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Date:      Tue, 7 May 2002 16:09:15 -0400
From:      <lists@brenius.com>
To:        <questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: pkg_version -v, Need More Precise Info
Message-ID:  <002901c1f603$0fb7c0c0$7b01a8c0@afi>
References:  <001701c1f5fa$82f6b540$7b01a8c0@afi> <20020507192028.GC83944@dan.emsphone.com>

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dan Nelson" <dnelson@allantgroup.com>
To: <lists@brenius.com>
Cc: <questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Sent: Tuesday, May 07, 2002 3:20 PM
Subject: Re: pkg_version -v, Need More Precise Info


> In the last episode (May 07), lists@brenius.com said:
> > FreeBSD 4.3R:
> > 
> > Trying to figure out what version of a port/package is actually being
> > used/installed.
> > 
> > The pkg_version -v output comes up with three versions of qpopper,
> > and I am just trying to figure out which one is actually being used.

> You probably want pkg_info; pkg_version is used to print packages that
> might need updating.

Gotcha, will keep that in mind.

> If you see three packages, it means that someone has probably
> overlay-installed updates without pkg_delete'ing the previous version.

That's what I figured. It appears as though the previous server janitor failed
to clean out the pkg database via pkg_delete.

>Take a look at the 'portupgrade' port; it automates upgrades and handles
> port dependencies very cleanly.

Will do that in future, but in the meantime, I need to track down which package
is actually being utiltized/running/etc.

Thanks,

D





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