Does running ``# portupgrade -arRp '' prompt for options or updates everything without prompts?

Warren Block wblock at wonkity.com
Fri May 6 17:14:47 UTC 2011


On Fri, 6 May 2011, Antonio Olivares wrote:

> This is what I am running now ATM
>
> # cd /usr/ports/
> # make clean build deinstall install
>
> Will it install all the ports?   or only the ones that are installed?

It's going to try to install all 22,000 ports.  That won't succeed due 
to conflicts, but it may take a while to get there.

Quicker overall would be to read the Handbook ports chapter.  You may 
also find my Upgrading FreeBSD Ports article helpful:

http://www.wonkity.com/~wblock/docs/html/portupgrade.html


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