Date: Sat, 5 Mar 2011 16:48:17 +0100 From: Greg Byshenk <freebsd@byshenk.net> To: Yue Wu <vanopen@gmail.com> Cc: ml-freebsd-stable <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Question about packages installed via `pkg_add -r` Message-ID: <20110305154817.GQ30336@core.byshenk.net> In-Reply-To: <20110305150436.GA2175@fbsd.t60.cpu> References: <20110305150436.GA2175@fbsd.t60.cpu>
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On Sat, Mar 05, 2011 at 11:04:36PM +0800, Yue Wu wrote: > I'm trying to use package instead of ports these day, but a few > questions have: > > 1. How to reserve packages that fetched via `pkg_add -r`? > > 2. How to know if there are updates for packages, and how to update? For (1), do you mean 'preserve', as in save a copy? If so, then 'portmaster -b [...]' will save a backup copy of installed packages. There may be a better way, but one way to deal with (2) is to have an up-to-date ports tree. Then 'pkg_version -vL=' will show you which of your ports are out of date. Then 'portmaster -PP [...]' will force package use for updates. If you have an up-to-date ports tree, then I think that portmaster -abPP will update all of your ports, using packages, and save a backup copy of the installed versions. -- greg byshenk - gbyshenk@byshenk.net - Leiden, NL
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