From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jan 31 02:01:17 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 556B616A420 for ; Tue, 31 Jan 2006 02:01:17 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from duane@greenmeadow.ca) Received: from smtpout.eastlink.ca (smtpout.eastlink.ca [24.222.0.30]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E97DB43D4C for ; Tue, 31 Jan 2006 02:01:16 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from duane@greenmeadow.ca) Received: from ip02.eastlink.ca ([24.222.10.10]) by mta01.eastlink.ca (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2-4.03 (built Sep 22 2005)) with ESMTP id <0ITX00BXBPMJKOQ1@mta01.eastlink.ca> for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Mon, 30 Jan 2006 22:01:32 -0400 (AST) Received: from blk-224-199-230.eastlink.ca (HELO [192.168.0.101]) ([24.224.199.230]) by ip02.eastlink.ca with ESMTP; Mon, 30 Jan 2006 22:01:16 -0400 Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2006 22:01:12 +0000 From: Duane Whitty To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-id: <200601302201.12897.duane@greenmeadow.ca> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Content-disposition: inline X-BrightmailFiltered: true X-Brightmail-Tracker: AAAAAQAAA+k= User-Agent: KMail/1.9.1 Subject: Ports collection via portupgrade X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: duane@greenmeadow.ca List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2006 02:01:17 -0000 Hi everyone, I just wanted to pass on how I've had so much success using portupgrade to install new software under FreeBSD 6.0 I build my previous installations into packages and backup them up to the location specified by PKG_TMPDIR=/usr/local/temp/ports_pkgs.bak (which I never remember but have it set in root's shell env. anyway) I just installed the native Flash plugin for Mozilla which works great. #portupgrade -bNr flashplugin-mozilla I love portupgrade's "globbing". Can't use it blindly but almost. I'd love to hear what other users are having good success with for this or other tasks. Best Regards, --Duane Whitty duane@greenmeadow.ca