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Date:      Wed, 11 Mar 1998 11:45:58 -0800 (PST)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
To:        "Richard J. Ullery" <rich@hamlinks.com>
Cc:        FreeBSD-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Update a ports pkg?
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.980311114518.15994O-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980311085917.7387B-100000@jackal.hamlinks.com>

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On Wed, 11 Mar 1998, Richard J. Ullery wrote:

> Greetings, 
>  How do I update a ports package to install the new version?
> Say for instance "The Gimp".

pkg_delete package-old.vers.ion
cd port
make && make install

> If im in /user/ports/graphics/gimp/
> there is a CVS directory that looks like it may control this?
> Is there a way to update it or even just check for updated info on the
> port?

cvs update

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major



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