Date: Thu, 03 Aug 2006 07:32:28 -0400 From: Gerard Seibert <gerard@seibercom.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: jan gestre <freebsd.ph@gmail.com> Subject: Re: portmanager question Message-ID: <20060803072812.D4CD.GERARD@seibercom.net> In-Reply-To: <a25afc300608021750u35fcb19fu722164efa2652e32@mail.gmail.com> References: <a25afc300608021750u35fcb19fu722164efa2652e32@mail.gmail.com>
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jan gestre wrote: > sorry for this newbie question, i've been upgrading my box using portupgrade > but recently i'm experiencing some wierd logs that can't be explained nor > solved but luckily my box does not appear to be broken, i have a question > though regarding portmanager, someone on this list recommended it in lieu of > portupgrade, are the following the correct procedure using portmanager?\ > > # cvsup -L 2 ports-supfile > # portmanager -u -l -ui > > or do i need to > > # portsdb -Uu > > before issuing > > # portmanager -u -l -ui No, you do not have to invoke 'portsdb' at all. Depending on how you want to refurbish your system, you might want to invoke either the -p or -f, but not both, flags. I never use the -ui flag. It just asks a lot of questions that I always reply yes to anyway. -- Gerard Seibert gerard@seibercom.net
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