Date: Sun, 26 Dec 2004 21:41:04 -0600 From: Chris <racerx@makeworld.com> To: Chris <racerx@makeworld.com> Cc: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> Subject: Re: portupgrade -P and local changes Message-ID: <41CF8450.7070308@makeworld.com> In-Reply-To: <41CF8375.5070801@makeworld.com> References: <20041227005634.GA57788@xor.obsecurity.org> <20041227025309.2398C54829@minnie.everett.org> <20041227030927.GA99115@xor.obsecurity.org> <41CF7FDC.4000302@makeworld.com> <20041227032735.GB4830@xor.obsecurity.org> <41CF8375.5070801@makeworld.com>
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Chris wrote: > Kris Kennaway wrote: > >> On Sun, Dec 26, 2004 at 09:22:04PM -0600, Chris wrote: >> >>> Kris Kennaway wrote: >>> >>>> On Sun, Dec 26, 2004 at 06:53:09PM -0800, Harlan Stenn wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> Neither -x nor HOLD_PKGS is what I want. >>>>> >>>>> I *want* to upgrade the software, I just do not want to FETCH prebuilt >>>>> packages for any package that has a Makefile.local file in the >>>>> tree, as >>>>> a Makefile.local file means I want to build that package with local >>>>> changes. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> That's a very specific requirement, then, and I don't think >>>> portupgrade can do it. >>>> Kris >>> >>> >>> A snippet from the portupgrade manpage. Note the execution model... >>> Pay close attention to item 1 (-P). >>> >>> I dunno - it's seems fairly clear to me that the manpage does a fine >>> job detailing just what parm does when. Again, to me at least - this >>> thread should have halted by telling the user to view the manpage. >> >> >> >> Er..the thread started with a question from a user who *knows about -P >> and uses it*, but doesn't want portupgrade to fetch packages in a >> specific situation. >> >> Kris > > > Again, from the manpage ... > > " -x GLOB > --exclude GLOB >Exclude packages matching the specified glob >pattern. Exclusion is performed after >recursing dependency in response to -r >and/or -R, which means, for example, the >following command will upgrade all the >packages depending on XFree86 but leave >XFree86 as it is: > portupgrade -rx XFree86 XFree86" > > Well now - that didn't format like I expected. Sorry about that. Nonetheless, I think the manpage reflects the point. -- Best regards, Chris You may be recognized soon. Hide! If they find you, lie.
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