Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2001 20:17:34 -0800 From: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> To: Annelise Anderson <andrsn@andrsn.stanford.edu> Cc: BSD Freak <bsd-freak@mbox.com.au>, FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Correct Prcoeedure for upgrading a port or package Message-ID: <20011110201734.B96057@xor.obsecurity.org> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.10.10111101558090.49638-100000@andrsn.stanford.edu>; from andrsn@andrsn.stanford.edu on Sat, Nov 10, 2001 at 04:02:29PM -0800 References: <36952c36a627.36a62736952c@mbox.com.au> <Pine.BSF.4.10.10111101558090.49638-100000@andrsn.stanford.edu>
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--s/l3CgOIzMHHjg/5 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Sat, Nov 10, 2001 at 04:02:29PM -0800, Annelise Anderson wrote: > On Sun, 11 Nov 2001, BSD Freak wrote: >=20 > > Hi everyone, > >=20 > > I am a little unlear on exactly the correct procedure for upgrading a= =20 > > port or package. From my experimentation I beleive the following is=20 > > correct but I'm still not quite sure if there is a better way: > >=20 > > 1. pkg_delete mypackage 1.0 > > 2. pkg_add mypackage 1.1 > >=20 > >=20 > > I found out the hard way that simply installing a new version of a=20 > > package over the top of the previou one leads to problems removing the= =20 > > old package (and it does not automatically remove the old version ie=20 > > you end up with two versions of the same package installed). > >=20 > > Can any guru out there please tell me if my procedure for upgrading=20 > > ports and packages is sane or if there is a better way..... > >=20 > > Thank in advance.... >=20 > The portupgrade port seems to be emerging as the best tool for > upgrading ports, since it deals with dependencies so well (both > requirements for any given port and packages that depend on the > port). Yep, another recommendation for portupgrade. Kris --s/l3CgOIzMHHjg/5 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (FreeBSD) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE77fvdWry0BWjoQKURAi81AJsGJ5pQV7pxtTeWoqUPNQj1DUU/awCfcJtX GpcWJgn8xRRrA0xL85Hr4iY= =F2Ka -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --s/l3CgOIzMHHjg/5-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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