Date: Sun, 26 Dec 2004 19:27:35 -0800 From: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> To: Chris <racerx@makeworld.com> Cc: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> Subject: Re: portupgrade -P and local changes Message-ID: <20041227032735.GB4830@xor.obsecurity.org> In-Reply-To: <41CF7FDC.4000302@makeworld.com> References: <20041227005634.GA57788@xor.obsecurity.org> <20041227025309.2398C54829@minnie.everett.org> <20041227030927.GA99115@xor.obsecurity.org> <41CF7FDC.4000302@makeworld.com>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] On Sun, Dec 26, 2004 at 09:22:04PM -0600, Chris wrote: > Kris Kennaway wrote: > >On Sun, Dec 26, 2004 at 06:53:09PM -0800, Harlan Stenn wrote: > > > >>Neither -x nor HOLD_PKGS is what I want. > >> > >>I *want* to upgrade the software, I just do not want to FETCH prebuilt > >>packages for any package that has a Makefile.local file in the tree, as > >>a Makefile.local file means I want to build that package with local > >>changes. > > > > > >That's a very specific requirement, then, and I don't think > >portupgrade can do it. > > > >Kris > > A snippet from the portupgrade manpage. Note the execution model... > Pay close attention to item 1 (-P). > > I dunno - it's seems fairly clear to me that the manpage does a fine job > detailing just what parm does when. Again, to me at least - this thread > should have halted by telling the user to view the manpage. Er..the thread started with a question from a user who *knows about -P and uses it*, but doesn't want portupgrade to fetch packages in a specific situation. Kris [-- Attachment #2 --] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.6 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFBz4EnWry0BWjoQKURAs0BAKDc0CKjaYo/uWesn4AEakOe1yw3+wCgsFe9 Q9cdJl6+KPQmy9UgpXBmp14= =371R -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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