From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jun 24 14:02:39 2008 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 C5EB51065674 for ; Tue, 24 Jun 2008 14:02:39 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk) Received: from smtp.infracaninophile.co.uk (gate6.infracaninophile.co.uk [IPv6:2001:8b0:151:1::1]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 30A768FC2A for ; Tue, 24 Jun 2008 14:02:38 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk) Received: from lack-of-gravitas.thebunker.net (gateway.ash.thebunker.net [213.129.64.4]) (authenticated bits=0) by smtp.infracaninophile.co.uk (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id m5OE2RYe094778 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Tue, 24 Jun 2008 15:02:32 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk) X-DKIM: Sendmail DKIM Filter v2.6.0 smtp.infracaninophile.co.uk m5OE2RYe094778 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=simple/simple; d=infracaninophile.co.uk; s=200708; t=1214316152; bh=KlPFZvCoLBtgUG bsJff/tJHMyL9k3jFaSxghfL7eIls=; h=Message-ID:Date:From:MIME-Version: To:CC:Subject:References:In-Reply-To:Content-Type: Content-Transfer-Encoding:Cc:Content-Type:Date:From:In-Reply-To: Message-ID:Mime-Version:References:To; z=Message-ID:=20<4860FE72.1 030503@infracaninophile.co.uk>|Date:=20Tue,=2024=20Jun=202008=2015: 02:26=20+0100|From:=20Matthew=20Seaman=20|Organization:=20Infracaninophile|User-Agent:=20Thunderbird= 202.0.0.14=20(X11/20080609)|MIME-Version:=201.0|To:=20Stevan=20Tief ert=20|CC:=20freebsd-questions@freebsd.org |Subject:=20Re:=20Historical=20question=20about=20INDEX-file=20in=2 0/usr/ports|References:=20<200806241536.49891.stevan_tiefert@yahoo. de>|In-Reply-To:=20<200806241536.49891.stevan_tiefert@yahoo.de>|X-E nigmail-Version:=200.95.6|Content-Type:=20text/plain=3B=20charset=3 DUTF-8=3B=20format=3Dflowed|Content-Transfer-Encoding:=207bit; b=fx jUfU2hLIVcaWLRnqi7WZkUNiM+n3Wvam9hAVo9TqzvhNsvEhupEhlkXOSMmCYZixv4y VoLNWpMKRMydvoCY71E4EAwYMy+ggTiu5kp5DS+zz0VdS8ylSSg+gVXHkvvu/81dtny vfopXg9Jfr+BruZty+wC2mGm1PBWjpJDMao= Message-ID: <4860FE72.1030503@infracaninophile.co.uk> Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2008 15:02:26 +0100 From: Matthew Seaman Organization: Infracaninophile User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.14 (X11/20080609) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Stevan Tiefert References: <200806241536.49891.stevan_tiefert@yahoo.de> In-Reply-To: <200806241536.49891.stevan_tiefert@yahoo.de> X-Enigmail-Version: 0.95.6 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Greylist: Sender succeeded SMTP AUTH, not delayed by milter-greylist-4.0 (smtp.infracaninophile.co.uk [81.187.76.162]); Tue, 24 Jun 2008 15:02:32 +0100 (BST) X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV 0.93.1/7549/Tue Jun 24 13:54:05 2008 on happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.3 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VERIFIED,SPF_FAIL autolearn=no version=3.2.5 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.5 (2008-06-10) on happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Historical question about INDEX-file in /usr/ports 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, 24 Jun 2008 14:02:39 -0000 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: RIPEMD160 Stevan Tiefert wrote: | Hello list, | | a small question for the expirienced users of FreeBSD: | | At which time the name of "INDEX.db" to "INDEX-?.db" changed? (I suppose | during the creating time of FreeBSD 6) And then it was changed, was the | database format also been changed? FreeBSD 4.x and earlier had just plain /usr/ports/INDEX FreeBSD 5.x and above have /usr/ports/INDEX-N where N is the OS major version. The INDEX.db file is created and used by programs from the portupgrade(1) suite: other ports management applications pretty much make a point of not referring to the INDEX at all. There wasn't a change in the format of the INDEX coincident with the name change -- the distinction is because many of the ports are version number dependent so the content of the INDEX will be different on different system versions. There was a change in the format of the INDEX file some time before 4.11-RELEASE (I think) which added a number of extra columns, but the file format has been constant since then. Cheers, Matthew - -- Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. Flat 3 ~ 7 Priory Courtyard PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey Ramsgate ~ Kent, CT11 9PW, UK -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (FreeBSD) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEAREDAAYFAkhg/nIACgkQ3jDkPpsZ+VZZtgCdHTreKMTKgnK3QbAm1ql08Ct2 IWoAoKsiR9LklfJwIMDgaRyoFypaTvWi =T6a9 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----