Date: Thu, 08 Mar 2007 10:30:49 +0000 From: Alex Zbyslaw <xfb52@dial.pipex.com> To: peter@placidpublishing.net Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Dependency Confusion Message-ID: <45EFE5D9.2080107@dial.pipex.com> In-Reply-To: <45EFBCD3.3020904@placidpublishing.net> References: <45EFBCD3.3020904@placidpublishing.net>
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Peter Pluta wrote: > I'm a bit confused with dependency's. When you have a stale > dependency's what does this usually mean? Does that mean that the > dependency was already updated and not noted in the pkgdb? Or does it > mean the version in the pkgdb is wrong and that I have a newer or > older version installed? Also, how do I correct it when running pkgdb > -F I tried to enter the newer version of the dependency and it told me > I need to pick from a list it gave me. :( A stale dependency is when package A says that it depends on package B but package B is not installed. You *might* have a newer version and this is what you have to tell pkgdb -F since it has got into a state where it cannot know. Please show the actual details since without them no-one will be able to tell you the right answer. --Alex
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