Date: Wed, 26 May 2021 00:11:53 -0400 From: Janos Dohanics <web@3dresearch.com> To: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Updating /usr/ports Message-ID: <20210526001153.e668d925df825e3486c5f7b9@3dresearch.com> In-Reply-To: <CAN6yY1tjCCiSahAaVAnH2HAWuZCAw29ZEPrP2LerhEuFaK=8xw@mail.gmail.com> References: <20210524124023.6372a3383876a1196cf81705@3dresearch.com> <CAN6yY1tjCCiSahAaVAnH2HAWuZCAw29ZEPrP2LerhEuFaK=8xw@mail.gmail.com>
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On Mon, 24 May 2021 12:35:00 -0700 Kevin Oberman <rkoberman@gmail.com> wrote: > On Mon, May 24, 2021 at 9:41 AM Janos Dohanics <web@3dresearch.com> > wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > The Handbook says "As needed, update /usr/ports after the initial > > Git checkout: > > > > # git -C /usr/ports pull" > > > > [root@frigg ~]# portversion -v | grep -c "<" > > [Reading data from pkg(8) ... - 294 packages found - done] > > 7 > > > > [root@frigg ~]# git -C /usr/ports pull > > [...] > > 855 files changed, 8990 insertions(+), 7435 deletions(-) > > > > [root@frigg ~]# portversion -v | grep -c "<" > > [Reading data from pkg(8) ... - 294 packages found - done] > > 7 > > > > However, you also need to 'make index' which the Handbook does not > > mention: > > > > [root@frigg /usr/ports]# make index > > > > [root@frigg /usr/ports]# portversion -v | grep -c "<" > > [Reading data from pkg(8) ... - 294 packages found - done] > > [Updating the portsdb <format:bdb_btree> in /usr/ports ... - 31205 > > port entries found > > ......... > > 1000.........2000.........3000.........4000.........5000.........6000.........7000.........8000.........9000.........10000.........11000.........12000.........13000.........14000.........15000.........16000.........17000.........18000.........19000.........20000.........21000.........22000.........23000.........24000.........25000.........26000.........27000.........28000.........29000.........30000.........31000.. ..... > > done] 12 > > > > -- > > Janos Dohanics > > > If you don't mind being a couple of hours out of date, "make > -C /usr/ports feetchindex.". The index file is generated every 3 > hours (I think), and it's a lot faster than making it yourself. Thanks, I know about 'make fetchindex' - this happens to be a reasonably fast machine. My point is though that 'git -C /usr/ports pull' apparently doesn't update the port index, and the Handbook doesn't say you need to do 'make index' or 'make fetchindex'. Also, 'portsnap fetch' && 'portsnap update' did update the index. My reading of the Handbook was that 'git -C /usr/ports pull' alone gave the same result as 'portsnap fetch' && 'portsnap update'. > Also, the grep is not needed. 'pkg version -vl<" (or, "-vL=" to catch > orphaned ports) will do the same thing. Don't worry if you are not > using ports. pkg does exactly the same things for both ports and > packages except for actually building ports. I thought that > portversion was long gone. It's not on either v12 or 13 on my systems. My bad habit, thank you for the reminder! -- Janos Dohanics
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