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To: Salvo Bartolotta <bartequi@inwind.it>
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Subject: Re: upgrading a program by ports' package
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Hi, Salvo Bartolotta:

Thanks for your kind reply.  I have one question.  If I just pkg_add
glib-1.2.8 without deleteing glib-1.2.6, what could be happend?  Both
pacakges are installed?


-Paul



Salvo Bartolotta wrote:

> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Original Message <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
>
> On 9/7/00, 2:34:02 PM, youlgok@attglobal.net wrote regarding upgrading
> a program by ports' package:
>
> > I have installed glib-1.2.6 on my FBSD-3.3.  Before upgrading to
> > glip-1.2.8, I tried to pkg_delete glib-1.2.6, but I get this message
> and
> > can't go any further:
>
> > # pkg_delete glib-1.2.6
> > pkg_delete: package `glib-1.2.6' is required by these other packages
> > and may not be deinstalled:
> > gtk-1.2.6
>
> > In this case, can I just overwrite it by pkg_add glib-1.2.8 without
> > pkg_delete glib-1.2.6?  If not, what should I do here?
>
> > Any help would be appreciated.  Thanks.
>
> > -Paul
>
> Dear Paul Youlgok (?),
>
> The short answer is: in order to update your ports, please use
> "pkg_version -c" cum grano salis (ie edit the output and be careful,
> be careful, be careful. Have I said that you have to be careful when
> editing ? :-)
>
> If you prefer packages, pkg_version(1) is useful all the same.
>
> By the way, you can force the deletion of a package, if you like:
> pkg_delete -f <package>. However, I don't know whether gtk works with
> a newer glib: I just haven't tried that.
>
> One possibility is updating **the two** ports/packages (generally
> speaking, you might have to update more than two ports/packages for
> "consistency" reasons): again, pkg_version(1) is your friend.
>
> HTH,
> Salvo
>
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