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Date:      Fri, 25 Oct 2002 01:51:49 -0400
From:      parv <parv_fm@emailgroups.net>
To:        "Kirk R. Wythers" <kwythers@umn.edu>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: housecleaning and portupgrade question
Message-ID:  <20021025055149.GA5018@moo.holy.cow>
In-Reply-To: <1035474504.15382.20.camel@lorax.forestry.umn.edu>
References:  <1035474504.15382.20.camel@lorax.forestry.umn.edu>

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in message <1035474504.15382.20.camel@lorax.forestry.umn.edu>,
wrote Kirk R. Wythers thusly...
>
> aalib-1.4.r5                        <   needs updating (port has 1.4.r5_1)
> aalib-1.4.r5_1                      =   up-to-date with port
...
> 
> There are numerous examples of this issue. My question is: what is
> the recommended way to delete an old version application x. This
> assumes of course that you are sure that it is not depended upon
> by some other app.

when you deinstall an old port, it's quite possible that files from
new port will also be deleeted.  in that case, you will need to
re-install that new port.

just be careful of "-f" (force) option of pkg_delete or
pkg_deinstall.  pay attention to any message which says along the
lines of "checksum mismatch, deleted anyway".  in that case, see
above.


 - parv

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