Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2003 11:56:33 -0600 From: Mike Meyer <mwm-dated-1048442194.486a12@mired.org> To: David.Bear@asu.edu Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: pkg_upgrade ? Message-ID: <15991.24017.741532.962785@guru.mired.org> In-Reply-To: <20030318095553.F18308@asu.edu> References: <20030318095553.F18308@asu.edu>
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In <20030318095553.F18308@asu.edu>, David Bear <David.Bear@asu.edu> typed: > I do have cvsup installed, and can run cvsup to update my ports > collection. My question is if I already have a package installed, > running cvsup, the make install again for a preexisting port will mess > up the pkg-data base right? Wrong. If you are installing a port a second time, "make install" will refuse to install the port because it's already installed. If you are installing an updated port, then the pkg-data will be in a different place because the port has a different name. The latter case may leave parts of the first port laying around unused, and deinstalling it will probably break the second port. > So, if I only want to upgrade a single > port, is the recommended way > 1) pkg_deinstall > 2) cvsup ports collection > 3) pkg_install again (or make install) > This seems rather poor as I don't want to have all the downtime > between deinstalling and installing again. Try this: 1) cvsup ports collection 2) make 3) pkg_deinstall 4) make install > If I cvsup ports and then make install, is there a fix to update the > pkg data base? It's not needed. <mike -- Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> http://www.mired.org/consulting.html Independent WWW/Perforce/FreeBSD/Unix consultant, email for more information. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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