Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2006 17:36:38 -0800 From: Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org> To: Panagiotis Astithas <past@ebs.gr> Cc: ports@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: New /bin/sh based script to manage ports Message-ID: <43E2B3A6.9060508@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <43DF40BC.4060600@ebs.gr> References: <43BCF31F.8050900@FreeBSD.org> <1136501778.40648.17.camel@localhost> <43C38A38.1020408@FreeBSD.org> <1136893017.2410.9.camel@pav.hide.vol.cz> <43C8E446.5010603@FreeBSD.org> <20060114144016.1dc9fdd0@Magellan.Leidinger.net> <43C97BEB.3030601@FreeBSD.org> <43CA33E4.40809@ebs.gr> <43D610B6.5080008@FreeBSD.org> <43DE40FE.6000507@ebs.gr> <43DE6C65.9040306@FreeBSD.org> <43DE7652.9050807@ebs.gr> <43DF346B.407@FreeBSD.org> <43DF40BC.4060600@ebs.gr>
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Panagiotis Astithas wrote:
> One minor nit I've noticed is that it even tries to update installed
> ports that have a higher version number than the one currently in the
> ports tree (for instance, some updated ports I haven't submitted yet).
> Although not too important for the casual user, it could be useful to
> have some means to avoid downgrading these ports.
D'oh, thanks for mentioning this. I just added a fix for that, and as a
result I was able to streamline the check_for_updates() function as well.
You can find the new version at the URL below.
Since this is the last bug/feature request I've received, I plan to work on
a port for this script and commit it soon. Of course, if anyone else has
feedback or suggestions, please don't hesitate.
Doug
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