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Date:      Tue, 8 Jan 2002 00:07:56 +0000
From:      Nuno Teixeira <nunotex@pt-quorum.com>
To:        freebsd-stable@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Portupgrade Utility
Message-ID:  <20020108000756.GE332@gw.tex.bogus>
In-Reply-To: <20020107122158.R682@hobbes.oban.frmug.org>
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On Mon, Jan 07, 2002 at 12:21:58PM +0100, Olivier Tharan wrote:
| * Andrew J Caines <A.J.Caines@halplant.com> (20020106 16:59):
| > Where would the typical new user first find out about portupgrade?
| 
| In news postings or in mailing-lists ; not in docs or general articles
| about FreeBSD. And not in the first week after having started with
| the system. All the docs tell about using the Makefiles in /usr/ports,
| but it would be easier to start with pkg_add -r (and recompile a new
| version later if needed).
| 
| > Would additional documentation be useful and if so, then where:
| > sysinstall, *.TXT, /usr/share/doc, handbook or elsewhere?
| 
| Handbook I think.
| You're right, portupgrade does not really belong in base as it is a
| ports-tool.
| 
| olive
| -- 
| 		Olivier Tharan <olivier.tharan@idealx.com>
| 
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  I start using portupgrade when I read freebsd FAQ and I found it here:
  
  "6.11. I updated the sources, now how do I update my installed ports?"
  
  I agree with you that more info should be located in handbook.
  
  Bye,
  
-- 
Nuno Teixeira
pt-quorum.com

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