Date: Sun, 29 Jul 2007 15:12:06 +0100 From: Adam J Richardson <fatman.uk@gmail.com> To: Pollywog <lists-fbsd@shadypond.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: oops, what have i done! Message-ID: <46ACA036.7070806@crackmonkey.us> In-Reply-To: <200707282051.28386.lists-fbsd@shadypond.com> References: <200707281513.51368.freebsd@dfwlp.com> <20070728202316.GA15797@owl.midgard.homeip.net> <200707282051.28386.lists-fbsd@shadypond.com>
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Pollywog wrote: > On Saturday 28 July 2007 20:23:16 Erik Trulsson wrote: > >> Short answer: It is perfectly normal. Don't worry. >> >> Longer answer: >> >> The reason you have all of them installed is that some ports need one of >> them, and others need another one etc. >> It is perfectly safe to have all of them installed at the same time. >> >> You can delete any or all of them if you wish, but don't be surprised if >> they get pulled in again by one port or another. > > In Linux, I occasionally have compiling problems when I have two versions of > automake installed. Removing the ones that are not needed fixes the problem. I usually delete the older one[s] if I see duplicates in my portversion list, and let the resultant "stale links" [if any] resolve themselves to point at the latest version. That shouldn't be dangerous, right? I find portsdb generally does the Right Thing. I don't think it's caused me any problems [yet]. Adam J Richardson
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