Date: 04 Apr 2001 19:33:02 -0500 From: Don Croyle <croyle@gelemna.org> To: michael@tenzo.com Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Questions about installing ports... Message-ID: <86puesdw3l.fsf@emerson.gelemna.org> In-Reply-To: "Michael O'Henly"'s message of "Wed, 4 Apr 2001 16:57:46 -0700" References: <01040416574602.01789@pravda.tenzo.net>
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"Michael O'Henly" <michael@tenzo.com> writes: > 1. It looks as though binary packages may be added and removed using the > "pkg_add" and "pkg-delete" commands. Will "pkg-delete" also remove binaries > created by the "make install" process? Yes. But it's pkg_delete. > 2. Is there a central repository of package information on my system that > could tell me what version of a package is installed? You can use pkg_version or browse through /var/db/pkg. > 3. Is there a way to specify a mirror on the command line when giving the > "make install" command? I'm feeling guilty because most of the sources I've > downloaded have come from "ftp.freebsd.org" rather than a local mirror. Set MASTER_SITE_OVERRIDE in /etc/make.conf (see /etc/defaults/make.conf for details). > 4. I'm pretty sure that XFree86-3.3.6_4 is what gets installed by FreeBSD > 4.2. After installing 4.2, I used cvsup to refresh my ports collection and > noticed that the latest version of the "old" XFree86 is 3.3.6_7. If I went to > /usr/ports/x11/XFree86 and did a "make deinstall" using this updated > Makefile, would it remove 3.3.6_4? (I'm asking because it didn't seem to > work. Neither did "pkg_delete XFree86". I ended up installing 4.0.3 on top of > the old version.) You probably wanted "pkg_delete XFree86-3.3.6_4". Next time you upgrade, I'd use pkg_delete for both XFree86 versions you had installed and just ignore the messages about files that aren't really there. -- I've always wanted to be a dilettante, but I've never quite been ready to make the commitment. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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