On Tuesday 24 December 2002 08:42, kfir lavi wrote: > Oleg Goldshmidt wrote: > >kfir lavi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >>is there a way to get updated automaticly, when a new version of a > >>program i use emerge? > > > >Nothing really universal, as the programs that you normally use on a > >linux system are developed and maintained independently of each other. > > > >If you are interested in a particular program, look at its docs, find > >out who is developing/maintaining it, and if there is a mailing list > >or a web site (which may have such a mailing list). Subscribing to > >such a mailing list you will likely get announcements regarding > >availability of new versions, which is better than nothing. > > > >Some Linux distributions, notably Red Hat, have automatic update > >services for all the packages in their distro. If you are a Red Hat > >user check out Red Hat Network and the related up2date. Other distros > >may have similar services. I would not be surprised if a Debian user > >is writing to you at this very moment how to do it with apt-get and > >how that is the only true correct solution. That, btw, might just be > >right, I just don't know about it. ;-) > > i use www.linuxfromscratch.org ;) >
How about registering for update notifications about the software you have installed on freshmeat ? You'll be notified via mail. You can also get software info (including version among the rest) as an xml file from freshmeat. From that, extracting version info and comparing to the version stored in a file (for example) is a simple script in you're preffered language. -- Meir Kriheli MKsoft systems http://www.mksoft.co.il ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
