From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Apr 13 05:27:45 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9DFD616A4CE for ; Tue, 13 Apr 2004 05:27:45 -0700 (PDT) Received: from moutng.kundenserver.de (moutng.kundenserver.de [212.227.126.189]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3650143D53 for ; Tue, 13 Apr 2004 05:27:45 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from oliverfuchs@onlinehome.de) Received: from [212.227.126.162] (helo=mrelayng.kundenserver.de) by moutng.kundenserver.de with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1) id 1BDN0n-0000wt-01; Tue, 13 Apr 2004 14:27:34 +0200 Received: from [217.1.218.130] (helo=oliverfuchs.ath.cx) (TLSv1:EDH-RSA-DES-CBC3-SHA:168) (Exim 3.35 #1) id 1BDMzb-0006g8-00; Tue, 13 Apr 2004 14:26:20 +0200 Received: from oliverfuchs.ath.cx (localhost [127.0.0.1]) i3DCQEEv001592verify=FAIL); Tue, 13 Apr 2004 14:26:15 +0200 Received: (from oliverfuchs1@localhost) by oliverfuchs.ath.cx (8.12.3/8.12.3/Debian-6.6) id i3DCQB0t001590; Tue, 13 Apr 2004 14:26:11 +0200 Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2004 14:26:11 +0200 From: Oliver Fuchs To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20040413122610.GC1032@oliverfuchs.ath.cx> Mail-Followup-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, Matthew Seaman References: <20040413054010.GB3650@oliverfuchs.ath.cx> <20040413092201.GE74322@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-15 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20040413092201.GE74322@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2i X-Provags-ID: kundenserver.de abuse@kundenserver.de auth:c2b2791553508cc938db2bcf18721a3c Subject: Re: How to update binary-files? (solved) X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2004 12:27:45 -0000 On Tue, 13 Apr 2004, Matthew Seaman wrote: > On Tue, Apr 13, 2004 at 07:40:10AM +0200, Oliver Fuchs wrote: > > > I would like to know how to upgrade binary-files on my FreeBSD system. > > > > I get them from a vendor on 4 CDs. > > I have read how to upgrade the kernel, the port and the base system but I > > cannot find a documentation how to upgrade these installed binary-packages > > from my new cdroms? > > Upgrading ports/pkgs is handled separately to dealing with the base > system. However a 'pkg' is just the compiled form of a 'port' and the > two are essentially interchangeable. You can use the usual > portupgrade(1) tools to upgrade compiled packages -- see the entry for > the '-P' flag in portupgrade(1). > Ah thanx that was the documentation I have searched env PKG_PATH=/mnt/cdrom/package/ALL portupgrade -anPP Thanx for this. This should be documented in the handbook but as far as I can see there is nothing mentioned how to upgrade the binaries. So thanx to all who have answered. Oliver -- ... don't touch the bang bang fruit