Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2011 10:01:08 -0400 From: "Glenn McCalley" <glenn@bnetmd.net> To: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: MySQL update - Done Message-ID: <4E900BDAD33A43EE89313926BC7CD0F1@GLENN2> References: <7E6F915F8DE848FEABB9A0F4A901062E@GLENN2> <BANLkTimKM4_MopJT1r8BctOhJyyYNzY3DQ@mail.gmail.com>
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Chris, portmaster was the key. Installed that (yes, read the manpage, and your -o syntax was OK anyway) and MAGIC! -- update went fine. Matthew and Robert's comments regarding updating taken to heart as well. THANKS guys, much appreciated. Glenn. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Rees" <utisoft@gmail.com> To: "Glenn McCalley" <glenn@mail.bnetmd.net> Cc: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2011 8:37 AM Subject: Re: MySQL update > On 7 June 2011 12:56, Glenn McCalley <glenn@mail.bnetmd.net> wrote: >> Trying to update MySQL from 4.1 to 5.5. >> Updating mysql-client first. >> Make works great, but make install refuses to install saying 5.5 >> conflicts >> with 4.1, run >> pkg_delete for 4.1. >> pkg_delete for 4.1 refuses to deinstall as all the php52 packages >> (extensions, mysql, mysqli, pdo_mysql etc.) depend on mysql 4.1. >> >> Question: Do I have to deinstall everything, and then put it all back >> together, or can I force the mysql 5.5 client and 5.5 server to install? >> > > I'm at work at the moment, so I can't test these, sorry. > > Firstly, get portmaster: > > # pkg_add -r portmaster > > Then read the manpage: > > % man portmaster > > Try something like: > > # portmaster -o databases/mysql55-client mysql-client > > # portmaster -o databases/mysql55-server mysql-server > > Then, because you haven't read the manpage you'll have to confirm > everything. Read the manpage! > > If it doesn't work (because I made a mistake with the -o syntax), read > the manpage and then let us have the output. > > Chris > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > >
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