Date: Thu, 08 May 2003 14:21:26 -0500 From: "Mezz bsdforums.org" <reigncracks@hotmail.com> To: martin.klaffenboeck@gmx.at Cc: cjm@ava.com.au Subject: Re: keep ports up to date. Message-ID: <Sea2-F63hXNjXwUUv1l0000e394@hotmail.com>
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>>You should
>>install
>>sysutils/portupgrade, and get used to using it to keep your installed
>>ports up-to-date.
>
>I'm using this script by hand daily:
>
>--------- ports_uptodate.sh ----------
>#!/bin/sh
> if [ "$1" != "-s" ]; then
> cd /usr/ports
> cp INDEX.ports INDEX
> make update
> cp INDEX INDEX.ports
> marcusmerge -u
> portsdb -uU
>fi
> pkgdb -F
>portversion -l "<" | awk '{ print($1); }' > /root/work/update
>vi /root/work/update
> portupgrade `cat /root/work/update`
>pkgdb -F
>-------------------------------------
You can cut the portversion to portupgrade like this:
-------------------------------------
....
....
pkgdb -F
portupgrade -ra
pkgdb -F
-------------------------------------
Cheers,
Mezz
>Martin
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