[Slapt-get-user] Options for patch upgrades

[William Scott Lockwood III]

---==== [ joe_schmoe ] ===---
> Sean Donner wrote:
>> Slackware doesn't release patches (at least not to my knowledge),
>> instead
>> they release entirely new versions of slackpacks (ie .tgz files). Once a
>> new slackpack comes out, simply run 'slapt-get --update && slapt-get
>> --upgrade' and that should do it.  If you are tracking -current then use
>> --dist-upgrade instead of --upgrade.
>> -Sean
>>>Hi
>>>I've searched the subject lines of the mailling list archive and from
>>>Oct 2003 till March 2005 there isn't a subject line that indicates
>>>anything about patches, so if this is a repeat, my apologies :)
>>>Specifically, I'm interested in how to config slapt-get to update
>>>patches, but didn't see anything to that effect in the config file. Did
>>>I miss it or is there an option I pass at the command line?
>>>Cheers
>>>/j
> Hi Sean
> I beg to differ. Just going to http://www.slackware.com/pb/ provides a
> drop down menu with the three options: "slackware", "patches", and
> "extra". Patches are useful for security updates, etc. Those are what
> I'd like to access with slapt-get if I can figure out how to configure
> slapt-get to get them.
>
> Cheers

Sigh.

Differ all you like, but look at:
 http://www.slackware.com/pb/searchfile.php?v=current&c=slackware&string=*&w=on

You will note that there is exactly one patch. Please find any patches for
me on install media, or in a common package repository somewhere.
Slackware basically doesn't *do* patches. It would be nice if, say, like
*BSD we had something /usr/ports like that would allow an automated build
and patch process, but that just doesn't exist. As such, why put it in the
tool? To grab one patch?!?!

Sean is right - just grab new packages as they come out. If you are in a
low bandwidth, or an expensive bandwidth environment, subscribe to the
slackware CD service, and put a few bucks in Patrick's pocket while you
get updated CD's mailed right to your door.

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Regards,
Scott
Slacker since '94