Re: quick query.

2012-10-11 Thread sharon dvir
thanks, it took me a while to find 2.2.39, but thanks to you guys its ok now. PEBKAC indeed... On 10 October 2012 21:05, Bob Beck wrote: > It is for me > > #export PKG_PATH= > http://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/snapshots/packages/amd64 > # pkg_add tor > tor-0.2.2.39: ok > The following new rcscr

Re: quick query.

2012-10-10 Thread Stuart Henderson
On 2012-10-10, sharon dvir wrote: > it looks like Tor just isn't there. > which means that in order to go from 2.2.35 to 2.2.39 i'll have to compile > it manually. then you're running 5.1; you will either need to compile manually or move to -current. if you're looking to keep packages up-to-date

Re: quick query.

2012-10-10 Thread Bob Beck
It is for me #export PKG_PATH=http://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/snapshots/packages/amd64 # pkg_add tor tor-0.2.2.39: ok The following new rcscripts were installed: /etc/rc.d/tor See rc.d(8) for details. # pkg_info tor Information for inst:tor-0.2.2.39 Comment: anonymity service using onion routi

Re: quick query.

2012-10-10 Thread Florenz Kley
On 10.10.2012, at 23:23, Peter N. M. Hansteen wrote: > My own take on keeping OpenBSD systems reasonably up to date can be > found at http://bsdly.blogspot.no/2012/07/keeping-your-openbsd-system-in-trim.html > (a "works for me" guide). worked for me: # uname -a OpenBSD reed.riedhausen.net 4.4 GEN

Re: quick query.

2012-10-10 Thread sharon dvir
it looks like Tor just isn't there. which means that in order to go from 2.2.35 to 2.2.39 i'll have to compile it manually. which is no problem, but hence a need for the tool i originally asked about. or am i missing something? BTW, 2.2.39 fixes some remote exploits for Tor, in case anyone is runni

Re: quick query.

2012-10-10 Thread Peter N. M. Hansteen
Martin Pelikan writes: > as sthen@ kindly corrected me the some time ago, we now have > pkg.conf(5) and "installpath". You're right of course -- pkg.conf has been with us for a while (first appearance in 4.8 it seems). > This way it'll work even if you don't invoke package updates from your > s

Re: quick query.

2012-10-10 Thread Martin Pelikan
2012/10/10 Peter N. M. Hansteen : > I tend to keep the following line in my ~/.profile > > export > PKG_PATH=http://ftp.eu.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/snapshots/packages/`uname -m`/ Hi, as sthen@ kindly corrected me the some time ago, we now have pkg.conf(5) and "installpath". This way it'll work ev

Re: quick query.

2012-10-10 Thread Peter N. M. Hansteen
sharon dvir writes: > hello, i couldnt find an easy way to keep my packages updated with new > versions out of the repositories. I tend to keep the following line in my ~/.profile export PKG_PATH=http://ftp.eu.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/snapshots/packages/`uname -m`/ (which you really should adj

quick query.

2012-10-10 Thread sharon dvir
(originally sent to the bugs list, sorry. thanks bob beck) hello, i couldnt find an easy way to keep my packages updated with new versions out of the repositories. i only noticed that when Tor warned me that the version i use is obsolete. is such a feature desirable? or is it considered a security