> >> 	cd /usr/pkgsrc/$x && make show-var VARNAME=PKGNAME
> >>
> >> You may have to use a regular expression to strip off the version
> >> suffix; for my scripts, I don't need to.
> > 
> > PKGBASE will have it without the version.
> 
>    Ah, even better/simpler. Thanks!
> 
>    Cool, now I can automate my package updates in a very clean fashion.
> Many thanks to you and Steven.
> 
>    Perhaps someone should document how to do this on a wiki. It really
> is a time-saver.

Please document it at
http://wiki.netbsd.se/index.php/How_to_upgrade_packages


  Jeremy C. Reed