Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2011 16:21:22 -0700 From: Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org> To: "Matthew D. Fuller" <fullermd@over-yonder.net> Cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Time to mark portupgrade deprecated? Message-ID: <4E2DFA72.6030102@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <20110725104219.GC2369@over-yonder.net> References: <CAF6rxg=TfxbKJwbcm6_c8P7m6%2B-pzvB9SpwKB99%2BLDe4OM%2BeLA@mail.gmail.com> <4E2D1C36.7060400@FreeBSD.org> <1311583851.1812.81.camel@xenon> <4E2D3A84.7020909@FreeBSD.org> <1311588859.1812.104.camel@xenon> <20110725104219.GC2369@over-yonder.net>
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On 07/25/2011 03:42, Matthew D. Fuller wrote: > On Mon, Jul 25, 2011 at 12:14:19PM +0200 I heard the voice of > Michal Varga, and lo! it spake thus: >> >> I have no objections in [portmaster's] promotion to new users as the >> new, one and only "approved" way of managing ports, but this in no >> way cuts it for currently deployed portupgrade setups, where >> portupgrade works 'just fine' (and can work the same for years to >> come). > > +1 > > For all its troubles (and certainly they are legion), portupgrade gets > along with what I try to do. portmaster does 90%, and I fight it > tooth and nail on the last 10% (or would, if I didn't just use > portmaster instead), because what it's trying to do just doesn't quite > match what I'm trying to do. It would be interesting to hear what 10% of stuff you are fighting with portmaster to accomplish. > (also, it's really nice having portupgrade around for upgrading > portmaster, and portmaster for upgrading portupgrade or ruby*. Even > if neither is strictly necessary, it's still very comfortable and > comforting ;) portmaster can update itself just fine, FYI. hth, 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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