Re: portupgrade + make_ports.sh: Fixing everything in one go
Micah wrote: Fafa Hafiz Krantz wrote: Hello! I thought I'd ask you all if my make_ports.sh is as convenient as I think it is, or if it's totally off track or what not: # cat make_ports.sh cvsup -g -L 2 /etc/cvsupfile cd /usr/ports make fetchindex portupgrade -raP portsdb -uU Not the answer to your main question but you only need portsdb -u after you use make fetchindex. -U rebuilds the index which takes a _long_ time on a slow computer and is not necessary if you've just fetched it. Also I'm not clear if one needs the ports tree and INDEX up to date to upgrade using packages, but the portsdb command should be before the portupgrade command (and after make fetchindex). A good read of man pages and the handbook helped me. pkgdb -F portsclean -CDLP Which version of FreeBSD are you running? Seems that pre-compiled packages are only available for the latest release (5.4 right now). You can get packages which are about as current as the ports by setting PACKAGESITE. Eg in csh setenv PACKAGESITE ftp://ftp.uk.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/packages/Latest/ then pkg_add -r whatever works pretty well for me (it needs the trailing forward slash). I've just discovered this so am pretty happy :) Chris ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
portupgrade + make_ports.sh: Fixing everything in one go
Hello! I thought I'd ask you all if my make_ports.sh is as convenient as I think it is, or if it's totally off track or what not: # cat make_ports.sh cvsup -g -L 2 /etc/cvsupfile cd /usr/ports make fetchindex portupgrade -raP portsdb -uU pkgdb -F portsclean -CDLP As for portupgrade -raP I want it to only use packages since my system is very slow, and recompiling all my ports is not an option. This command, however, doesn't seem to work at all. I get a lot of: ** The command returned a non-zero exit status: 1 ** Failed to fetch ... And it ends up compiling my ports instead ... I truly hope anyone can help. Thanks! -- Fafa Hafiz Krantz Research Designer @ http://www.bleed.com -- ___ Sign-up for Ads Free at Mail.com http://promo.mail.com/adsfreejump.htm ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: portupgrade + make_ports.sh: Fixing everything in one go
Fafa Hafiz Krantz wrote: Hello! I thought I'd ask you all if my make_ports.sh is as convenient as I think it is, or if it's totally off track or what not: # cat make_ports.sh cvsup -g -L 2 /etc/cvsupfile cd /usr/ports make fetchindex portupgrade -raP portsdb -uU pkgdb -F portsclean -CDLP Personally I broke my updating script into two stages. One updates the ports tree and generates a report on what's out of date (via port_version). The second stage runs a script that was generated by the first stage that actually does the portupgrade. This gives me a chance to review the updates and postpone any major ones (openoffice, KDE) until it's convenient. As for portupgrade -raP I want it to only use packages since my system is very slow, and recompiling all my ports is not an option. This command, however, doesn't seem to work at all. I get a lot of: ** The command returned a non-zero exit status: 1 ** Failed to fetch ... And it ends up compiling my ports instead ... I truly hope anyone can help. Thanks! Which version of FreeBSD are you running? Seems that pre-compiled packages are only available for the latest release (5.4 right now). Later, Micah ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: portupgrade + make_ports.sh: Fixing everything in one go
Fafa Hafiz Krantz wrote: Hello! I thought I'd ask you all if my make_ports.sh is as convenient as I think it is, or if it's totally off track or what not: # cat make_ports.sh cvsup -g -L 2 /etc/cvsupfile cd /usr/ports make fetchindex portupgrade -raP portsdb -uU pkgdb -F portsclean -CDLP As for portupgrade -raP I want it to only use packages since my system is very slow, and recompiling all my ports is not an option. This command, however, doesn't seem to work at all. I get a lot of: ** The command returned a non-zero exit status: 1 ** Failed to fetch ... And it ends up compiling my ports instead ... I truly hope anyone can help. Thanks! -- Fafa Hafiz Krantz Research Designer @ http://www.bleed.com fafa, try to use 'portupgrade -raPP' martin ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
