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Date:      Mon, 20 Oct 2003 23:33:12 +1000
From:      David Lodeiro <dlodeiro@inspired.net.au>
To:        freebsd.org@carmoda.com
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: errors with dependant packages while installing ports.
Message-ID:  <200310202333.12315.dlodeiro@inspired.net.au>
In-Reply-To: <3F946A80.3050208@carmoda.com>
References:  <3F946A80.3050208@carmoda.com>

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Hi, 

# cd /usr/ports/xxx/directory of port that wont compile

# make deinstall

# make install  or  # make install clean  or   # make package

works for me without any problems

Seeya

David Lodeiro
> Hi,
>
> I seem to get failures just about every time i try to install anything:
>
> in particular errors with dependant packages:
>
> "An older version of whatever/whatever is already installed..."
>
> now, on attempts to update any of these dependancy packages i break my
> system... so. do i just accept i cannot update or run certain things, or
> is there some trick t this i am missing...?
>
> please 'CC' me as i am on digest mode...
>
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