Keith J. Schultz wrote:
sync brings the local ports list uptodate so that port can do its
thing with the newest ports! Normally, a sync is all the users
needs. Unless their is a new port version out. Whether it is better
to sync or selfupdate depends on what has
Anders F Björklund [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
selfupdate is broken on some platforms, and sometimes a newer
MacPorts release is broken itself, so user might prefer to just
update the ports tree - without having to update base itself...
It's possible to update base later, without using selfupdate.
Thanks for the information. However, one answer leads to two questions:
1) what sort of time frame is a short while (days, weeks,)
2) is there somewhere I can look to se if things like this have already been
reported to same the 'noise' in the list? (I couldn't find anything in this
list
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Susan Mackay wrote:
Thanks for the information. However, one answer leads to two questions:
1) what sort of time frame is a short while (days, weeks,)
Half an hour normally. Then use `sudo port sync` to update your ports
tree and to get the
Half an hour normally. Then use `sudo port sync` to update your ports
tree and to get the newest updates. Then run the command.
Are there good reasons not to do a selfupdate? I haven't even documented
'port sync' in the new guide because I'm still waiting for an argument for
its utility. Can
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[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Half an hour normally. Then use `sudo port sync` to update your ports
tree and to get the newest updates. Then run the command.
Are there good reasons not to do a selfupdate? I haven't even documented
'port sync' in
Simon Ruderich [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I think for normal users there is no difference and you are right, it
would be better to use selfupdate. I should have used that in the mail,
thanks for the hint; will do next time.
Oh I wasn't meaning to say you shouldn't tell people to use 'port sync',
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[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Simon Ruderich [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I think for normal users there is no difference and you are right, it
would be better to use selfupdate. I should have used that in the mail,
thanks for the hint; will do next
I'm trying to install gnome-doc-utils and I get the following (just the last
output lines - all lines above appeared to be 'normal' operation):
/usr/bin/install -c -m 644 gnome-doc-xslt-C.omf
/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports
This has been fixed in the ports tree. Please wait a short while and
try building again.
On 13 Aug 2007, at 19:23, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I'm trying to install gnome-doc-utils and I get the following (just
the last output lines - all lines above appeared to be 'normal'
operation):
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