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Date:      Tue, 31 Jul 2001 02:51:30 -0700
From:      Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org>
To:        Morsal Roudbay <morsal@swipnet.se>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: upgrading a port
Message-ID:  <20010731025130.A25609@xor.obsecurity.org>
In-Reply-To: <20010731113845.A90101@zigman.2y.net>; from morsal@swipnet.se on Tue, Jul 31, 2001 at 11:38:45AM %2B0200
References:  <20010731113845.A90101@zigman.2y.net>

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On Tue, Jul 31, 2001 at 11:38:45AM +0200, Morsal Roudbay wrote:
> Hi!
> I have a question regarding upgrading ports...
>=20
> I am about to install a new version of samba.. but I have the previous
> version installed. Since I upgraded my ports collection I cant use make
> deinstall no more... So the question is, is it ok to just install a new
> version on top of the old?

Nope, that will leave orphaned files lying around.

> What should I do if I want to remove an old
> installed port when the port in my portscollection is newer?=20

Use the portupgrade port to automagically do the upgrading.

Kris

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