Re: portupgrade issue

From: Joe Kelsey (joe_at_zircon.seattle.wa.us)
Date: 05/30/03

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    To: stable@freebsd.org
Date: 29 May 2003 17:34:36 -0700

    On Wed, 2003-05-28 at 18:40, Peter Avalos wrote:
    > On Wed, May 28, 2003 at 09:04:28PM -0400, Jerry A! wrote:
    > > On Wed, May 28, 2003 at 05:51:33PM -0700, Joe Kelsey wrote:
    > > : follow the suggestion and actually *use* the suggested refuse file you
    > > : will then be unable to follow the other suggestion and ever use
    > > : portupgrade, or else fix portupgrade so that it does not dump it guts
    > > : out if a language dependency is missing.
    > > :
    > > : Very frustrating and totally unnecessary. Especially since I now have
    > > : to waste disk space on language ports.
    > >
    > > Can't you specify the languages in the "IGNORE_CATEGORIES" portion of
    > > pkgtools.conf? Then you should be able to safely skip it.
    > >
    >
    > Yes, and there's even an example right there in pkgtools.conf.

    That is all well and good, but the HANDBOOK makes no mention of the fact
    that I have to go poring though pkgtools.conf looking for mysterious
    settings to put in place.

    Since the HANDBOOK gives a specific suggestion for the refuse file and
    since it mentions portupgrade, it should also mention the fact that if
    you use a refuse file you need to update pkgtools.conf.

    Trying to remember every little obscure configuration file is a royal
    pain in the ass. That is what the HANDBOOK is for, to help me remember
    all of these obscure details.

    /Joe

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