--- Gerard Seibert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Jim Angstadt wrote: > > > Hi All, > > > > Having run "portmanager -u" several times now, I > am > > very pleased to say that my times have decreased > from > > an initial 38 hours to about 2 hours, per run. > > > > Along the way, I have cleaned up "conflicts" and > did > > "pkg_delete" on several applications that were > > "included in base" or that really were not needed. > > > > Now I'm faced with situations where I don't have a > > clue. Below is partial output from "portmanager > -s". > > I have manipulated each line to avoid line > wrapping > > problems, I hope. > > > > 00129 have:cdrtools-2.01_4 > > /sysutils/cdrtools > > OLD available: cdrtools-2.01_5 > > 00131 have:libcdio-0.76_1 > > /sysutils/libcdio > > OLD available: libcdio-0.77 > > 00141 have:dvd+rw-tools-6.1 > > /sysutils/dvd+rw-tools > > built with OLD dependency: cdrtools-2.01_5 > > 00186 have:nautilus-cd-burner-2.14.1 > > /sysutils/nautilus-cd-burner > > built with OLD dependency: cdrtools-2.01_5 > > 00250 have:sound-juicer-2.14.3 > > /audio/sound-juicer > > OLD available: sound-juicer-2.14.3_1 > > 00255 have:gnome2-2.14.1 > > /x11/gnome2 > > built with OLD dependency: sound-juicer-2.14.3_1 > > > > In the case of cdrtools or libcdio or > sound-juicer, > > I think this is telling me that I have an older > > version installed and a newer version is > available. > > > > What should I do in this situation? > > > > In the case of dvd+rw-tools or nautilus-cd-burner > or > > gnome2, apparently I have a solid-gold chance to > mess > > up dependencies. > > > > What should I do here? > > > > Please note that I am new to FreeBSD and have a > very > > limited exposure to using "make" to build > packages. > > Any links to dealing with portmanager output > > would be appreciated. > > > > Jim > > > I use portmanger all the time. It is simply telling > you that you have > ports or dependencies that need to be updated and or > corrected. Nothing > is going to get broken. > > Run: portmanager -u -f -y -l > > It will rebuild and update all dependencies and > update your any out of > date ports. There will be a log file created also -- > /var/log/portmanger.log that will be available for > your perusal. Thanks for helping me again. Options -f and -y are new to me. From reading the man page, it sounds like all ports will be rebuilt, not just the ones identified in a previous portmanager run. That means perhaps another 38 hour job. Or, is it sufficient to run against the few applications listed near the top of this message? > It is imperative that you update your ports > collections just prior to > actually running portmanger to insure you do in fact > get the latest > versions. Thanks for the reminder. I have been using portsnap to fetch and update daily. Jim > > Ciao > > > -- > Gerard Seibert > [EMAIL PROTECTED] [...] __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"