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.TH "PORT\-SELFUPDATE" "1" "2014\-08\-16" "MacPorts 2\&.3\&.99" "MacPorts Manual"
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.SH "NAME"
port-selfupdate \- Upgrade MacPorts itself and update the port definition files\&.
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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.nf
\fBport\fR [\fB\-qvdf\fR] \fBselfupdate\fR [\-\-nosync]
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.SH "DESCRIPTION"
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\fBport selfupdate\fR checks for new releases of MacPorts and upgrades it when necessary\&. \fBselfupdate\fR also updates the local port definitions (the so\-called ports tree) to the latest state so you have the latest versions of ports available\&. This part of the operation corresponds to \fBport-sync\fR(1)\&.
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You should regularly run \fBselfupdate\fR to update your local port definitions\&. Running \fBselfupdate\fR is required to get updated software with bug fixes and new features\&.
.SH "OPTIONS"
.PP
\fB\-\-nosync\fR
.RS 4
Only check for updates \- and install if available \- for MacPorts itself\&. Do not update the ports tree\&.
.RE
.SH "GLOBAL OPTIONS"
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Please see the section \fBGLOBAL OPTIONS\fR in the \fBport\fR(1) man page for a description of global port options\&.
.PP
\fB\-q\fR
.RS 4
Supress status output, be as silent as possible\&.
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.PP
\fB\-f\fR
.RS 4
Do not check whether the downloaded MacPorts version is newer than the currently installed one, but always rebuild and reinstall MacPorts\&.

You can use this to downgrade from a beta or development version to the latest release\&. Note that there is no guarantee that there have not been made incompatible and irreversible changes to MacPorts\*(Aq internal data structures, making a downgrade impossible\&.
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.SH "EXAMPLES"
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When no new versions are available, \fBselfupdate\fR looks like this:
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$ sudo port selfupdate
\-\-\-> Updating MacPorts base sources using rsync
MacPorts base version 2\&.3\&.99 installed,
MacPorts base version 2\&.3\&.99 downloaded\&.
\-\-\-> Updating the ports tree
\-\-\-> MacPorts base is already the latest version
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.if n \{\
.RE
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If \fBselfupdate\fR detects that a newer version of MacPorts is available, it attempts to update your copy to this version\&. In that case, the output will be different:
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.if n \{\
.RS 4
.\}
.nf
$ sudo port selfupdate
\-\-\-> Updating MacPorts base sources using rsync
MacPorts base version 2\&.3\&.0 installed,
MacPorts base version 2\&.3\&.99 downloaded\&.
\-\-\-> Updating the ports tree
\-\-\-> MacPorts base is outdated, installing new version 2\&.3\&.99
Installing new MacPorts release in /opt/local as root:admin; permissions 755
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.if n \{\
.RE
.\}
.SH "TROUBLESHOOTING"
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If \fBselfupdate\fR fails, it usually does so in one of two places: The network connection, or the installation of the update\&.
.PP
Network Problems
.RS 4
MacPorts uses the
\fIrsync\fR
protocol to update its sources to the latest version\&. This will fail if you are on a network that blocks TCP connections to the rsync port 873\&. Talk to your network administrators and ask them to allow connections to port 873 if this happens to you\&. Alternatively, you can just download a new installer \&.pkg from macports\&.org and run that to upgrade your installation\&.
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Network connection problems might also affect you if you are in a country with US export restrictions\&. We suggest using one of our other
\m[blue]\fBmirrors\fR\m[]\&\s-2\u[1]\d\s+2
outside of the US in these cases\&.
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.PP
Compilation Problems
.RS 4
When a problem occurs while building and installing the new MacPorts version, you will see the message
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Error installing new MacPorts base: command execution failed
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.if n \{\
.RE
.\}
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To find out what went wrong, re\-run
\fBselfupdate\fR
with the
\fB\-d\fR
flag\&. This will allow you to see all output generated by the build system\&. Look for the first occurance of \(lqerror\(rq\&. If you cannot figure out what\(cqs wrong on your own, feel free to ask on
\m[blue]\fBthe macports\-users mailing list\fR\m[]\&\s-2\u[2]\d\s+2
and attach the output generated by
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.if n \{\
.RS 4
.\}
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$ sudo port \-d selfupdate
.fi
.if n \{\
.RE
.\}
.RE
.SH "SEE ALSO"
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\fBport\fR(1), \fBport-sync\fR(1)
.SH "AUTHORS"
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(C) 2014 The MacPorts Project
Clemens Lang <cal@macports\&.org>
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.SH "EXTERNAL REFERENCES"
.IP " 1." 4
mirrors
.RS 4
\%https://trac.macports.org/wiki/Mirrors#MacPortsSource
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.IP " 2." 4
the macports-users mailing list
.RS 4
\%mailto:macports-users@lists.macosforge.org
.RE