Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2010 16:13:02 -0500 From: Michael Powell <nightrecon@hotmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Updating 1 single port. Message-ID: <idu53t$hap$1@dough.gmane.org> References: <2084B8F03D9B43BF90E12CAAA0E0CC1B@GRANTDESKTOP> <idtifp$lap$1@dough.gmane.org> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1012101304190.68770@wonkity.com>
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Warren Block wrote: > On Fri, 10 Dec 2010, Michael Powell wrote: > >> Grant Peel wrote: >> >>> I suspect I have an issue with Proftpd and need to update it quickly. At >>> Christmas break we will be apdating all ports and src, but for now, I >>> would like to get the latest version of Proftpd up. >>> >>> What is the best / quickest method of getting 1 single port updated? >>> (Proftpd 1.3.3c) >> >> Since this is in the ports, refresh your ports tree. Then just cd to >> /usr/ports/ftp/proftpd and do make && make deinstall && make reinstall. > > make clean deinstall install > > is a little safer. But the problem that many people run into is that > they haven't updated other installed ports, including infrastructure > like the autotools ports that were updated today. So when they try to > update a single port, things it depends on are missing or outdated. Excellent point indeed! The autotools "fun" - a perfect case in point. While you may be able to get away with a simple update some of the time, that is certainly not true all of the time. -Mike
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