Re: portupgrade -ar (why?)

2005-10-16 Thread Andrew P.
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.

Re: portupgrade -ar (why?)

2005-10-16 Thread Micah
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

portupgrade -ar (why?)

2005-10-15 Thread Peter Matulis
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'

Re: portupgrade -ar (why?)

2005-10-15 Thread Jan Grant
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?

Re[2]: portupgrade -ar (why?)

2005-10-15 Thread Gerard Seibert
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

RE: portupgrade -ar (why?)

2005-10-15 Thread Petersen
[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

RE: portupgrade -ar (why?)

2005-10-15 Thread Peter Matulis
--- 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

RE: portupgrade -ar (why?)

2005-10-15 Thread Petersen
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

RE: portupgrade -ar (why?)

2005-10-15 Thread Peter Matulis
--- 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:

Re: portupgrade -ar (why?)

2005-10-15 Thread Andrew P.
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

Re: portupgrade -ar (why?)

2005-10-15 Thread Peter Matulis
--- 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