Marcin Wisnicki wrote: > Unless I'm missing something there needs to be a MOVED file or ideally > something like it that has pkgnames (with versions) for a binary > package update tool to work.
First, congratulations to Marin Atanasov for having completed his program! As far as i understand, Marin's goal was simpler that an upgrade tool for binary packages, it was simply an install tool, allowing to choose interactively on various repositories. I think this goal is fulfilled and is useful. For upgrading, the situation is vastly more complicated, indeed one needs to read MOVED and use information here, in particular follow the name changes of ports. For example you may have a port whose proper upgrade has a different name, etc. or ports have disappeared, etc. I am not even sure that a completely bullet proof system can be written within the limits of the present FreeBSD ports system. I am quite sure that one of the keys of Marcin's success is having limited his aims. Similarly the excellent portmaster tool for upgrading owes its success to strict limitation to upgrade from source, using the available preexisting pkg_* tools - plus a lot of polishing. -- Michel TALON _______________________________________________ freebsd-ports@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
