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Date:      Thu, 30 Sep 1999 15:08:23 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Kris Kennaway <kris@hub.freebsd.org>
To:        Robert Huff <roberthuff@pop.erols.com>
Cc:        freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   RE: updating packages automatically, etc.pp.
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.10.9909301507420.44783-100000@hub.freebsd.org>
In-Reply-To: <14323.53925.815819.699822@r84aap011262.sbo-smr.ma.cable.rcn.com>

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On Thu, 30 Sep 1999, Robert Huff wrote:

> >  > The script relies on you having an up-to-date INDEX file; do "make
> >  > index" first to be sure (which reminds me, why is the INDEX file
> >  > always out of sync after a cvsup?).  It only tries to upgrade ports
> >  
> >  Because it's only generated periodically, not every time someone
> >  adds or modifies a port, which would be very wasteful.
> 
> 	How often is periodically?
> 	While I read the output of my CVSup sessions, it had been my
> impression that INDEX was an accurate (+/- epsilon) snapshot of the
> ports tree.  Are you telling me it could be, oh, two or three weeks
> out of date ...?

Yes. Check the commit logs.

Kris



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