From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Dec 30 17:17:08 2010 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 2B1C410656A3 for ; Thu, 30 Dec 2010 17:17:08 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from erikt@midgard.homeip.net) Received: from ch-smtp01.sth.basefarm.net (ch-smtp01.sth.basefarm.net [80.76.149.212]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DBADB8FC19 for ; Thu, 30 Dec 2010 17:17:07 +0000 (UTC) Received: from c83-255-61-120.bredband.comhem.se ([83.255.61.120]:15891 helo=falcon.midgard.homeip.net) by ch-smtp01.sth.basefarm.net with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1PYM7M-0007i8-3e for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Thu, 30 Dec 2010 18:16:50 +0100 Received: (qmail 21406 invoked from network); 30 Dec 2010 18:16:47 +0100 Received: from owl.midgard.homeip.net (10.1.5.7) by falcon.midgard.homeip.net with ESMTP; 30 Dec 2010 18:16:47 +0100 Received: (qmail 11467 invoked by uid 1001); 30 Dec 2010 18:16:47 +0100 Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2010 18:16:47 +0100 From: Erik Trulsson To: FreeBSD Questions Message-ID: <20101230171647.GA11451@owl.midgard.homeip.net> References: <20101230161900.GA19325@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20101230161900.GA19325@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) X-Originating-IP: 83.255.61.120 X-Scan-Result: No virus found in message 1PYM7M-0007i8-3e. X-Scan-Signature: ch-smtp01.sth.basefarm.net 1PYM7M-0007i8-3e 70eb431243509782962730b2a2f13688 Subject: Re: Detecting updates to ports not installed 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: Thu, 30 Dec 2010 17:17:08 -0000 On Thu, Dec 30, 2010 at 08:19:00AM -0800, Chip Camden wrote: > Hello fellow BSDophiles, > > The chromium port is trying my patience. I'm not using it now, because of > its unpatched vulnerabilities. Buit I'm keeping it installed, so I'll be > notified by portversion when an update comes through. Is there a more > excellent way to receive the same sort of notification for a port that is > not installed? I think you can use http://www.freshports.org for that purpose. (I have never used it myself, but it looks like it should do the trick.) -- Erik Trulsson ertr1013@student.uu.se