Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2007 12:15:53 -0400 From: Gerard Seibert <gerard@seibercom.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: the art of pkgdb -F Message-ID: <20070329121553.070a6321@localhost> In-Reply-To: <20070329003659.GW11147@tigger.digitaltorque.ca> References: <20070328011712.GR11147@tigger.digitaltorque.ca> <20070327202842.1678265c.freebsd@dfwlp.com> <d7195cff0703272219r3e504bd5tb09ca5acd3f82776@mail.gmail.com> <20070328212432.669353e4@gumby.homeunix.com> <20070329003659.GW11147@tigger.digitaltorque.ca>
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--Sig_n9.XsC12K+XDOoU5.oDKQr4 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Wed, 28 Mar 2007 20:36:59 -0400 "Michael P. Soulier" <msoulier@digitaltorque.ca> wrote: > On 28/03/07 RW said: >=20 > > The gettext upgrade is actually a good example of what portupgrade > > offers. With portupgrade the -rf option is advisable, but not > > essential, with portmaster, it's essential that the -r option is > > used, If it's not, or the upgrade fails to complete, you can end-up > > with not much more than the base-system working. =20 >=20 > Wow. You would think that such tools would prevent you from getting > into that situation. That is the beauty of portmanager. Just using the -p flag will guarantee that all dependencies are updated, no matter how far down the dependency's tree. Using the -u -p combination will get everything working correctly, although in the case of the 'gettext' update, it can involve a large number of applications being updated. --=20 Gerard This must be morning. I never could get the hang of mornings. --Sig_n9.XsC12K+XDOoU5.oDKQr4 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=signature.asc -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFGC+Y5FCqdq4D1ybYRAsK9AKDse5N2zJGlXWBuMEfbAQtvDcn3/QCfejtw 3WYAbsW1vi4jZpKew9bQkJ4= =f7xT -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --Sig_n9.XsC12K+XDOoU5.oDKQr4--
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