From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Jun 26 8: 7:49 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from lerlaptop.iadfw.net (lerlaptop.iadfw.net [206.66.13.21]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D3F1737B9E2 for ; Wed, 26 Jun 2002 08:05:41 -0700 (PDT) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by lerlaptop.iadfw.net (8.12.4/8.12.4) with ESMTP id g5QF5Y9H000602; Wed, 26 Jun 2002 10:05:35 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from ler@lerctr.org) Subject: Re: portupgrade vs. cvsup ports-supfile From: Larry Rosenman To: Matt Snow Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG In-Reply-To: <20020626075024.T86315-100000@seven.slakin.net> References: <20020626075024.T86315-100000@seven.slakin.net> Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.0.7 Date: 26 Jun 2002 10:05:34 -0500 Message-Id: <1025103935.377.5.camel@lerlaptop> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-milter (http://amavis.org/) Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Wed, 2002-06-26 at 09:57, Matt Snow wrote: > I was wondering what the difference is between portupgrade, and doing a > cvsup ports-supfile. CVSUP updates the ports skeletons (the instructions on how to build a port). portupgrade actually builds, based on the above, updated ports for what's installed on the system. > > Can anybody tell me the difference's between the two? > > * * * * * * * * > Matt Snow > (@) drama@slakin.net > (w) http://slakin.net. > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > -- Larry Rosenman http://www.lerctr.org/~ler Phone: +1 972-414-9812 E-Mail: ler@lerctr.org US Mail: 1905 Steamboat Springs Drive, Garland, TX 75044-6749 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message