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Date:      Tue, 07 Jun 2011 08:10:05 -0400
From:      Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org>
To:        "Glenn McCalley" <glenn@mail.bnetmd.net>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: MySQL update
Message-ID:  <4462ohhmg2.fsf@lowell-desk.lan>
In-Reply-To: <7E6F915F8DE848FEABB9A0F4A901062E@GLENN2> (Glenn McCalley's message of "Tue, 7 Jun 2011 07:56:05 -0400")
References:  <7E6F915F8DE848FEABB9A0F4A901062E@GLENN2>

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"Glenn McCalley" <glenn@mail.bnetmd.net> writes:

> Trying to update MySQL from 4.1 to 5.5.
> Updating mysql-client first.
> Make works great, but make install refuses to install saying 5.5
> conflicts with 4.1, run
> pkg_delete for 4.1.
> pkg_delete for 4.1 refuses to deinstall as all the php52 packages
> (extensions, mysql, mysqli, pdo_mysql etc.) depend on mysql 4.1.
>
> Question:  Do I have to deinstall everything, and then put it all back
> together, or can I force the mysql 5.5 client and 5.5 server to
> install?

There are several ports management tools in ports/ports-mgmt which
handle this for you.  portmaster, portupgrade, etc...



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