Force rebuild/reinstall dependent ports

[RW]

On Sat, 23 May 2009 20:22:03 -0400
Robert Huff <roberthuff at rcn.com> wrote:

> 
> Marcin Rzepecki writes:
> 
> >  But why won't port do this automatically? Is there a way to force
> >  it before installing updated port version?
> 
> 	Revuilding a dependency (here, dovecot) does not always
> require rebuilding the dependant port.  Sometimes, but not always.
> 	Also: are you aware of ports-mgmt/portupgrade,
> ports-mgmt/portmaster, etc.?

This kind of thing should be in UPDATING.

Portmanager will update automatically, at the expense of a lot of
gratuitous rebuilding.