Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2001 11:16:46 -0600 From: Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> To: bmah@FreeBSD.ORG Cc: Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org>, "Patrick O'Reilly" <patrick@mip.co.za>, "FreeBSD Stable List" <freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: cvsup of ports, then what? Message-ID: <15349.18942.804053.46356@guru.mired.org> In-Reply-To: <200111161710.fAGHAqj53942@c527597-a.cstvl1.sfba.home.com> References: <NDBBIMKICMDGDMNOOCAIEEKIDOAA.patrick@mip.co.za> <15348.63980.371923.848952@guru.mired.org> <200111161710.fAGHAqj53942@c527597-a.cstvl1.sfba.home.com>
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Bruce A. Mah <bmah@FreeBSD.ORG> types: > If memory serves me right, Mike Meyer wrote: > > Note that pkg_version uses the INDEX file, which is in the repository > > but not get up to date. For best results, you need to do a "make > > index" in /usr/ports. > Quick correction here...pkg_version (for 4.3-RELEASE and newer) will use > information encoded in each port/package to help find the current > version of each port from the port's Makefile. It only falls back to > the (slightly out-of-date) INDEX file if this fails. You generally > don't need to do "make index" for pkg_version. I hadn't realized that pkg_version had been updated. That's cool. Can we get "make search" to use it? <mike (heading off to install portupgrade...) -- Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> http://www.mired.org/home/mwm/ Q: How do you make the gods laugh? A: Tell them your plans. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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