>> >> Second, there are some packages being rebuilt by the ordinary
>> >> dependency system.  Is that supposed to happen?  I was expecting to see
>> >> a complete list.  (Aside: it would be very nice if there were a way to
>> >> do a complete fetch of everything first -- I have a decent link from
>> >> home (cable modem), but my office has much better bandwidth.)
>> >
>> >Does make fetch-list do what you want?
>>
>> No, because it fetches things that aren't out of date and don't need to
>> be rebuilt.
>
>It won't generate any script for files that you already have...

...but it will for packages that are not out of date but where have
deleted the distfile(s).

nevertheless, pkgdepgraph 2.3 added the -F script output which will
visit only the out-of-date packages that you have installed and make
fetch.  steve suggested it, and i have to say, it's really quite nice
to be able to download a pile of stuff and then build it while i'm
riding the train home.

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