Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2008 14:59:44 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org> To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Utility for safe updating of ports in base system Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.1.10.0803191454030.48140@ync.qbhto.arg>
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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: RIPEMD160 A user pointed out to me that on the project ideas page the following entry remains: Write a new utility for the pkg_install suite, possibly named pkg_upgrade(1), implementing a subset of existing portupgrade functionality. The required functionality is: * fixing @pkgdep records in +CONTENTS file * fixing +REQUIRED_BY records * storing old copies of shared libraries after shmajor number change in /usr/local/lib/compat/pkg * upwards and downwards recursive modes http://www.freebsd.org/projects/ideas/index.html#p-ports-upgrade Last year around SoC time I mentioned that if we are going to have such a utility in the base that I would like to have portmaster considered for that role. At the time I was told that I needed to implement the 3rd item on that list, which I did. Portmaster already has the other 3 features, plus a lot more. So, I renew my inquiry. :) Is portmaster a suitable candidate to fulfill the role of the utility described, and if not, why not? Also to rehash a bit of last year's discussion, I don't particularly feel that we _should_ have this type of utility in the base, I think ports stuff should be in the ports tree modulo the few bits needed to bootstrap like pkg_add. However, iff we are going to import _something_, I'd like to have portmaster considered for the job. Thanks, Doug - -- This .signature sanitized for your protection -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.8 (FreeBSD) iEYEAREDAAYFAkfhjNMACgkQyIakK9Wy8PvXJACfe7UuoxHaQoq20Sb53Xxxg+vg g5QAn0+HQHTcqtbAE51JXlFp943Wmo6A =2y/V -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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