Here's a nifty trick:
Code:
pkg_add -uuv firefox >& /tmp/update.log
NOTE #1: The >& notation (CSH shell) redirects all the output (stdout and stderr) to a log file so you can analyze the update later.
NOTE #2: There are times (it's very rare) when pkg_add updates all the dependencies but gives an error when updating the leafs (the last packages, like level 1 or 2 leafs). In case it happens, run the command again, it's harmless.
PS: I've made a PHP script this weekend which uses the output from '
pkgdepgraph -o' to create a shell script with one-line calls to pkg_add for each installed package but ordered form the core dependencies (like perl and pcre) to the leafs (like firefox and xfce) so that I don't have any update issues. When it's fully tested I'll release it ... I don't know who invented regular expressions but he (or she) should get a monument.
