Date: Thu, 9 Jul 1998 11:29:52 -0600 (MDT) From: Brett Taylor <brett@peloton.physics.montana.edu> To: Glenn Johnson <gjohnson@nola.srrc.usda.gov> Cc: Manfred Antar <mantar@netcom.com>, ports@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: windowmaker 0.16.1 does not compile on -CURRENT Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980709112456.11603A-100000@peloton.physics.montana.edu> In-Reply-To: <199807091609.LAA27848@symbion.srrc.usda.gov>
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Hi, > I usually do a "make" first to verify that the port builds. Once the > port builds, then I do a pkg_delete, followed by a "make install". It > seems that a port should build without having to do a pkg_delete first. > Having to do pkg_delete before the build implies that the new version is > using parts of the old version to build and it seems that would not be > the "right thing to do". But this is NOT an unusual experience. Try installing TeX and LaTeX, then decide you want teTeX instead. Or lyx w/ just the LaTeX install. Or some of the tcl/tk ports. Note I'm not trying to defend this port behavior but it certainly happens. If you're worried about it (ports usually build - really) then you could always do a make package of the old one so you could just pkg_add your old package if the new port fails to build. Brett *********************************************************** Brett Taylor brett@peloton.physics.montana.edu http://peloton.physics.montana.edu/brett/ How many Microsoft employees does it take to change a light bulb? Zero. They declared Darkness[tm] the standard. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message
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