Date: Sun, 20 Apr 2008 21:55:27 -0700 From: "Jason C. Wells" <jcw@highperformance.net> To: christopher <skeptikos@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: port management practices Message-ID: <480C1E3F.2020300@highperformance.net> In-Reply-To: <20080420211717.be366660.skeptikos@gmail.com> References: <20080420211717.be366660.skeptikos@gmail.com>
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christopher wrote: > Hey, how does everyone manage their ports in terms of > keeping them up-to-date? I don't. It's too much work. I don't update ports for the duration of a major release's life. What ever ports came out for 6.3 (that's when I quit trying to manage ports) are typically what I am running. When 7.1 is released (I don't run x.0 releases) I will reinstall ports based on a homegrown script and a couple text files. My response is brief but I'll tell you I have tried everything. There was much suffering that went into my ports management method. I'm much happier now. I spend more time using my computers and less time maintaining them. The problem is non-trivial. I am curious how -ports folks maintain their sanity. That's a phenomena worth studying. Regards, Jason
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