Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2010 18:41:35 +0000 From: David Southwell <david@vizion2000.net> To: Chuck Swiger <cswiger@mac.com> Cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Ports - installation & upgrade history Message-ID: <201011301841.35462.david@vizion2000.net> In-Reply-To: <9C919663-9CAE-4A7D-889F-D36B62787A46@mac.com> References: <201011301824.15550.david@vizion2000.net> <9C919663-9CAE-4A7D-889F-D36B62787A46@mac.com>
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> On Nov 30, 2010, at 10:24 AM, David Southwell wrote: > > Something fairly comprehensive that would enable one to see when a port > > was first installed, its original version number, when it was > > upgraded/deinstalled/reinstalled and subsequent changes to the installed > > version. Maybe also time/date when a port tree was updated and which > > ports were affected by those updates. > > You can gather some information by: > > ls -ltr /var/db/ports > > For full information about all of the changes to the ports tree, you'd need > to take a look at the CVS history, perhaps via: > > http://www.freshports.org/ > http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/ports/ > > Regards, I was thinking of something which is far more comprehensive and systematic. Whilst installed options are obtained by examining /var/db/ports the files do not do not provide the detailed historical information which I envisage. The freshports/freebsd sites will tell us when the distributed ports tree was changed but does not provide a historical record of changes to the local ports tree. David Photographic Artist Permanent Installations & Design Creative Imagery and Advanced Digital Techniques High Dynamic Range Photography & Official Portraiture Combined darkroom & digital creations & Systems Adminstrator for the vizion2000.net network
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