Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2005 09:15:11 -0400 From: Paul Horechuk <phorechuk@docucom.ca> To: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?K=F6vesd=E1n_G=E1bor?= <gabor.kovesdan@t-hosting.hu> Cc: Maher Mohamed <mahmoh@gmail.com>, freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: auto cvsup Message-ID: <42BFFBDF.1000400@docucom.ca> In-Reply-To: <42BEF3C8.2000902@t-hosting.hu> References: <f34868a3050626111745984631@mail.gmail.com> <42BEF3C8.2000902@t-hosting.hu>
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------060906010005030203000701 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit There is another alternative to just doing the cvsup... Kövesdán Gábor wrote: > Maher Mohamed wrote: > >> how can i upgrade my cvsup weekly with an auto way? >> >> >> > You should use crondaemon. Place the following line to the end of > /etc/crontab: > > 15 4 * * 6 root cvsup /some/path/to/supfile > > The number six represents the sixth day of the week, the 15 is the > minute number and the second is the hour, thus this will run on every > Friday (if I remember correctly, I'm not sure the numbering starts with > Sunday) at 4:15. This is an essential part, but I decided to take the next step. Not only do I get the updated cvsup, but I check for changes... cvsup -l (as root) 0 21 * * * /usr/local/bin/getupdates > /var/log/updates.log 2> /tmp/updates.err This runs daily at 9pm with a log of the activity in /var/log/updates.log and an error report in /tmp/updates.err getupdates: (set this as executable chmod 755) #!/bin/sh # get the updated sources cd /usr/src /usr/local/bin/cvsup -g stable-supfile # get the updated ports tree cd /usr/ports /usr/local/bin/cvsup -g ports-supfile # get the updated ports index make fetchindex # rebuild the list of changes, i.e. ports that have updates available /usr/sbin/pkg_version -v | grep "<" > updates exit 0 In the morning I simply go to the ports directory and issue: more updates to find out which ports have been affected. I can then use portupgrade <portname> as required. As a bonus, I can also run getupdates at any time to recheck the updates. > > Cheers, > > Gábor Kövesdán > --------------060906010005030203000701--
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