Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2017 11:13:52 -0700 From: "Chris H" <bsd-lists@bsdforge.com> To: <freebsd-ports@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Status of portupgrade and portmaster? Message-ID: <b0ec4b775ba502dc801a84fd60d64771@ultimatedns.net> In-Reply-To: <BN6PR2001MB173012B1DBBC7BB0A900DAA2807E0@BN6PR2001MB1730.namprd20.prod.outlook.com> References: <81D84A650858BA40BF6936408052E6BC0138263988@msgdb11.utad.utoledo.edu> <k20i-pniy-wny@FreeBSD.org> <77334fc4-b64e-45ed-a443-4076e47acee3@BY2NAM03FT029.eop-NAM03.prod.protection.outlook.com>, <BN6PR2001MB173012B1DBBC7BB0A900DAA2807E0@BN6PR2001MB1730.namprd20.prod.outlook.com>
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On Fri, 29 Sep 2017 09:38:36 +0000 Carmel NY <carmel_ny@outlook.com> wrote > On Fri, 29 Sep 2017 09:00:02 +0000, Thomas Mueller stated: > > >Excerpt from Jan Beich: > > > >> Why did portupgrade skip rebuilding print/harfbuzz-icu before building > >> editors/libreoffice? The dependency trees of most desktop applications > >> are so complex that the build falls apart if the upgrade tools aren't > >> robust enough e.g., ignore MOVED or PORTREVISION bumps. > > > >> In short, this is a reminder portmaster/portupgrade are NOT supported. > >> Users are on their own debugging such issues. > > > >What is the current status of portupgrade and portmaster? > > > >I haven't used portupgrade in some time, but what about portmaster? > > > >What is one officially supposed to use to build and upgrade packages from > >source? > > > >Synth, poudriere, any others? > > > >Tom > > Years ago, I was a strong supporter of "portmanager". It just worked when > others failed. They when its support wained, I started using "portupgrade". I > tried "portmaster", but it just failed way to often for my tastes. > However, after updating to FreeBSD-11, I have used "synth" exclusively. It is > fast, through and hasn't failed me yet. It took me a while to understand all > of its nuances, like how to use a "make.conf" file with it; however, it was > worth it. I would highly recommend it. FWIW I loved portmaster, but quickly found that by choosing it, I was *instantly* at odds with a large majority of the FreeBSD crowd. Eventually, I experimented with other choices, and finally landed on ports-mgmt/synth, and never looked back. Like Carmel, I found some aspects un-intuitive. But after figuring them out. I was hooked. John Marino did a wonderful job on this, and is very helpful. --Chris > > > -- > Carmel > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-ports@freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-ports-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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