Date: Sun, 19 Jul 2015 11:27:21 -0700 From: merlyn@stonehenge.com (Randal L. Schwartz) To: mfv <mfv@bway.net> Cc: Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Sync Ports to Packages Message-ID: <868uacj94m.fsf@red.stonehenge.com> In-Reply-To: <20150718111438.10f593f7@gecko4> (mfv@bway.net's message of "Sat, 18 Jul 2015 11:14:38 -0400") References: <20150717145356.612a3a1e@gecko4> <44mvyulhdx.fsf@lowell-desk.lan> <20150718111438.10f593f7@gecko4>
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>>>>> "mfv" == mfv <mfv@bway.net> writes: mfv> To do this I first upgrade the binaries by invoking "pkg upgrade". mfv> Then, after using a web browser to check out the appropriate beefy mfv> server, I identify the build number of that upgrade. Finally, I mfv> update the local ports tree by running "svnup ports -n <build#>". mfv> When finished, the ports and packages are synced. Why not just do it the other way around? Check out the latest ports, and build them (even customize them) with poudriere? Then you'll know precisely that your trees are in sync. -- Randal L. Schwartz - Stonehenge Consulting Services, Inc. - +1 503 777 0095 <merlyn@stonehenge.com> <URL:http://www.stonehenge.com/merlyn/>; Perl/Unix consulting, Technical writing, Comedy, etc. etc. Still trying to think of something clever for the fourth line of this .sig
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