Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2001 05:54:22 -0500 From: Bill Moran <wmoran@potentialtech.com> To: Ulf Zimmermann <ulf@Alameda.net>, Patrick O'Reilly <patrick@mip.co.za> Cc: FreeBSD Stable List <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: cvsup of ports, then what? Message-ID: <01111605542200.01330@proxy.the-i-pa.com> In-Reply-To: <20011116025723.T8046@seven.alameda.net> References: <NDBBIMKICMDGDMNOOCAIEEKIDOAA.patrick@mip.co.za> <20011116025723.T8046@seven.alameda.net>
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On Friday 16 November 2001 05:57, Ulf Zimmermann wrote: > On Fri, Nov 16, 2001 at 12:51:55PM +0200, Patrick O'Reilly wrote: > > I have a number (15 or so) of packages/ports installed. Do I need to run > > "make" for each of my ports again? Or is there something simpler that > > will know which ports I have installed and do them all together for me? > > Also, mergemaster is a beauty when making the world - is there anything > > similar for the ports? > > You can check the port version against what is installed, I am not aware > of any tool providing this at this time (hey, another little project to > do if nobody has done it already) Check out pkg_version. It doesn't automate the whole process, but it will give you a nice listing of what needs updated and what is already up to date. The -c option can be used to build a script that _will_ automate the upgrade of all your packages, but you'll probably want to review the script before you actually run it. -- Bill Moran Potential Technology technical services http://www.potentialtech.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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