port_upgrade 2008-07-14

port_upgrade

DESCRIPTION:

A clean way to keep your MacPorts up to date.

FEATURES/PROBLEMS:

Updates your MacPorts while also removing old dependent versions of libraries and applications.

SYNOPSIS:

Install a port_upgrade config file into ~/.port_upgrade.conf, a sample is included with the gem (optional)
Update your ports database from macports.org
- sudo port selfupdate (or sync)
Run port_upgrade to generate a shell script
- port_upgrade -o upgrade.sh
Run the shell script to update your ports tree
- sudo ./upgrade.sh
There is no step 4

REQUIREMENTS:

ruby-sqlite3 gem
bz2 gem

INSTALL:

sudo gem install port_upgrade

Additional Usage Scenerios

1) Uninstall a port on which other ports depend. Example with libiconv

port_upgrade --outdated=libiconv -o iconv_uninstall.sh

./iconv_uninstall.sh uninstall

Known Bugs

Does not check epoch dates in Portfiles

LICENSE:

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The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED “AS IS”, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.