Date: Sun, 06 Mar 2011 20:17:26 -0800 From: Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org> To: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> Cc: Olivier Smedts <olivier@gid0.org>, bf1783@gmail.com, Grzegorz Blach <magik@roorback.net>, freebsd-ports@freebsd.org, "b. f." <bf1783@googlemail.com> Subject: Re: FreeBSD needs fresh Blood! Message-ID: <4D745C56.7080506@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1103061846150.99283@wonkity.com> References: <AANLkTi=d5hP-WHPQVJYk9%2B7gXd-3d5j_wgypz7QM2A6X@mail.gmail.com> <4D73D464.3070806@roorback.net> <4D7409CB.1040706@FreeBSD.org> <AANLkTinwzwFhP5Dz4XpA3Y4K5p=-LVa28ep-29Uoyh_F@mail.gmail.com> <AANLkTinPSYT=dC%2Bqjsqnit6iWXAWN9WJwBuW0HMx10rC@mail.gmail.com> <4D743539.6060101@FreeBSD.org> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1103061846150.99283@wonkity.com>
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On 03/06/2011 17:59, Warren Block wrote: > On Sun, 6 Mar 2011, Doug Barton wrote: > >> On 03/06/2011 16:40, Olivier Smedts wrote: >> >>> Could you use "pkg_version -vL =" for your purpose ? It's a base >>> system tool and doesn't need INDEX. >> >> If all you want to know is what ports need updating, portmaster has an >> option for that. There is also an alias to abbreviate the output in >> the man page. > > pkg_version is somewhat faster. True, but 'portmaster -L' (with a ports tree) gives you more information. Such as when ports you have installed have been DEPRECATED or MOVED. :) 'portmaster -L --index-only' is very competitive in terms of wall clock time with any other method. Doug -- Nothin' ever doesn't change, but nothin' changes much. -- OK Go Breadth of IT experience, and depth of knowledge in the DNS. Yours for the right price. :) http://SupersetSolutions.com/
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