Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2010 10:35:43 +0000 From: "b. f." <bf1783@googlemail.com> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Cc: claudiu vasadi <claudiu.vasadi@gmail.com> Subject: Re: apps update from ports Message-ID: <AANLkTi=c%2BZq9sDzqge4DmerYEtAjj25=iVDDq2f8dE4H@mail.gmail.com>
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>I was wondering about your update strategy. Do you update your apps as soon >as a new version is available in the ports ? Or do you follow the "if it >works, don't touch it" strategy ? > There is no one strategy that pleases everyone. You'll have to consider the time required to perform updates (including some time for configuring and learning how to use the new software, and for recovering from occasional problems), and weigh that against the benefits (if any) of having new software. Some people prefer to use the latest software, and others may use a snapshot of the ports tree that coincides with a stable release, updating only those ports with known critical security problems in between releases. Sometimes, you may wish to make this decision on a port-by-port basis. >I'm guessing "portupgrade" is your preferred way of doing this hence, do you >also choose -P or -PP ? If you don't need to build from source, in order to use non-default options or flags, or get the very latest versions of the port, then packages are a good choice. In addition to portupgrade, the comparatively lightweight ports-mgmt/portmaster port also has this functionality. b.
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