portupgrade + make_ports.sh: Fixing everything in one go

martinko martinkov at pobox.sk
Sat Sep 24 16:11:52 PDT 2005


Fafa Hafiz Krantz wrote:
> Hello!
> 
> I thought I'd ask you all if my make_ports.sh is as convenient as I think
> it is, or if it's totally off track or what not:
> 
> # cat make_ports.sh
> 
> cvsup -g -L 2 /etc/cvsupfile
> cd /usr/ports
> make fetchindex
> portupgrade -raP
> portsdb -uU
> pkgdb -F
> portsclean -CDLP
> 
> As for "portupgrade -raP" I want it to only use packages since my system
> is very slow, and recompiling all my ports is not an option. This command,
> however, doesn't seem to work at all.
> 
> I get a lot of:
> 
> ** The command returned a non-zero exit status: 1
> ** Failed to fetch ...
> 
> And it ends up compiling my ports instead ...
> 
> I truly hope anyone can help.
> Thanks!
> 
> --
> Fafa Hafiz Krantz
>   Research Designer @ http://www.bleed.com
> 
> 

fafa,

try to use 'portupgrade -raPP'

martin



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