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Date:      Mon, 20 Nov 2000 21:32:52 -0600 (CST)
From:      "Mark R. Grant" <mgrant@paradox.dyn.dhs.org>
To:        Jason <blaz@satx.rr.com>
Cc:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: ports / compile problem
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.21.0011202128490.20897-100000@paradox.dyn.dhs.org>
In-Reply-To: <3A18707B.4A094D54@satx.rr.com>

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On Sun, 19 Nov 2000, Jason wrote:

> greetings,
> 
> i searched the archives but found nothing, so please don't yell :)
> 
> how do i update my /usr/ports to the latest ports software?  not
> that I want to download all the software, just the ports
> collection.

Your best bet is to run the 'cvsup' program to synchronize your ports
tree. 

> 
> also I am having some problems when it comes to compiling some
> particular ports.  for example when trying to install /usr/ports/
> gimp1, it fails on aalib-1.2 because the file had a mismatch
> in the checksum.. how do I go about trying to install the
> port from scratch?  (so it will re-download the software again)
> 
> i have tried make clean, but that doesn't seem to work.
> 

"make deinstall" - does exactly that

"make clean" - removes the object/source code from the port, essentially
returning the port tree to just that.

Mark



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