Re: Seriously confused but keeping packages current

["OBATA Akio" <obache%netbsd.org@localhost>]

On Sat, 03 Oct 2009 06:48:02 +0900, Paul Newhouse 
<newhouse%rockhead.com@localhost> wrote:

> NetBSD 5+, pkgsrc 2009Q2
>
> I run "pkg_chk -Nq"  which I thought would tell me what currently installed
> packages have more current versions available.  This probably what I don't
> understand correctly?  Because it tells me:
>
>    hal: hal-0.5.12
>
> I currently have .11nb23 installed.  If I go to "sysutls/hal" and make update
> I still have version .11nnb23 when that completes.

"-N" option is for pkgsrc developers to check installed packages against 
pkgsrc/doc/TODO,
i.e. notification for chance of update pkgsrc itself.

You should use "-unq" instead of "-Nq".

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