Re: Seriously confused about keeping packages current

[Paul Newhouse <newhouse%rockhead.com@localhost>]

OBATA Akio wrote:

>  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".
>  
>  -- 
>  "Of course I love NetBSD":-)
>  OBATA Akio / obache%NetBSD.org@localhost

I missed the implication of "TODO".  But, -unq checks all packages NOT just 
the ones that
I have installed.  Guess it's time to write a script to filter out what isn't 
installed.

Thanks,
Paul