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authorDoug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org>2006-06-19 18:19:55 +0000
committerDoug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org>2006-06-19 18:19:55 +0000
commit0ec59745d5ed5c14ae08d7fa6e427189a60e8cae (patch)
treefb01a82097d0c4e3247be8ee16ecc9bd0d273cc7 /ports-mgmt/portmaster
parentBump to 1.4 for new version (diff)
Update for version 1.4
Notes
Notes: svn path=/head/; revision=165784
Diffstat (limited to 'ports-mgmt/portmaster')
-rw-r--r--ports-mgmt/portmaster/pkg-descr16
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/ports-mgmt/portmaster/pkg-descr b/ports-mgmt/portmaster/pkg-descr
index 96f6058425cd..b5f9e86f12d8 100644
--- a/ports-mgmt/portmaster/pkg-descr
+++ b/ports-mgmt/portmaster/pkg-descr
@@ -1,17 +1,14 @@
-This script provides a simple way to manage your ports. It uses the existing
-ports infrastructure to track dependencies, and to keep those dependencies
-up to date.
-
-Because portmaster is written in /bin/sh, it needs no other languages installed.
+This script uses the existing ports infrastructure to track dependencies,
+and to keep those dependencies up to date. Because it is written in /bin/sh,
+it needs no other languages installed.
Portmaster has the following features:
* User can specify the port to upgrade (or install) either by directory
- in /usr/ports (whether the port is already installed or not), or by
- directory in /var/db/pkg
+ in /usr/ports, or by directory in /var/db/pkg
* Updates and repairs (as needed) entries for dependencies in both +CONTENTS
and +REQUIRED_BY files for both the port that is being updated, and any
ports that depend on it
- * Runs make config
+ * Runs make config recursively through all ports before starting build
* Recursively checks and upgrades (or installs) all dependencies
* User can force upgrades of all dependent ports
* Runs make clean before starting the build (can be disabled)
@@ -20,5 +17,8 @@ Portmaster has the following features:
* Supports non-default settings of PORTSDIR and PKG_DBDIR
* Interactive update mode (prompts for each update)
* Option to rebuild port, and ports that depend on it
+ * Options to make packages out of installed, and new ports
+ * Option to clean out stale port dependencies
+ * Downloads distfiles in the background
WWW: http://dougbarton.us/portmaster.html