Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2001 08:55:56 +1300 From: Jonathan Chen <jonathan.chen@itouch.co.nz> To: Doug Poland <doug@polands.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Upgrading windowmaker via port collection Message-ID: <20010308085556.A9950@itouchnz.itouch> In-Reply-To: <20010307100240.A4494@polands.org>; from doug@polands.org on Wed, Mar 07, 2001 at 10:02:41AM -0600 References: <20010307100240.A4494@polands.org>
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On Wed, Mar 07, 2001 at 10:02:41AM -0600, Doug Poland wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm running windowmaker 0.62.1 on FreeBSD 4.2-STABLE. I noticed the
> port now points to 0.64.1 and would like to upgrade but have several questions.
>
> * If I use the port mechanism, do I use: make reinstall?
No. Do a make on the windowmaker port, then
# pkg_delete windowmaker-0.62.1
# make install
> * Will this overwrite my personal configuration settings?
No.
> * Must I re-run wmaker.inst?
No.
> * Are there any other issues I need to be aware of?
The actual name of your previously installed windowmaker port may vary,
check the contents of /var/db/pkg for the canonical name.
--
Jonathan Chen <jonathan.chen@itouch.co.nz>
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