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Diffstat (limited to 'pkgtools/pkg_chk/files/pkg_chk.8')
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diff --git a/pkgtools/pkg_chk/files/pkg_chk.8 b/pkgtools/pkg_chk/files/pkg_chk.8 index 610d13298f6..dee22e18cdd 100644 --- a/pkgtools/pkg_chk/files/pkg_chk.8 +++ b/pkgtools/pkg_chk/files/pkg_chk.8 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.\" $NetBSD: pkg_chk.8,v 1.9 2005/03/26 00:46:40 hubertf Exp $ +.\" $NetBSD: pkg_chk.8,v 1.10 2005/06/01 11:29:45 abs Exp $ .\" .\" Copyright (c) 2001 by David Brownlee (abs@NetBSD.org) .\" Absolutely no warranty. @@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ or .Fl s options are given. .It Fl B -Check the "Build version" (see option -b of pkg_info(1)) of packages. +Include the "Build version" (see option -b of pkg_info(1)) of packages when +determining if a package is up to date. .It Fl b Use binary packages. If .Fl s @@ -94,7 +95,8 @@ against which each package was built) based on Will abort if a binary package is missing. This can be used (in conjunction with -U and -D) to determine what packages would need to be copied to a remote machine to ensure it -was completely up to date. +was completely up to date. The list is sorted so that dependencies +always come before packages which depend upon them. .It Fl N For each installed package, look if there is a newer version noted in PKGSRCDIR/doc/TODO. @@ -133,7 +135,8 @@ or options are given. .Pp Note: If the update fails (particularly when building from source), the system -will be left with missing packages. +will be left with missing packages. Once the error has been fixed a second run +will resume the update. .It Fl v Verbose - list the tags set when checking .Pa pkgchk.conf , @@ -258,6 +261,14 @@ If not set in environment then read from .Pa /etc/mk.conf . Defaults to .Pa ${PKGSRCDIR}/pkgchk.conf . +.It Ev PKGCHK_UPDATE_CONF +Pathname to temporary list of installed packages used when updating. +If not set in environment then read from +.Pa /etc/mk.conf . +Defaults to +.Pa ${PKGSRCDIR}/pkgchk_update-$(hostname).conf . Note, if pkgsrc is being +shared across multiple machines which may be updating at the same time then +it is important this file does not overlap between machines. .It Ev PKGCHK_TAGS Additional tags to add when parsing .Pa pkgchk.conf . @@ -275,9 +286,9 @@ devel/cpuflags pkgtools/xpkgwedge x11 shells/standalone-tcsh * -wm/pwm x11 +wm/pwm /etc/X11/XF86Config misc/setiathome i386 -print/acroread x11+i386 +print/acroread /etc/X11/XF86Config+i386 www/communicator x11+sparc x11+sparc64 www/navigator x11+i386 x11/xlockmore x11 -wopr @@ -288,44 +299,7 @@ x11/xlockmore x11 -wopr .Aq abs@netbsd.org , plus much from Stoned Elipot. .Sh BUGS -Updating packages on which other packages depend can currently only be done -via source (not binary packages). .Pp -If both package -.Em a -and package -.Em b -are to be updated, and -.Em a -depends on -.Em b , +When used against binary packages, .Nm -will correctly skip the update of -.Em a . -However, if -.Em a -depends on -.Em b -and -.Em c , -and all three are marked for update, -.Nm -will update -.Em b -and -.Em c -in two separate passes, resulting in unnecessary rebuilding of -.Em a -(and potentially other packages). -.Pp -There exists a workaround, if you have a complete -.Pa pkgchk.conf : -.Bd -literal -# pkg_chk -ra - -.Ed -will remove all outdated packages and then install all -files that are in your -.Pa pkgchk.conf -file, but not currently installed, i.e. hopefully all -that you just deleted, if the file was complete. +does not handle the directory containing multiple versions of the same package. |