PKG_P5UP2DATE(1)

NAME
pkg_p5up2date - check p5-* pkgsrc packages whether being up-to-date or need updating

SYNOPSIS
  pkg_p5up2date [--cpan-home <dir>] [--output-fmt <ascii|html>]
                [--output-file <filename>]
                [--[no-]scan-installed] [--[no-]update-cpan-index]
                [--help] [--usage]

DESCRIPTION
This script scans pkgsrc directory for outdated cpan packages. Packages which will need updates are listed and packages which are newer than their cpan pendants are reported as "needs review".

OPTIONS

"--cpan-home"
    Specifies home directory for cpan configuration and cache. Loads following files:

      ${cpan-home}/CPAN/MyConfig.pm
      ${cpan-home}/sources/modules/02packages.details.txt.gz

"--output-fmt"
    Let you choose the output format, either ascii or html.

    Default is ascii.

"--output-file"
    Let you specify another target file then "~/p5up2date.log" for writing packages which needs attention.

"--scan-installed|--no-scan-installed"
    Specifies whether installed packages shall be marked explicitely.

"--update-cpan-index|--no-update-cpan-index"
    Specifies whether cpan index cache shall be forced to update or not.

"--help"
    Prints help and exit.

"--usage"
    Prints usage and exit.

AUTHOR
Jens Rehsack <sno@NetBSD.org>