Date: Sun, 1 Oct 2006 16:10:34 +0200 From: Ulrich Spoerlein <uspoerlein@gmail.com> To: ports@freebsd.org Subject: Updating packages without a ports tree Message-ID: <20061001141034.GA1365@roadrunner.q.local>
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Hello, I'm looking for a tool, that can update packages recursively, given only an FTP URL to a PACAKGESITE repository. That is, it would have to list the FTP directory, then do some version string matching, to figure out if a newer port exists. If so, it should remove the old package and download/install the new package. Something like portupgrade -PP would be ideal, but it requires a populated /usr/ports (or INDEX.db??) I think I'll have to roll my own tool/script for this, but could we *please* add a new PKGVERSION field to the +CONTENTS file? This could also help the bsdstats.org project. Bye, Ulrich Spoerlein -- A: Yes. >Q: Are you sure? > >A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. > >>Q: Why is top posting frowned upon?
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