NAME

pkg-compare

SYNOPSIS

pkg-compare

pkg-compare new_path old_path

pkg-compare -m -p new_path old_path

DESCRIPTION

This program reads local.sqlite in new_path and compares list of installed packages in local.sqlite in old_path. If a package is found in old_path which is not in new_path then the name of the port is printed, one per line.

Command line switches:
-p prefix each package with 'pkg install -Rf'
-m show manually installed packages only, no deps

Upgrade Strategy:

# mv /usr/local /usr/old-local
# mv /var/db/pkg /var/db/old-pkg
# cd /usr/ports/ports-mgmt/pkg
# make
# make install clean
# cd /usr/ports/databases/sqlite3
# make
# make install clean
# pkg-compare -p -m /var/db/pkg /var/db/old-pkg > upgrade.sh
# yes | sh upgrade.sh

OPTIONS

-p

Prefix each package with 'pkg install -Rf'.

FILES

pkg-compare uses local.sqlite which is created/managed by /usr/ports/ports-mgmt/pkg (maybe not anymore?).

AUTHOR

Manual page by Waitman Gobble