On 3/9/07, Peter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > On 4.0, besides uninstalling ports, updating the ports tree, and
> > re-installing is there any other way to do this? What is standard
> > practice?
>
> # pkg_add -ui
Are you serious? I thought that was only for straight packages. It actually
fetches code from third party repositories? The pkg_add man page could be
clearer but I see it now in ports(7).
It is for straight packages. it doesn't fetch code (binary packages
instead), and the only sources you'd typically use are OpenBSD
mirrors, no third-party anything.
Remember that ports are nothing more than a framework to build
applications from source into binary packages. Ports make packages.
You don't need to "update from source tree", you can just update the
package from an FTP mirror.
(There are a few obvious exceptions, such as ports that aren't
distributed as a binary package because of licensing restrictions and
such, but you'll know that case when you see it.)
DS
