Hi,

On Wed, 23 Jan 2013 12:42:00 +0100
"Ralf Mardorf" <ralf.mard...@alice-dsl.net> wrote:

RM> Because compiling does take very long, I will not update the whole
RM> ports tree that often, I alos like to keep software versions that
RM> fit to my needs when ever possible, but I guess without breaking
RM> dependencies it theoretically should be possible to update Internet
RM> browsers, MUAs etc. only from time to time, for security reasons.
RM> 
RM> Is it possible to update just some Internet stuff?

yes, using some tools. Take a look at portmaster or portupgrade. Maybe
you should install portaudit too. It tells you for which ports security
flaws have been found.

To update a single port using portmaster you would run 
# portmaster www/firefox
for example.

Regards,

Jens

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