Date: Sun, 06 Mar 2011 14:15:56 -0800 From: Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org> To: Yue Wu <vanopen@gmail.com> Cc: ml-freebsd-stable <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Question about packages installed via `pkg_add -r` Message-ID: <4D74079C.9050209@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <20110306010015.GC4160@fbsd.t60.cpu> References: <20110305150436.GA2175@fbsd.t60.cpu> <20110305154817.GQ30336@core.byshenk.net> <4D72A069.90104@FreeBSD.org> <20110306010015.GC4160@fbsd.t60.cpu>
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On 03/05/2011 17:00, Yue Wu wrote: > Hello, sorry for poor English, I will try to explan clearer with my > best. > > On Sat, Mar 05, 2011 at 04:48:17PM +0100, Greg Byshenk wrote: >> On Sat, Mar 05, 2011 at 11:04:36PM +0800, Yue Wu wrote: >> >>> I'm trying to use package instead of ports these day, but a few >>> questions have: >>> >>> 1. How to reserve packages that fetched via `pkg_add -r`? >>> >>> 2. How to know if there are updates for packages, and how to update? >> >> For (1), do you mean 'preserve', as in save a copy? If so, then >> 'portmaster -b [...]' will save a backup copy of installed packages. > > Yes, I mean 'preserve'. I've maned portmaster, seems -b is for a > installed package, so it will preserve it by packing up the files from a > installed package, why not preserve it just when fetching with `pkg_add > -r`? I think it's the best way, I don't like the portmaster way to do it > after. This is why I wanted to confirm what you intended to do. The -b option does indeed preserve the existing version of the package, but the behavior that you're looking for (saving a copy of the new package) is actually the default behavior. The downloaded packages are saved in /usr/ports/packages/portmaster-download. It sounds like your best best would be to have an up to date ports tree, and use the -P option to install packages whenever they are available. hope this helps, Doug -- Nothin' ever doesn't change, but nothin' changes much. -- OK Go Breadth of IT experience, and depth of knowledge in the DNS. Yours for the right price. :) http://SupersetSolutions.com/
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