From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG  Tue Dec  7 17:41:05 2004
Return-Path: <owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG>
Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org
Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125])
	by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4D27716A4CE
	for <stable@freebsd.org>; Tue,  7 Dec 2004 17:41:05 +0000 (GMT)
Received: from subnet.sub.net (subnet.sub.net [193.197.184.21])
	by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E15CF43D45
	for <stable@freebsd.org>; Tue,  7 Dec 2004 17:41:03 +0000 (GMT)
	(envelope-from wolfgang@lyxys.ka.sub.org)
Received: from subnet.sub.net (uucp@localhost [127.0.0.1])
	iB7HexL7091444;	Tue, 7 Dec 2004 18:40:59 +0100 (CET)
	(envelope-from wolfgang@lyxys.ka.sub.org)
X-MDaemon-Deliver-To: stable@freebsd.org
Received: from lyxys.ka.sub.org (uucp@localhost)
	by subnet.sub.net (8.13.1/8.12.9/Submit) with bsmtp id iB7HewCK091443;
	Tue, 7 Dec 2004 18:40:58 +0100 (CET)
	(envelope-from wolfgang@lyxys.ka.sub.org)
Received: from localhost (911 bytes) by lyxys.ka.sub.org
	via sendmail with P:stdio/R:smart_host/T:inet_uusmtp
	(sender: <wolfgang>) (ident <wolfgang> using unix)
	id <m1CbjIB-003pRjC@lyxys.ka.sub.org>
	for <ivoras@fer.hr>; Tue, 7 Dec 2004 18:38:27 +0100 (CET)
	(Smail-3.2.0.111 2000-Feb-17 #1 built 2000-Aug-23)
Message-Id: <m1CbjIB-003pRjC@lyxys.ka.sub.org>
From: wolfgang@lyxys.ka.sub.org (Wolfgang Zenker)
In-Reply-To: <41B5D08B.1070608@fer.hr>
To: Ivan Voras <ivoras@fer.hr>
Date: Tue, 7 Dec 2004 18:38:27 +0100 (CET)
X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL99f (25)]
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII
cc: stable@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: Large port updates
X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1
Precedence: list
List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code
	<freebsd-stable.freebsd.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable>,
	<mailto:freebsd-stable-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-stable>
List-Post: <mailto:freebsd-stable@freebsd.org>
List-Help: <mailto:freebsd-stable-request@freebsd.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable>,
	<mailto:freebsd-stable-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe>
X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 07 Dec 2004 17:41:05 -0000

Hello,

> Is there a "best practice" for automated updating large number of 
> interdependant ports? [..]

> What about ports that have dialog boxes which require user intervention?

you can use /usr/local/etc/pkgtools.conf to tell portupgrade which options
to use when upgrading a certain port. I usually check the makefile of ports
I want to install for necessary defines and set these together with
"BATCH=YES" in pkgtools.conf, then use portinstall to install the port and
check if it honors the BATCH=YES.

Wolfgang