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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--/9DWx/yDrRhgMJTb Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable 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 --/9DWx/yDrRhgMJTb 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 iD8DBQE7Zn+hWry0BWjoQKURAg8uAKDJ5wXCVw9+Wou6S6jvy9foesF8TgCgp740 gpF+jWQp++5dj5VptW1RDHM= =VTWb -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --/9DWx/yDrRhgMJTb-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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