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authorjoerg <joerg@pkgsrc.org>2010-02-18 13:43:47 +0000
committerjoerg <joerg@pkgsrc.org>2010-02-18 13:43:47 +0000
commit3f6699de971c182d897b2912408a7bd5018b1638 (patch)
tree83ad630db462990fd19da8385df6aa639bbd44b8 /pkgtools
parent7bcdd8fdf86e8bba7d0d5f7a4e925a4be09d21f0 (diff)
downloadpkgsrc-3f6699de971c182d897b2912408a7bd5018b1638.tar.gz
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Diffstat (limited to 'pkgtools')
-rw-r--r--pkgtools/pkg_install/files/add/pkg_add.cat38
1 files changed, 18 insertions, 20 deletions
diff --git a/pkgtools/pkg_install/files/add/pkg_add.cat b/pkgtools/pkg_install/files/add/pkg_add.cat
index 1c572d410da..ddd265f088b 100644
--- a/pkgtools/pkg_install/files/add/pkg_add.cat
+++ b/pkgtools/pkg_install/files/add/pkg_add.cat
@@ -89,10 +89,10 @@ OOPPTTIIOONNSS
--UU Replace an already installed version from a package. Implies --uu.
--uu If the package that's being installed is already installed, an
- update is performed. If this is specified twice, then any depen-
- dent packages that are too old will also be updated to fulfill
- the dependency. See below for a more detailed description of the
- process.
+ update is performed. Installed dependent packages are updated
+ recursively, if they are too old to fulfill the dependencies of
+ the to-be-installed version. See below for a more detailed
+ description of the process.
--VV Print version number and exit.
@@ -124,17 +124,19 @@ TTEECCHHNNIICCAALL DDEETTAAIILLSS
1. A check is made to determine if the package or another version
of it is already recorded as installed. If it is, installa-
- tion is terminated if the --uu option is not given.
-
- If the --uu option is given, it's assumed the package should be
- replaced by the new version instead. Before doing so, all
- packages that depend on the pkg being upgraded are checked if
- they also work with the new version. If that test is success-
- ful, replacing is prepared by moving an existing _+_R_E_Q_U_I_R_E_D___B_Y
- file aside (if it exists), and running pkg_delete(1) on the
- installed package. Installation then proceeds as if the pack-
- age was not installed, and restores the _+_R_E_Q_U_I_R_E_D___B_Y file
- afterwards.
+ tion is terminated if the --uu or --UU options are not given.
+
+ If the same version is installed and --UU is not given, it is
+ marked as manually installed and process stops. If the --uu
+ option is given, it's assumed the package should be replaced
+ by the new version instead. Before doing so, all packages
+ that depend on the pkg being upgraded are checked if they also
+ work with the new version. If that test is not successful,
+ the dependent packages are updated first. The replacing is
+ then prepared by moving an existing _+_R_E_Q_U_I_R_E_D___B_Y file aside
+ (if it exists), and running pkg_delete(1) on the installed
+ package. Installation then proceeds as if the package was not
+ installed, and restores the _+_R_E_Q_U_I_R_E_D___B_Y file afterwards.
2. The package build information is extracted from the
_+_B_U_I_L_D___I_N_F_O file and compared against the result of uname(3).
@@ -162,10 +164,6 @@ TTEECCHHNNIICCAALL DDEETTAAIILLSS
these required packages are not currently installed, an
attempt is made to find and install it; if the missing package
cannot be found or installed, the installation is terminated.
- If the --uu option was specified twice, any required packages
- that are installed, but which have a version number that is
- considered to be too old, are also updated. The dependent
- packages are found according to the normal PKG_PATH rules.
7. If the package contains an _i_n_s_t_a_l_l script, it is executed with
the following arguments:
@@ -264,4 +262,4 @@ BBUUGGSS
Sure to be others.
-NetBSD 5.0 January 30, 2010 NetBSD 5.0
+NetBSD 5.0 February 18, 2010 NetBSD 5.0