Date: Tue, 08 Feb 2011 06:59:08 -0500 From: Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org> To: Mikael Bak <mbak@inbox.lv> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Follow a port of a specific major verion Message-ID: <44tyge7n5f.fsf@lowell-desk.lan> In-Reply-To: <4D511D49.4010704@inbox.lv> (Mikael Bak's message of "Tue, 08 Feb 2011 11:39:05 %2B0100") References: <4D50217A.6030700@inbox.lv> <44aai7vh5b.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> <4D511D49.4010704@inbox.lv>
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Mikael Bak <mbak@inbox.lv> writes: > I was not aware I could just install the same software over the other > without first removing it. Shouldn't I do that? I would not want to end > up with a broken software or a broken ports database. No, you want to remove the old port before installing the new one. But you can *build* the new port before removing the old one. > If I would set my mind on editing the ports database by hand, where > should I look for it? /var/db/pkg (but as I said earlier, it's not worthwhile)
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