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To: J McKitrick <jcm@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>
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Subject: Re: Upgrading ports and existing programs
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J McKitrick <jcm@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> writes:

> I thought the pkg commands were just for binary only packages, not ports?

pkg_add is only for packages, but when you `make install' a port it
registers itself in /var/db/pkg so you can use pkg_delete or pkg_info.

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Kevin Street
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