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Date: Sat, 5 Oct 2013 12:59:25 +0100
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Subject: Re: Packages missing after "Re-installation" with portmaster
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On Sat, 5 Oct 2013 12:44:52 +0200
Fabian Keil wrote:

> I'm occasionally missing packages after trying to rebuild them with
> portmaster. For example I just "lost" liferea:
> 
> fk@r500 ~ $portmaster liferea
> 
> ===>>> Currently installed version: liferea-1.8.15
...
> ===>>> SU Running pkg_delete for liferea-1.8.15
> Deinstallation has been requested for the following 1 packages:
> 
> 	liferea-1.8.15
> 
> The deinstallation will free 3 MB
> [1/1] Deleting liferea-1.8.15... done
> 
> ===>>> SU Running make install
...
> Has anyone seen this behaviour?

What behaviour? The old version was removed and the new one installed.
I don't see any evidence that anything was lost.