Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2001 13:23:49 +0100 From: Rob Carmichael <robc@globalvc.co.uk> To: "'scott@smnolde.com'" <scott@smnolde.com> Cc: "'questions@freebsd.org'" <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: keeping ports updated ... Message-ID: <01C11C1F.893B18C0.robc@globalvc.co.uk>
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On Friday, August 03, 2001 1:07 PM, scott@smnolde.com [SMTP:scott@smnolde.com] wrote: > On Fri, 3 Aug 2001, Rob Carmichael wrote: > > >Hello Questions, > > > >I have been using the ports system for a few years now but i feel i a > >missing something. Basically i install something and use it for a while > >and > >then when a newer version comes out i uninstall it and then reinstall > >it > >from the updated ports directory. > >Is there an easier way of keeping installed ports up to date ? I mean, > >can > >the files be kept up to date with CVS or do i have to uninstall the > >program > >everytime from my constantly updating ports directory ? > > > >regards, > > > >-- > >Rob Carmichael > > > > Yes, by gosh, use cvsup. This directory, /usr/share/examples/cvsup/, > contains several templates to keep your source tree and ports tree up to > date. > > Be sure you have cvsup-bin installed beforehand, then edit the supfile > (in > the dir mentioned above) for the nearest cvsup mirror. The supfiles are > documented and easy to use. See the instructions in them. Scott, I do keep the ports tree updated with cvsup... what i was referring to was programs i have already installed from the ports ... how do i keep them up-to-date without reinstalling all the time ? > - Scott thanks for your help, rob To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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