Date: Mon, 23 Aug 1999 13:57:34 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug <Doug@gorean.org> To: Scott Michel <scottm@CS.UCLA.EDU> Cc: bush doctor <dervish@bantu.cl.msu.edu>, FreeBSD Ports List <freebsd-ports@freebsd.org>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Hints on u/g XFree86? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9908231354310.13323-100000@dt010nb9.san.rr.com> In-Reply-To: <37C19FEC.81862CE0@cs.ucla.edu>
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On Mon, 23 Aug 1999, Scott Michel wrote:
> bush doctor wrote:
> > Here's one formula ...
>
> I guess I should not have been as terse as I was. Of course I have the
> necessary positive cluon flux density to perform the previous 6 steps.
> (Ok, you may have been misled by my signature...)
>
> However, if you have XF86 3.3.3.1 installed and a crapload of your
> ports depend on it (like, oh, say, your Window Manager), then a
> cavalier "pkg_delete" will cause your Romulan pain stick to vibrate
> madly in your back.
>
> So, I'll ask it again: Is there a relatively painless way to u/g
> to XF86 3.3.4 w/o having to blat and recompile all my other ports
> and having to re-frob all of my (precious) configuration?
Just install 3.3.4 without deleting the old one. If having the old
directory around bothers you you can just blow it away by hand, or let it
die by attrition as you deinstall/upgrade your various dependent ports.
Doug
--
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