Create list of ports to update

[Carmel NY]

On Sunday, December 3, 2017 12:12 PM, Gary J. Hayers stated:
> On 03/12/2017 17:03, Carmel NY wrote:
> > On Sunday, December 3, 2017 11:44 AM, Gary J. Hayers stated:
> >> On 03/12/2017 16:40, Carmel NY wrote:
> >>> Reading up on "poudriere", it appears that I have to feed it a list
> >>> of ports that need to be updated. Unlike "synth" which can figure
> >>> that out by itself, it does seem counterproductive.
> >>>
> >>> My question, now that "portmaster" is apparently dead in the water,
> >>> what is the easiest way to construct a list of ports that need
> >>> updating in
> >> the:
> >>> "port-category/port-name" format?
> >
> >> pkg query '%o' > ports.txt
> >
> > Doesn't that just list all of the installed ports, not just the ones that need
> updating?
> >
> 
> It does, my apologies, I read the question wrong

Not a problem. It would seem to me that poudriere would provide some
native method of resolving that question. Other port management utilities like synth do it.

-- 
Carmel
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