On Fri, 17 Jul 2015 15:48:39 +0200 Patrick Hess <patrickh...@gmx.net> wrote:
> Bob Eager wrote: > > I now want to update the ports. I see how to do this using > > portmaster, and how to generate packages on the package server. > > > > But...how do I use portmaster on the 'slave' machines, using the > > packages I built? > > Is there a particular reason why you want to use portmaster > instead of just running "pkg upgrade"? Portmaster might be > a great tool for building your packages, but when it comes > to installing or upgrading these packages on another machine, > I'd stick with pkg(8). Good point. I'll try that out on a test machine. After all, the package server is already a repo. I guess it was because the portmaster man page talks about it. I wonder if the whole idea is cruft left over from pre-pkg days. _______________________________________________ freebsd-ports@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-ports-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
