I have a macports update script and launchd plist that schedules an (self)update to run. I'd be happy to share if anyone wants them.
Jim On Apr 6, 2012, at 4:57 PM, Phil Dobbin wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > On 06/04/2012 18:58, Tim Johnson wrote: > >> I use a 2012 Mac Mini with OSX Lion. >> >> I haven't run selfupdate in some time. >> >> My observations in the past is that this machine runs alarmingly hot >> during long compiles. I recall being very nervous during the last >> selfupdate with temperature raising to as 180 F or more. >> >> I'm wondering if it is possible to do selfupdate a step or >> dependency at a time. That way, I could allow the machine to cool >> off before resuming. >> >> Any comments are welcome. > > [snip] > > FWIW, my Macbook Pro running Snow Leopard temperatures get to around 80 > degrees Centigrade when upgrading/installing with no ill effects. > > I also try to run selfupdate daily (one of my other machines is running > Debian & a cron job kicks around 07:45 each morning to run apt-get > update so, if I'm awake, I do Mac Ports too) so the number of ports is > minimal on an upgrade & if I get a long list of ports, I split them into > batches. Not necessary really but I like to keep the machine active on > other fronts while they're upgrading as much as possible. > > Cheers, > > Phil... > > - -- > But masters, remember that I am an ass. > Though it be not written down, > yet forget not that I am an ass. > > Wm. Shakespeare - Much Ado About Nothing > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG/MacGPG2 v2.0.17 (Darwin) > Comment: §auto-key-locate cert pka ldap hkp://keys.gnupg.net > Comment: GPGTools - http://gpgtools.org > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ > > iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJPf1idAAoJEKpMeDHWT5ADoGwH/inrEyCWvq/59POXx1UF5e6J > DADEF6OT5UILFDsCoRmoq7NPm+63AKJrSz5PNW9438+gKLe9yQBY+eUURRSReTW0 > StEUR/zva7bWlrX5SJv/LZ8wB3fhnq4flpXnz30ZUiHu9gwlAK/MIasYlPNjOKoy > UVnvNvYiW3KOz3UIJy5b+dy/pDRM6cuevZVFESZ/0HMFFZY4eZsoadIfoxR55msM > X1pwM1M/HGX681jB8XpyvAcCdtZzF+oq0DofvZ7uJAp8iXJjPY6TCovtHaoy3h8g > FI8ko1h0WGVntP+4OGbDgmgg4LuIYsRTZifU20nbGrtg/w0ZM5aKB916sws3ics= > =8oYI > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > _______________________________________________ > macports-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.macosforge.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/macports-users _______________________________________________ macports-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.macosforge.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/macports-users
