Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2004 15:54:27 -0000 From: Matthew Smith <matt@forsetti.com> To: dwbear75@gmail.com Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: pkg_upgrade ? Message-ID: <1048014804.2249.26.camel@localhost> In-Reply-To: <15991.24017.741532.962785@guru.mired.org> References: <20030318095553.F18308@asu.edu> <15991.24017.741532.962785@guru.mired.org>
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On Tue, 2003-03-18 at 12:56, Mike Meyer wrote: > In <20030318095553.F18308@asu.edu>, David Bear <David.Bear@asu.edu> typed: > > I do have cvsup installed, and can run cvsup to update my ports > > collection. My question is if I already have a package installed, > > running cvsup, the make install again for a preexisting port will mess > > up the pkg-data base right? > > Wrong. If you are installing a port a second time, "make install" will > refuse to install the port because it's already installed. If you are > installing an updated port, then the pkg-data will be in a different > place because the port has a different name. The latter case may leave > parts of the first port laying around unused, and deinstalling it will > probably break the second port. > > > > So, if I only want to upgrade a single > > port, is the recommended way > > 1) pkg_deinstall > > 2) cvsup ports collection > > 3) pkg_install again (or make install) > > This seems rather poor as I don't want to have all the downtime > > between deinstalling and installing again. > > Try this: > > 1) cvsup ports collection > 2) make > 3) pkg_deinstall > 4) make install > > > If I cvsup ports and then make install, is there a fix to update the > > pkg data base? > > It's not needed. > > <mike Of course, this method does not work if there are any packages/ports depending on the port you are upggrading. The pkg_deinstall will fail because of the dependencies. I believe a pkg_deinstall -f will forcibly remove the package anyway. Unfortunately, I still sometimes find the dependent ports need to be recompiled for the new version of the port you are installing. -Matt
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