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author | Akinori MUSHA <knu@FreeBSD.org> | 2001-06-17 10:12:43 +0000 |
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committer | Akinori MUSHA <knu@FreeBSD.org> | 2001-06-17 10:12:43 +0000 |
commit | 3eab80a70e43ab575fe61fb2e6f81ac8b6ec6545 (patch) | |
tree | f68d6c9d24519beac5e8875433c12ee9160050c6 /ports-mgmt/portupgrade-devel/pkg-descr | |
parent | d3a15ab042584e6dffa94cfa7e1c144b375e792e (diff) | |
download | ports-3eab80a70e43ab575fe61fb2e6f81ac8b6ec6545.tar.gz ports-3eab80a70e43ab575fe61fb2e6f81ac8b6ec6545.zip |
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diff --git a/ports-mgmt/portupgrade-devel/pkg-descr b/ports-mgmt/portupgrade-devel/pkg-descr index acac5ea5c131..843cafcd902f 100644 --- a/ports-mgmt/portupgrade-devel/pkg-descr +++ b/ports-mgmt/portupgrade-devel/pkg-descr @@ -1,17 +1,23 @@ -Portupgrade is a very powerful tool to upgrade installed packages via -the port or the package. It upgrades ports without reinstalling -dependent packages by directly modifying the package info recorded in -the files under /var/db/pkg. +Portupgrade is a tool to upgrade installed packages via ports or +packages. Also, it allows you to install new ports/packages in a +handy way. -This package also includes: +It upgrades installed packages without reinstalling depending or +dependent packages by directly updating the package registry database +located under /var/db/pkg. Moreover, it can trace dependency chains +up and down and upgrade packages recursively. -portversion: - This is a replacement of pkg_version(8), which runs faster - than pkg_version and is cooperative with portupgrade. - -pkgdepfix: - This is an interactive tool to fix /var/db/pkg's @pkgdep vs. - +REQUIRED_BY discrepancies, and stale or missing origins, - optionally. +This package also includes the following utilities: +portinstall: This is an equivalent to `portupgrade -N', which means + it by default tries to install a new one when a + specified package is not installed. +portversion: This is a replacement of pkg_version(8), which runs + faster than pkg_version and is cooperative with + portupgrade. +portsdb: This is a tool to create, update or look up ports + database, which is made from the ports index file. +pkgdepfix: This is an interactive tool to fix /var/db/pkg's + @pkgdep vs. +REQUIRED_BY discrepancies, and stale or + missing origins, optionally. Author: Akinori MUSHA <knu@FreeBSD.org> |