Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2003 13:52:34 -0400 From: Jesse Sheidlower <jester@panix.com> To: Matthew Seaman <m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Upgrading self-installed X with Ports version? Message-ID: <20030909175234.GA19295@panix.com> In-Reply-To: <20030909164947.GA6676@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk> References: <20030909140034.GA29625@panix.com> <20030909141650.GB5617@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk> <20030909143450.GA9310@panix.com> <20030909164947.GA6676@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk>
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On Tue, Sep 09, 2003 at 05:49:47PM +0100, Matthew Seaman wrote: > Hmmm... I don't see the XFree86-Server port there. You may have an X > Server installed, but because the system doesn't recognise it as part > of an installed port, it isn't attempting to upgrade it. > > You can always force the port to reinstall: > > # portinstall -fN x11-servers/XFree86-4-Server > > Although the ports system is very good at ensuring all of the > dependencies of a package are met, it does that by checking that key > executables or shared libraries or whatever are installed, rather than > checking the database of installed ports. Also, when you run > pkgdb(1), it's possible to tell the package database to forget about a > dependency. This, although it seems like a golden opportunity for > foot-shooting, is actually a clever move that allows you to mix > together 3rd party software installed by hand with software installed > from the ports system. Although there's very little reason nowadays > to go outside ports. Thanks! This worked perfectly. Now I just have to fix my lousy config files.... Jesse Sheidlower
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