Re: Updating packages

["Steven M. Bellovin" <smb%cs.columbia.edu@localhost>]

On Thu, 14 Dec 2006 12:42:01 -0500
Trey Sizemore <trey%thesizemores.net@localhost> wrote:

> On Wed, 13 Dec 2006 14:40:15 -0600 (CST)
> "Jeremy C. Reed" <reed%reedmedia.net@localhost> wrote:
> 
> > Since this question is so frequently asked, let's summarize every 
> > technique.
> > 
> > I started http://wiki.netbsd.se/index.php/How_to_upgrade_packages
> > 
> > Please add to it. Please add command line examples. Please point to 
> > outside docs for further information.
> > 
> > Then when asked again we can point users to it!
> 
> I'll be reading through this in depth this afternoon.  My use-case is
> pretty straightforward in that I have packages installed from
> pkgsrc2006Q3 (really just bash and the gnome & kde meta-pkgs).  I want
> to replace '2006Q3' with 'current' and then update gnome, kde, and
> bash.
> 
> This should be a good exercise as there are numerous packages and
> associated dependencies that comprise these 2 meta-pkgs.  So I don't
> know if it will be as simple as updating the meta-pkgs (sadly I doubt
> it) or if each package will need to be individually updated in a
> particular order.
> 

I strongly suspect that the easiest thing is one of two paths:

        1) build those three packages in chroot via pkg_comp,
        getting a complete clean set of prerequisites.  Then delete
        everything, go to your package binary directory, and do
        pkg_add of bash, kde3, and gnome.

        2) Use 'lintpkgsrc -i' to find out what's out of date,
        then use pkgdepgraph to construct the delete and build
        lists.

kde and gnome tend to drag in the immediate world, most of which will
be out of date.

                --Steve Bellovin, http://www.cs.columbia.edu/~smb