This script and accompanying launch daemon plist will setup Macports to auto update (port selfupdate) daily at a specific time of your choosing.
🚨🚨🚨 WARNING! THE INSTALL MUST BE RUN AS ROOT! 🚨🚨🚨
Please see the install.sh script plus the detailed description below to understand what is happening, but the TLDR version, it requires root for the following commands:
cp macports-autoupdate.zsh /usr/local/bin/
cp org.macports.autoupdate.plist /Library/LaunchDaemons/
chmod +x /usr/local/bin/macports-autoupdate.zsh
sed -i '' 's/__EMAIL__/email@address/' /usr/local/bin/macports-autoupdate.zsh
set -i '' 's/__HOUR__/{hr}/;s/__MIN__/{mn}/' /Library/LaunchDaemons/org.macports.autoupdate.plist
launchctl load /Library/LaunchDaemons/org.macports.autoupdate.plist
To Install:
% git clone https://github.com/getoffmyhack/macports-autoupdate
% cd macports-autoupdate
% sudo ./install.sh
The script will perform the following tasks:
- Ask for an email address that will be used to send success / failure notifications upon completion.
- In order to properly function, a working MTA must be configured on your Mac.
- Please note: the email address is not collected in any manner and is only used in the autoupdate script!
- Ask for the hour and minute on which to run the script.
- The hour must be in 24 hour format ranging from 0 to 23.
- The minute must be in the range 0 to 59.
- Check that Macports is installed.
- Check that the install files exists in the current directory.
- Check to determine if the autoupdate script and plist file are already installed.
- If the script and/or plist files are already installed, a temp backup directory is created.
- Ask for final confirmation before completing the installation.
Once the final confirmation as been made, script will perform the installation tasks:
- Copy the previous script and plist to the backup directory if needed.
- Unload the current plist from launchd if need 63A7 ed.
- Copy the script file to
/usr/local/bin - Copy the plist file to
/Library/LaunchDaemons - Updates the autoupdate script with the email as entered.
- Updates the plist file with the start hour & minute
- Loads the launch daemon.
The autoupdate script will then run daily at the specified time and, upon completion, will email the results of the port selfupdate command.
If the command completes successfully, it will also run the port outdated command and include the results in the email.
Log files are also used via the launchd system, with STDERR output to /var/log/org.macports.autoupdate.err and STDOUT to /var/log/org.macports.autoupdate.log.
% sudo ./install.sh
Password:
Enter your email address: email@domain.com
Checking address syntax: email@domain.com [Valid]
Enter start hour (0-23) - default 0: 1
Checking if valid hour entered: 1 [Valid]
Enter start minute (0-59) - default 0: 15
Checking if valid minute entered: 15 [Valid]
Checking for macports: /opt/local/bin/port [Found]
Looking for install file: macports-autoupdate.zsh [Found]
Looking for install file: org.macports.autoupdate.plist [Found]
Checking destination file: org.macports.autoupdate.plist [Found]
Checking destination file: macports-autoupdate.zsh [Found]
Creating backup directory: /tmp/macports-autoupdate.202106211309.G2Nix
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Installion summary:
Notify email: [ email@domain.com ]
Update time: [ 01:15 ]
Create backup: [ TRUE ]
Backup directory: /tmp/macports-autoupdate.202106211309.G2Nix
Finalize Installation? [y/N]: y
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Creating backup for file: org.macports.autoupdate.plist
Creating backup for file: macports-autoupdate.zsh
Unloading previous launchdaemon: org.macports.autoupdate.plist
Installing: macports-autoupdate.zsh to /usr/local/bin
Installing: org.macports.autoupdate.plist to /Library/LaunchDaemons
Configuring email address: email@domain.com
Configuring autoupdate start time: 01:15
Loading launchdaemon: org.macports.autoupdate.plist
Installation Complete.
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