Subject: Re: Best way to keep you pkgsrc software up2date
To: None <netbsd-users@netbsd.org>
From: David Rio Deiros <driodeiros@gmail.com>
List: netbsd-users
Date: 02/18/2005 21:27:58
> >> 2.	pkgtools/pkg_chk:
> >> 
> >> 	pkg_chk -i
> >> 
> >> 	pkglint-4.05: version mismatch - pkglint-4.04
> >> 	netpbm-10.26.3: version mismatch - netpbm-10.26.1
> >> 
> >> This tool can update your programs that need to be upgraded with:
> >> 
> >> 	pkg_chk -u (e.g.)
> >
> >Great! That's what I was looking for!
> >
> 
> I don't recommend this path.  Note what it says about extra rebuilds in 
> the BUGS section.  A better path is to use pkgdepgraph:
> 
> 	lintpkgsrc -i >/tmp/out_of_date
> 	pkgdepgraph -D /tmp/out_of_date >/tmp/delete
> 	pkgdepgraph -R /tmp/out_of_date >/tmp/rebuild
> 	pkg_delete `cat /tmp/delete`
> 	sh /tmp/rebuild
> 
> The risk you take is that something won't rebuild...

Umm.. Thanks for the advice Steven. I'll use this way. 

David.