* Kirk Strauser ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > At 2003-03-03T02:19:38Z, Kent Stewart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > We are basically doing the same thing. A portversion -c would have shown > > x, y, and z. When I check the versions, I would have seen that y depended > > on x and z. I would specify x and z on the -ruf. This is what I called > > an interesection. If there is more than one intersection, I usually have > > rebuilt everything. > > I see. Why specify `-f'? Wouldn't that force an upgrade of packages that > don't need it?
Even more to the point, specifying -Ri will allow you to only upgrade the dependencies that you choose, interactively. Another way is to figure out the dependency tree using pkg_info or some tool, then just script a bunch of individual upgrades to optimize for compile time. mike
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