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To: Florian Nigsch <flo@nigsch.com>
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Subject: Re: upgrading ports
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Hi,

I think this will help answer your question:
	http://www.freebsddiary.org/portupgrade.php

--gill


On Wed, 20 Feb 2002, Florian Nigsch wrote:

> Hi all!
> 
> I'm using FreeBSD for over 4 years now but I never bothered to think
> abount how to "upgrade" a port correctly?
> 
> I think there once was an upgrade target for each port.
> 
> Is it still existent or how else do I upgrade a port "correctly", besides
> making pkg_delete and installing the newer version just like there
> has never been an older version of the same port before?
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> 
> flo
> 

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