Date: Thu, 09 Dec 2004 13:59:55 +0300 From: Denis Peplin <den@FreeBSD.org> To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: Handbook (ports) portupgrade -PP Message-ID: <41B8302B.6020001@FreeBSD.org>
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Hello!
Please, look at patch atached and note me if
some grammar errors found.
Thanks!
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Index: ports/chapter.sgml
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RCS file: /home/ncvs/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ports/chapter.sgml,v
retrieving revision 1.229
diff -u -r1.229 chapter.sgml
--- ports/chapter.sgml 29 Nov 2004 21:43:37 -0000 1.229
+++ ports/chapter.sgml 9 Dec 2004 10:49:57 -0000
@@ -1163,10 +1163,19 @@
<application>portupgrade</application> should act on all
those packages depending on the given package as well, and
<option>-R</option> to act on all packages required by
- the given packages.
- To use packages instead of ports for installation, provide
- <option>-P</option> and to just fetch distfiles without
- building or installing anything, use <option>-F</option>.
+ the given packages.</para>
+
+ <para>To use packages instead of ports for installation, provide
+ <option>-P</option>. With this option
+ <application>portupgrade</application> searches
+ the local directories listed in PKG_PATH, or fetch packages
+ from remote site if it is not found locally. If
+ packages can not be fetched remotely,
+ <application>portupgrade</application> will use ports.
+ To avoid using ports, specify <option>-PP</option>.</para>
+
+ <para>To just fetch distfiles (or packages, if -P is specified)
+ without building or installing anything, use <option>-F</option>.
For further information see &man.portupgrade.1;.</para>
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