Portupgrade - Revision history

Jimbo at 23:55, 4 May 2010

2010-05-04T23:55:30Z

Jimbo at 23:54, 4 May 2010

2010-05-04T23:54:32Z

204.213.231.129: /* Installing the Portupgrade suite */

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Installing the Portupgrade suite

204.213.231.129: /* Installing the Portupgrade suite */

2008-07-20T09:10:57Z

Installing the Portupgrade suite

Jimbo at 02:19, 26 May 2008

2008-05-26T02:19:03Z

200.24.240.196: /* Installing the Portupgrade suite */

2008-05-22T20:31:05Z

Installing the Portupgrade suite

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2007-11-23T19:01:31Z

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−	~~portupgrade~~ is ~~a small collection~~ of ~~tools that goes hand in hand with~~ [[~~cvsup~~]]~~. Portupgrade does what it says - upgrades~~ your ports ~~- but it actually means your~~ ''~~installed~~'~~' ports, even packages~~ that ~~were installed as part of the base system. Portupgrade includes two important programs -~~ ''portupgrade'', ~~and [[portversion]]. Between them and cvsup, you'll~~ have ~~the ability to keep all installed software on your system up to date, so long as~~ it ~~exists in the ports tree~~.	+	'''note: this information is severely out of date. you should be using [[portsnap]] to upgrade your ports tree now, not cvsup.''' rumor also has it that [[portmaster]] makes a good replacement for '''portupgrade''', but I have not personally tested it.

−	~~See also - [[cvsup]] - [[Updating the ports tree]] - [[portversion]] - [[Searching ports]]~~

−	'''note: this information is severely out of date. you should be using [[portsnap]] to upgrade your ports tree now, not cvsup.''' rumor also has it that [[portmaster]] makes a good replacement for '''portupgrade''', but I have not personally tested it.


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		+	portupgrade is a small collection of tools that goes hand in hand with [[cvsup]]. Portupgrade does what it says - upgrades your ports - but it actually means your ''installed'' ports, even packages that were installed as part of the base system. Portupgrade includes two important programs - ''portupgrade'', and [[portversion]]. Between them and cvsup, you'll have the ability to keep all installed software on your system up to date, so long as it exists in the ports tree.
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		+	See also - [[cvsup]] - [[Updating the ports tree]] - [[portversion]] - [[Searching ports]]

	== Installing the Portupgrade suite ==		== Installing the Portupgrade suite ==

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−	~~'''portupgrade and you'''~~
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	portupgrade is a small collection of tools that goes hand in hand with [[cvsup]]. Portupgrade does what it says - upgrades your ports - but it actually means your ''installed'' ports, even packages that were installed as part of the base system. Portupgrade includes two important programs - ''portupgrade'', and [[portversion]]. Between them and cvsup, you'll have the ability to keep all installed software on your system up to date, so long as it exists in the ports tree.		portupgrade is a small collection of tools that goes hand in hand with [[cvsup]]. Portupgrade does what it says - upgrades your ports - but it actually means your ''installed'' ports, even packages that were installed as part of the base system. Portupgrade includes two important programs - ''portupgrade'', and [[portversion]]. Between them and cvsup, you'll have the ability to keep all installed software on your system up to date, so long as it exists in the ports tree.

	See also - [[cvsup]] - [[Updating the ports tree]] - [[portversion]] - [[Searching ports]]		See also - [[cvsup]] - [[Updating the ports tree]] - [[portversion]] - [[Searching ports]]
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 Installation is very simple:
-  oyabun# '''cd /usr/ports/ports-mgmt/portupgrade'''
+  oyabun# '''cd /usr/ports/sysutils/portupgrade'''
   oyabun# '''make install clean'''

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 Installation is very simple:
-  oyabun# '''cd /usr/ports/sysutils/portupgrade'''
+  oyabun# '''cd /usr/ports/ports-mgmt/portupgrade'''
   oyabun# '''make install clean'''

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−	~~vmpElN jr39ug7djalfgpitg94gbvm~~	+	== Installing the Portupgrade suite ==
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		+	Installation is very simple:
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		+	oyabun# '''cd /usr/ports/sysutils/portupgrade'''
		+	oyabun# '''make install clean'''
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		+	Once it's done, you'll have to [[rehash]] or start a new session as [[root]] to use it without typing full pathnames.
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		+	Note there may be errors when using portupgrade if using FreeBSD > 5.4 related to "missing key: categories: Cannot read the portsdb portupgrade".
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		+	Deinstall portupgrade.
		+	#cd /usr/ports/sysutils/portupgrade
		+	#make deinstall clean
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		+	And reinstall according to the UPGRADE doc.
		+	#cd /usr/ports/ports-mgmt/portupgrade
		+	#make install clean

	== Checklist before you run portupgrade... ==		== Checklist before you run portupgrade... ==

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-== Installing the Portupgrade suite ==
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-Installation is very simple:
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- oyabun# '''cd /usr/ports/sysutils/portupgrade'''
- oyabun# '''make install clean'''
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-Once it's done, you'll have to [[rehash]] or start a new session as [[root]] to use it without typing full pathnames.
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-Note there may be errors when using portupgrade if using FreeBSD > 5.4 related to "missing key: categories: Cannot read the portsdb portupgrade".
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-Deinstall portupgrade.
-#cd /usr/ports/sysutils/portupgrade
-#make deinstall clean
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-And reinstall according to the UPGRADE doc.
-#cd /usr/ports/ports-mgmt/portupgrade
-#make install clean
 == Checklist before you run portupgrade... ==

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	Once it's done, you'll have to [[rehash]] or start a new session as [[root]] to use it without typing full pathnames.		Once it's done, you'll have to [[rehash]] or start a new session as [[root]] to use it without typing full pathnames.
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		+	Note there may be errors when using portupgrade if using FreeBSD > 5.4 related to "missing key: categories: Cannot read the portsdb portupgrade".
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		+	Deinstall portupgrade.
		+	#cd /usr/ports/sysutils/portupgrade
		+	#make deinstall clean
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		+	And reinstall according to the UPGRADE doc.
		+	#cd /usr/ports/ports-mgmt/portupgrade
		+	#make install clean

	== Checklist before you run portupgrade... ==		== Checklist before you run portupgrade... ==

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 If you might need to interrupt it, and you know that before you start, here is a tip:
+  cp /usr/bin/true /tmp/portupgrade_beforebuild
-cp /usr/bin/true /tmp/portupgrade_beforebuild
+  portupgrade -yourfavoriteargs --beforebuild /tmp/portupgrade_beforebuild
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 portupgrade -yourfavoriteargs --beforebuild /tmp/portupgrade_beforebuild
 then to 'interrupt' it (actually just make it 'skip' the remaining ports, you can:
+  cp /usr/bin/false /tmp/portupgrade_beforebuild
 cp /usr/bin/false /tmp/portupgrade_beforebuild
 [[Category:System Commands]] [[Category:Ports and Packages]]

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 Interrupting portupgrade may lead to various system catastrophes such as a broken package database and inability to reach the internet to get what you need to fix it. The portupgrade command should never be interrupted. See [[Errors To Avoid]].
-[[Category:System Commands]] [[Category:Ports and Packages]]
+If you might need to interrupt it, and you know that before you start, here is a tip:
 ==Putting the pieces together for portupgrade==