On 10/16/05, Peter Matulis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
--- Andrew P. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Honestly guys, what is this thread about?
Hum, understanding something?
You're not gonna make portupgrade work any faster or
smoother if you weed out a couple of switches from the
command-line.
Andrew P. wrote:
On 10/16/05, Peter Matulis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
--- Andrew P. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Honestly guys, what is this thread about?
Hum, understanding something?
You're not gonna make portupgrade work any faster or
smoother if you weed out a couple of switches from
What is the use of specifying the 'r' switch when using the 'a'
switch?
# portupgrade -ar
This says to upgrade all ports plus the ones that depend on all
those ports. Am I missing something? Wouldn't the ones that
depend be upgraded anyway?
I understand the reasoning behind using the 'R'
On Sat, 15 Oct 2005, Peter Matulis wrote:
What is the use of specifying the 'r' switch when using the 'a'
switch?
# portupgrade -ar
This says to upgrade all ports plus the ones that depend on all
those ports. Am I missing something? Wouldn't the ones that
depend be upgraded anyway?
On Saturday, October 15, 2005 2:32:25 PM, Jan Grant [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: portupgrade -ar (why?)
Wrote these words of wisdom:
On Sat, 15 Oct 2005, Peter Matulis wrote:
What is the use of specifying the 'r' switch when using the 'a'
switch?
# portupgrade -ar
This says
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
--- Jan Grant [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Sat, 15 Oct 2005, Peter Matulis wrote:
What is the use of specifying the 'r' switch when using the 'a'
switch?
# portupgrade -ar
This says to upgrade all ports plus the ones that depend on all
those ports. Am I
--- Petersen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
But still, a port requires upgrading or it does not. Using 'r',
portupgrade ultimately checks whether some port should be
upgraded.
Are you saying that the 'r' switch involves a different decision
making process than 'a'?
The -a switch will
Peter Matulis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
--- Petersen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The -a switch will upgrade a port only if its version number has
increased (as you know).
The -r switch will upgrade a port if one of its dependancies has been
upgraded, regardless of whether its version number
--- Petersen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Uninstalled dependancies of an installed port are irrelevant in
any portupgrade case, as the port will automatically pull them in
as
part of its compilation.
What if a port now has a new dependency?
But back to 'r',
My system shows this:
On 10/16/05, Peter Matulis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
--- Petersen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Uninstalled dependancies of an installed port are irrelevant in
any portupgrade case, as the port will automatically pull them in
as
part of its compilation.
What if a port now has a new
--- Andrew P. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Honestly guys, what is this thread about?
Hum, understanding something?
You're not gonna make portupgrade work any faster or
smoother if you weed out a couple of switches from the
command-line.
See above.
I don't mean to bother anyone if you're
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