09:43:40 -0400 (EDT) From: <scott@smnolde.com> To: Rob Carmichael <robc@globalvc.co.uk> Cc: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: keeping ports updated ... Message-ID: <20010803093934.D62261-100000@bsd.smnolde.com> In-Reply-To: <01C11C1F.893B18C0.robc@globalvc.co.uk>
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On Fri, 3 Aug 2001, Rob Carmichael wrote:
>On Friday, August 03, 2001 1:07 PM, scott@smnolde.com
>[SMTP:scott@smnolde.com] wrote:
>> On Fri, 3 Aug 2001, Rob Carmichael wrote:
>>
>> >Hello Questions,
>> >
>> >I have been using the ports system for a few years now but i feel i a
>> >missing something. Basically i install something and use it for a while
>> >and
>> >then when a newer version comes out i uninstall it and then reinstall
>> >it
>> >from the updated ports directory.
>> >Is there an easier way of keeping installed ports up to date ? I mean,
>> >can
>> >the files be kept up to date with CVS or do i have to uninstall the
>> >program
>> >everytime from my constantly updating ports directory ?
>> >
>> >regards,
>> >
>> >--
>> >Rob Carmichael
>> >
>>
>> Yes, by gosh, use cvsup. This directory, /usr/share/examples/cvsup/,
>> contains several templates to keep your source tree and ports tree up to
>> date.
>>
>> Be sure you have cvsup-bin installed beforehand, then edit the supfile
>> (in
>> the dir mentioned above) for the nearest cvsup mirror. The supfiles are
>> documented and easy to use. See the instructions in them.
>
>Scott,
>
>I do keep the ports tree updated with cvsup... what i was referring to was
>programs i have already installed from the ports ... how do i keep them
>up-to-date without reinstalling all the time ?
>
>> - Scott
>
>thanks for your help,
>rob
>
My apologies for the misunderstanding. Look for
/usr/ports/sysutils/portupgrae
This package also includes the following utilities:
portinstall: This helps you install new ports in a handy way.
Equivalent to `portupgrade -N'.
portversion: This is a replacement of pkg_version(8), which runs
faster than pkg_version and is cooperative with
portupgrade.
portsdb: This is a tool to create, update or look up ports
database, which is made from the ports index file.
pkg_deinstall: This is a package deinstaller with wildcards and
dependency recursion support.
pkg_glob: This is a package glob expander with wildcards and
dependency recursion support.
pkgdepfix: This is an interactive tool to fix /var/db/pkg's
@pkgdep vs. +REQUIRED_BY discrepancies, and stale or
missing origins, optionally.
- Scott
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