Date: Sun, 16 May 2004 15:14:01 -0400 From: Michael Edenfield <kutulu@kutulu.org> To: Lee Harr <missive@hotmail.com> Cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: portupgrade postgresql-7.3.4_1 Message-ID: <20040516191400.GA70244@wombat.localnet> In-Reply-To: <BAY2-F11ix4A2DreBBs000197f3@hotmail.com> References: <BAY2-F11ix4A2DreBBs000197f3@hotmail.com>
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--xHFwDpU9dbj6ez1V Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable * Lee Harr <missive@hotmail.com> [040516 15:00]: > >Trying to do the portupgrade of postgresql on my FreeBSD 5.2.1 box. When > >I try a 'pkg_delete postgresql-7.3.4_1', it has dependents and says > >cannot be deinstalled. How do I handle this port upgrade? > > > >esmtp# pkg_delete postgresql-7.3.4_1 > >pkg_delete: package 'postgresql-7.3.4_1' is required by these other > >packages > >and may not be deinstalled: > >nagios-1.1_3 > >nagios-plugins-1.3.1 > >phppgadmin-3.0.1 > >postfix-2.0.16,1 > > >=20 >=20 > Have you ever used portupgrade? > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ports.html > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ports-using.html > (section 4.5.5 discusses portupgrade) While portupgrade is easily the most effective solution, and the one I would also recommend, there are alternatives. A 'make deinstall reinstall' in the port directory will do basically the same thing, though without the safety precations portupgrade takes. --Mike --xHFwDpU9dbj6ez1V Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFAp714CczNhKRsh48RAsw+AKC66CrfG9lbMpAmKBA0fVNAb+GZNwCfZT57 A1PoVXk7mma1CM4krXEDrqI= =cfKU -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --xHFwDpU9dbj6ez1V--
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