> > i'm trying to update the whole pkgsrc tree on i386, netbsd-1.6. i'm
using
...
> As I understand the philosophy, the netbsd-1-6 branch of the pkgsrc module
> should represent a stable set of software from the time of the 1.6
release,
> plus a few carefully added updates to fix bugs, security holes, etc... but
> much of the time if you want to use the latest software, you need the head
of
> the cvs stuff, not the netbsd-1-6 branch. So, if you want the current
goodies,
> you'll probably have to put up with the intermitent brokeness of using the
> current branch. The "pkgchk" package will make rebuilding everything and
> keeping it up to date a lot easier, should you choose that path. You may
also
> want to look at pkg_comp as well as other tools to aid in building sets of
> packages in a sandbox away from your running software.

it's clear now... thanks to everyone for help...

kind regards,
lubos
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Lubos Vrbka
National Centre for Biomolecular Research
Masaryk university, Brno, Czech Republic

shnek@chemi.muni.cz
http://www.chemi.muni.cz/~shnek
tel. +420 541 129 508
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