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author | Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org> | 2006-06-19 18:19:55 +0000 |
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committer | Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org> | 2006-06-19 18:19:55 +0000 |
commit | 0ec59745d5ed5c14ae08d7fa6e427189a60e8cae (patch) | |
tree | fb01a82097d0c4e3247be8ee16ecc9bd0d273cc7 /sysutils | |
parent | 07da5a0d49efbc600d3c30d4777f75c2a6779efc (diff) |
Update for version 1.4
Notes
Notes:
svn path=/head/; revision=165784
Diffstat (limited to 'sysutils')
-rw-r--r-- | sysutils/portmaster/pkg-descr | 16 |
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/sysutils/portmaster/pkg-descr b/sysutils/portmaster/pkg-descr index 96f6058425cd..b5f9e86f12d8 100644 --- a/sysutils/portmaster/pkg-descr +++ b/sysutils/portmaster/pkg-descr @@ -1,17 +1,14 @@ -This script provides a simple way to manage your ports. It uses the existing -ports infrastructure to track dependencies, and to keep those dependencies -up to date. - -Because portmaster is written in /bin/sh, it needs no other languages installed. +This script uses the existing ports infrastructure to track dependencies, +and to keep those dependencies up to date. Because it is written in /bin/sh, +it needs no other languages installed. Portmaster has the following features: * User can specify the port to upgrade (or install) either by directory - in /usr/ports (whether the port is already installed or not), or by - directory in /var/db/pkg + in /usr/ports, or by directory in /var/db/pkg * Updates and repairs (as needed) entries for dependencies in both +CONTENTS and +REQUIRED_BY files for both the port that is being updated, and any ports that depend on it - * Runs make config + * Runs make config recursively through all ports before starting build * Recursively checks and upgrades (or installs) all dependencies * User can force upgrades of all dependent ports * Runs make clean before starting the build (can be disabled) @@ -20,5 +17,8 @@ Portmaster has the following features: * Supports non-default settings of PORTSDIR and PKG_DBDIR * Interactive update mode (prompts for each update) * Option to rebuild port, and ports that depend on it + * Options to make packages out of installed, and new ports + * Option to clean out stale port dependencies + * Downloads distfiles in the background WWW: http://dougbarton.us/portmaster.html |