Date: Sat, 05 Mar 2011 12:43:21 -0800 From: Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org> To: Greg Byshenk <freebsd@byshenk.net> Cc: ml-freebsd-stable <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org>, Yue Wu <vanopen@gmail.com> Subject: Re: Question about packages installed via `pkg_add -r` Message-ID: <4D72A069.90104@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <20110305154817.GQ30336@core.byshenk.net> References: <20110305150436.GA2175@fbsd.t60.cpu> <20110305154817.GQ30336@core.byshenk.net>
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On 03/05/2011 07:48, 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`? Not sure what you're asking here, can you clarify? >> 2. How to know if there are updates for packages, and how to update? > > There may be a better way, but one way to deal with (2) is to have an > up-to-date ports tree. Then 'pkg_version -vL=' will show you which of > your ports are out of date. Then 'portmaster -PP [...]' will force > package use for updates. > > If you have an up-to-date ports tree, then I think that > > portmaster -abPP The -PP option has to be by itself on the command line, or you can use --packages-only. However portmaster doesn't need a ports tree to operate on packages only. You can use the --index-only --packages-only options and it'll work just fine. You'll want to read the man page before getting started. 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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