Can selfupdate be done incrementally

[O'Dell James]

I have a macports update script and launchd plist that schedules an (self)update to run.
I'd be happy to share if anyone wants them.

Jim

On Apr 6, 2012, at 4:57 PM, Phil Dobbin wrote:

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> On 06/04/2012 18:58, Tim Johnson wrote:
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>> I use a 2012 Mac Mini with OSX Lion.
>> 
>> I haven't run selfupdate in some time.
>> 
>> My observations in the past is that this machine runs alarmingly hot
>> during long compiles. I recall being very nervous during the last
>> selfupdate with temperature raising to as 180 F or more.
>> 
>> I'm wondering if it is possible to do selfupdate a step or
>> dependency at a time. That way, I could allow the machine to cool
>> off before resuming.
>> 
>> Any comments are welcome.
> 
> [snip]
> 
> FWIW, my Macbook Pro running Snow Leopard temperatures get to around 80
> degrees Centigrade when upgrading/installing with no ill effects.
> 
> I also try to run selfupdate daily (one of my other machines is running
> Debian & a cron job kicks around 07:45 each morning to run apt-get
> update so, if I'm awake, I do Mac Ports too) so the number of ports is
> minimal on an upgrade & if I get a long list of ports, I split them into
> batches. Not necessary really but I like to keep the machine active on
> other fronts while they're upgrading as much as possible.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Phil...
> 
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