Date: Wed, 17 Nov 1999 16:58:45 -0500 From: TrouBle <trouble@netquick.net> To: Jonathon McKitrick <jcm@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> Cc: "freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Updating installed PORTs Message-ID: <38332515.6ADAB336@netquick.net> References: <Pine.BSF.4.02A.9911172130170.74788-100000@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>
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so your saying this pkg_version isnt available to anyone ???? you dont
have it ?? is there any url for me to try and find it ???
Jonathon McKitrick wrote:
>
> I believe at www.freebsd.ork/~nik there is a diff file that can be used as
> a patch for pkg_version. It is supposed to check all ports installed and
> compare them to the last cvsup list of ports. If there is an update you
> may want, it lets you know. I would try this if it weren't for two
> things:
>
> 1. I'm not quite sure how to apply patches.. i think it's a basic 'patch
> INFILE OUTFILE' command, but that's only part of the problem...
>
> 2. I can't get pkg_version to install. I've tried several times, but the
> file servers all tell me 'permission denied' to DL the distfiles i need.
>
> So i gave up. It sure sounds nice, though, doesn't it?
>
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...and that is how we know the Earth to be banana-shaped.
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