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Subject: Re: Upgrade/Install in one command?
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Atom Powers <atom.powers@gmail.com> writes:

> I would like to make my configuration management system update and/or
> install packages on FreeBSD. I've been avoiding that little thorn
> because I haven't had very many hosts and updates have been fairly
> rare recently; but no more. (cfengine2)
>
> Basically, I wish pkg_add would upgrade a package if it was already
> installed; of that portupgrade would install a package if it was
> missing. Neither seem to work.

The '-N' option for portupgrade doesn't do what you want?

> How do you manage packages on a large number of FreeBSD hosts?

I have a small number, but I still follow the build server approach...

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Lowell Gilbert, embedded/networking software engineer, Boston area
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