=================================================================================== PORTSDIR/INDEX-__FreeBSD__.db is usually generated by ports-mgmt/portupgrade However, you can use the tool 'pver_dbgen' to generate/update it > sudo pver_dbgen The tool use PORTSDIR/INDEX-__FreeBSD__ to generate db file Then you can show the packages whose port version and package version is different by typing 'pver' > pver ===================================================================================