> I was thinking about maybe an argument for diety so it can be added to > cron.weekly to check for updated packages and *optionally* automatically > download it with an email to root about the update including the > description and dependancies. In addition add the ability to mark > *specific* packages for always auto or always manual download. > > Maybe further complicate it :) with auto-install (a stretch maybe?), maybe > for only specially marked packages that won't cause problems if installed > in the background.
Maybe an extension/modification of the perl CPAN module would work for this (it downloads/builds/tests/installs perl modules from the distributed CPAN archives and can tell you what modules have been updated beyond your installed versions). Les Mikesell [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
