Date: Thu, 22 Oct 1998 10:31:46 +0200 From: Sheldon Hearn <axl@iafrica.com> To: "John Saunders" <john.saunders@scitec.com.au> Cc: "FreeBSD current" <freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Package upgrade check program Message-ID: <19736.909045106@iafrica.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 22 Oct 1998 15:08:29 %2B1000." <001b01bdfd7a$021fd540$6cb611cb@saruman.scitec.com.au>
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On Thu, 22 Oct 1998 15:08:29 +1000, "John Saunders" wrote: > # Get a list of ports matching the package base name. > new=`grep "^$base" /usr/ports/INDEX | sed -e '1,$ s/|.*$//'` I did something like this myself and hit the same problem you have -- the INDEX file isn't regenerated too frequently. If you want your script to work "in the heat of the moment", you should look at ports/Makefile, particularly the ``index'' target. Ciao, Sheldon. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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