Date: Wed, 26 May 1999 17:12:36 -0600 From: Oscar Bonilla <obonilla@fisicc-ufm.edu> To: patl@phoenix.volant.org Cc: Chris Piazza <cpiazza@home.net>, Oscar Bonilla <obonilla@fisicc-ufm.edu>, ports@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Right way to upgrade a port Message-ID: <19990526171236.F917@fisicc-ufm.edu> In-Reply-To: <ML-3.4.927759735.2767.patl@asimov>; from patl@phoenix.volant.org on Wed, May 26, 1999 at 04:02:15PM -0700 References: <XFMail.990526152048.cpiazza@home.net> <ML-3.4.927759735.2767.patl@asimov>
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On Wed, May 26, 1999 at 04:02:15PM -0700, patl@phoenix.volant.org wrote: > The problem with the pkg_delete/make install sequence is that it can > get quite awkward if there are other ports that depend on the one you > are trying to update. For worst-case scenaria, check out the dependancy > trees for gnome and kde... > I know! I've been bitten by it in the past. That's why I was posting. Maybe there should be an option (upgrade?) in the package/ports system that would do both, i mean deleting the old package without worring about dependencies and installing the new version... just a thought. Regards, -Oscar -- For PGP Public Key: finger obonilla@fisicc-ufm.edu To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message
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