Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2014 13:19:45 -0700 From: Jungle Boogie <jungleboogie0@gmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Ports question .... Message-ID: <53FF8EE1.1020707@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <53FF8E28.2010308@hiwaay.net> References: <53FF8675.2070009@hiwaay.net> <53FF8860.8000405@gmail.com> <53FF8E28.2010308@hiwaay.net>
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Dear William, -------------------------------------------- From: William A. Mahaffey III <wam@hiwaay.net> Sent: Thu, 28 Aug 2014 15:16:40 -0500 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Ports question .... > > > > I think that is what I am asking .... To be more precise, how often should I > check to see if it is updated, weekly, monthly, other .... I guess that is the > nub of the question .... 0. Please learn how to bottom post. 1. Ports are updated once the maintainer makes an update to the application. There's 24,000+ ports and some are not updated every week while others may be. I usually use packages now (precompiled ports) so I don't usually update my ports list (portsnap fetch update) unless I need to. Keep in mind that updating your ports list/directory doesn't mean the new software will be installed. Read this: http://www.bsdnow.tv/tutorials/ports In fact, most of your emails could likely be answered (or give you clues) if you watched/listened/read the tutorials section at: http://www.bsdnow.tv/tutorials/ > > > On 08/28/14 14:52, Jungle Boogie wrote: >> Dear William, >> -------------------------------------------- >> From: William A. Mahaffey III <wam@hiwaay.net> >> Sent: Thu, 28 Aug 2014 14:43:49 -0500 >> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org >> Subject: Ports question .... >>> >>> >>> .... How do I check to see if the ports collection has been updated ? I had >>> some problems a week or so ago getting some stuff to compile. There were some >>> later posts alluding to some ports being a bit stale .... If that was my >>> problem, I'd like to update & try again .... >> Your ports collection is only updated when you portsnap fetch update: >> Updating from Thu Jul 31 14:03:55 PDT 2014 to Thu Aug 28 12:19:25 PDT 2014 >> >> Above is my update, which may or may not be identical to yours so read >> carefully on your system. >> >> Is that what you're asking? >> >>> >> >>
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