Re: Upgrading software with pkgsrc

[Ottavio Caruso <ottavio2006-usenet2012%yahoo.com@localhost>]

On Fri, 30 Sept 2022 at 00:13, Greg Troxel <gdt%lexort.com@localhost> wrote:
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> Todd Gruhn <tgruhn2%gmail.com@localhost> writes:
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> > I have just downloaded pkgsrc-2022Q3.   What is the *best way*  to upgrade
> > pkgs, along  with any sub-pkgs that required fixed/upgraded?
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> Well those are words asking to pick a fight in Ye Olde BSD Saloon.
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I don't understand why NetBSD must have an additional tool like pkgin
to perform full upgrades whereas in OpenBSD you can just upgrade the
whole lot with "pkg_add -u". It looks like a case of "not invented
here" that plagues the *BSD ecosphere.

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Ottavio Caruso

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