Great info. That'll save me a lot of time. Thank you, Randall.
On Nov 23, 2007 8:34 PM, Randall Wood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 23 Nov 2007, at 06:24, js wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > As an occasional Portfile editor, I prefer to use svn to manage > > Portfiles > > than rsync because that allow me to check diffs or changelogs easily. > > > > One problem is PortIndex. > > Everytime I port update to get the latest port tree, > > I have to rebuild, which takes a long time to finish. > > A regenerated PortIndex is pushed into the subversion repository > every 12 hours, so svn updates should catch it. > > > Is there any easier way of doing this job? > > I'm using a bit old Mac, doing portindex everytime is not a easy job. > > > You should only have to regenerate the PortIndex if you are worried > about version changes and need to be able use "port upgrade foo" > instead of "cd path/to/foo ; port deactivate foo ; port install" > > Randall Wood > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://shyramblings.blogspot.com > > "The rules are simple: The ball is round. The game lasts 90 minutes. > All the > rest is just philosophy." > > > _______________________________________________ macports-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.macosforge.org/mailman/listinfo/macports-users
