On 10/21/11 11:14 AM, Paul Macdonald wrote: >>Hi, Is there a way to tell which ports might require dialog input > during update, i have some auto update scripts >> Stop doing this. >> >> Your update scripts do not read /usr/ports/UPDATING. >> Your update scripts do not read package changelogs. >> >> What you're doing is irresponsible, and potentially dangerous/harmful if >> your server is in production. >> >> You should really be very careful about this. > i do of course read those files (which require daily checking to confirm > usually no relevant changes, but thats another issue!).. > > however i don't need to read UPDATING on every box, (this tool is an > assistent, not a replacement, for monitored updates.) > > i do need to check that an update that went fine on the initial test box > will behave the same on other boxes, which is my question, > > can i tell if the options dialog is going to be invoked? > > thanks > Paul.
I'm afraid I can't see an option in portmanager that would handle this. I think you portupgrade's --batch mode might be the answer to your question though. _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
