From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Apr 14 05:45:01 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 90C641065670 for ; Tue, 14 Apr 2009 05:45:01 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kline@thought.org) Received: from aristotle.thought.org (aristotle.thought.org [209.180.213.210]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4B28C8FC18 for ; Tue, 14 Apr 2009 05:45:00 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kline@thought.org) Received: from thought.org (tao.thought.org [10.47.0.250]) (authenticated bits=0) by aristotle.thought.org (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id n3E5jxGX006811; Mon, 13 Apr 2009 22:45:59 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from kline@thought.org) Received: by thought.org (nbSMTP-1.00) for uid 1002 kline@thought.org; Mon, 13 Apr 2009 22:44:53 -0700 (PDT) Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2009 22:44:52 -0700 From: Gary Kline To: Roland Smith Message-ID: <20090414054452.GA3484@thought.org> References: <20090413055422.GA18063@thought.org> <20090413072225.GA64511@slackbox.xs4all.nl> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20090413072225.GA64511@slackbox.xs4all.nl> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i X-Organization: Thought Unlimited. Public service Unix since 1986. X-Of_Interest: With 22 years of service to the Unix community. X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.4 required=3.6 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.2.3 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.3 (2007-08-08) on aristotle.thought.org Cc: FreeBSD Mailing List Subject: Re: is there a way to upgrade Only ports that need it?? 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: Tue, 14 Apr 2009 05:45:01 -0000 On Mon, Apr 13, 2009 at 09:22:25AM +0200, Roland Smith wrote: > On Sun, Apr 12, 2009 at 10:54:29PM -0700, Gary Kline wrote: > > is there any way t o not upgrade "all installed ports", but only > > those that are not current? > > portmaster -a -B -d > > > tired of having my main box grinding away for endless days.... > > :-) > well, gents, i think that Roland (and a couple others) have it figured out. how-to upgrade the necessary and keep-it-simple-sir. i spent, nay, wasted 8+ hours early this ayem locatime because my pfsense firewall was broken. long long story, which has inspired yet another question that i'll post separately if/when i have the bloody energy......... yours in exhaustion, gary ps: thanks, y'all:) > Roland > -- > R.F.Smith http://www.xs4all.nl/~rsmith/ > [plain text _non-HTML_ PGP/GnuPG encrypted/signed email much appreciated] > pgp: 1A2B 477F 9970 BA3C 2914 B7CE 1277 EFB0 C321 A725 (KeyID: C321A725) -- Gary Kline kline@thought.org http://www.thought.org Public Service Unix http://jottings.thought.org http://transfinite.thought.org The 2.41a release of Jottings: http://jottings.thought.org/index.php