From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Feb 4 16:37:45 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C134F16A486 for ; Sat, 4 Feb 2006 16:37:43 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from dennyboy@cableone.net) Received: from S4.cableone.net (s4.cableone.net [24.116.0.230]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 064784413F for ; Sat, 4 Feb 2006 15:40:01 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from dennyboy@cableone.net) Received: from badboybox.cableone.net (unverified [69.92.7.117]) by S4.cableone.net (CableOne SMTP Service S4) with ESMTP id 45165414 for multiple; Sat, 04 Feb 2006 09:11:51 -0700 Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2006 09:41:55 +0000 (UTC) From: Denny White To: Xn Nooby In-Reply-To: Message-ID: References: X-GPG-PUBLIC_KEY: http//wwwkeys.nl.pgp.net X-GPG-FINGERPRINT: D0A9 AD44 1F10 E09E 0E67 EC25 CB44 F2E5 1644 E79A MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed X-NotAscii: charset=us-ascii; X-IP-stats: Incoming Last 4, First 11, in=6, out=0, spam=0 X-External-IP: 69.92.7.117 X-Abuse-Info: Send abuse complaints to abuse@cableone.net Cc: FreeBSD Questions Subject: Re: Why does portsdb -Uu run so long? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 04 Feb 2006 16:37:46 -0000 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Today Xn Nooby spake forth boldly: >> It just does, after you cvsup new ports cd into /usr/ports and type >> make fetchindex. what way is the "old foolproof way"? >> > > Here is how I update my system (without using a 'make fetchindex') > > cvsup -g -L 2 /root/stable-supfile > less UPDATING > make buildworld > make buildkernel > make installkernel > shutdown now > cd /usr/src > make installworld > mergemaster > shutdown -r now > portsdb -Uu > portversion -l "<" > portupgrade -arR > reboot > > It takes forever, but it works everytime. Everything else I've ever tried > has always had some kind of error, and I never know what they mean or what I > should do. > > Maybe by never doing a fetchindex, I've never really updated my system, and > thats why its never had a problem, lol. That would be embarassing. > _______________________________________________ Try portsdb -uUF Please do not CC me. Already subscribed to mailing list. GnuPG key : 0x1644E79A | http://wwwkeys.nl.pgp.net Fingerprint: D0A9 AD44 1F10 E09E 0E67 EC25 CB44 F2E5 1644 E79A -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (OpenBSD) iD8DBQFD5Hbsy0Ty5RZE55oRAlr9AJ0XLqkm4vTDasR1PDRSCbl9e2+VKACfU4XQ oHFZVw5HuVkkrhs6Yuy7S1s= =NXHH -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----