Date: Tue, 13 May 2003 19:52:08 -0500 From: Jeremy Messenger <mezz7@cox.net> To: Chris Munchenberg <cjm@ava.com.au>, Martin Klaffenboeck <martin.klaffenboeck@gmx.at>, "Mezz bsdforums.org" <reigncracks@hotmail.com> Cc: gnome@freebsd.org Subject: Re: keep ports up to date. Message-ID: <opro40o6ch8ckrg5@smtp.central.cox.net> In-Reply-To: <006b01c319b1$6f266980$0100a8c0@server> References: <Sea2-F63hXNjXwUUv1l0000e394@hotmail.com> <20030508203245.GE72477@martin.kleinerdrache.org> <006b01c319b1$6f266980$0100a8c0@server>
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On Wed, 14 May 2003 10:10:30 +0930, Chris Munchenberg <cjm@ava.com.au> wrote: > Thanks for your help. Its taken me a week to get back to you because > there was so much updating being done. It took me a while to get the have > of portdb & portupdate. But I now have wxPython working!! > > I just have 1 further question, and I'm asking you because its in your > script. How important is marcusmerge? What part does it play in the ports > system. marcusmerge is only for people who want to test the developement version of Gnome. It might be not stable or so, like before the first Gnome 2.3.1 was crashed on -CURRENT for few days and finally got it fixed. More information can be found at http://www.freebsd.org/gnome/newsflash.html#2003April13:0 .. Cheers, Mezz > Thanks, > > Chris. > ----- Original Message ----- From: Martin Klaffenboeck To: Mezz > bsdforums.org Cc: martin.klaffenboeck@gmx.at ; gnome@freebsd.org ; > cjm@ava.com.au Sent: Friday, May 09, 2003 6:02 AM > Subject: Re: keep ports up to date. > > > > Am 2003.05.08 21:21 schrieb(en) Mezz bsdforums.org: >>>> 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 >> ------------------------------------- > > I know, but I want to make sure that I have the possibility to choose > what I want to update, and there are some ports I really want to update > by hand. (tmda for example) So I have the > > vi /root/work/update > > line for removeing some ports I want to update by hand. (Normally I do > that before I close the vi) > > Martin > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-gnome@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-gnome > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-gnome-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > -- bsdforums.org 's moderator, mezz.
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