pkg 1.4 freeze please test test test!

Matthias Andree matthias.andree at gmx.de
Mon Nov 10 07:44:03 UTC 2014


Am 03.11.2014 um 22:48 schrieb Freddie Cash:
> On Mon, Nov 3, 2014 at 1:40 PM, Hans Petter Selasky <hps at selasky.org> wrote:
> 
>> Is it possible when upgrading a system via "pkg" to selectivly switch
>> upgrades ON/OFF. For example I have a custom ffmpeg install and would like
>> to keep it every time I do a binary upgrade?
>>
> 
> 
> ​# man pkg-lock
> 
> ;)
> 
> I believe that's what you are looking for.​  No idea how well it works
> long-term, though, or if you lock a large number of packages.

It used to refuse portmaster upgrades of a locked port and was thus
useless for mixed binary packages + portmaster use.  I haven't yet
checked if pkg 1.4 has fixed this.



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