hi , iam n00b in bsd
i use free bsd , how to upgrade a package using portage system ?
and when i do pkg_add somepackage , why it does not install the latest version of this package ??
thanks

I'm assuming the freebsd portage system is similar to the gentoo linux portage sytem. If this is the case, then the lastest version is probable masked. This means that the new version hasn't fully been tested to work properly on the distro. I know how to over-ride this in gentoo, but you might want to check out the freshports forum for more help on this topic.

[url]www.freshports.org[/url]

[edit] This might help:

[url]http://www.freshports.org/sysutils/portupgrade/[/url]

You 1st need to use cvsup and then portupgrade

here is the steps :-
cd /usr/ports/net/cvsup
make install
cd /usr/ports/sysutils/portupgrade
make install

then make a cvsup file and use it with cvsup
ex:-
cvsup -g supfile
note :- supfile is the file you created

then :-
portupgrade -aRr
that will upgrade ALL the packages on your system to the latest one.


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This means that the new version hasn't fully been tested to work properly on the distro. I know how to over-ride this in gentoo, but you might want to check out the freshports forum for more help on this topic.