Date: Sat, 28 Jul 2007 23:48:31 +0300 From: Manolis Kiagias <sonicy@otenet.gr> To: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: oops, what have i done! Message-ID: <46ABAB9F.7050708@otenet.gr> In-Reply-To: <20070728202316.GA15797@owl.midgard.homeip.net> References: <200707281513.51368.freebsd@dfwlp.com> <20070728202316.GA15797@owl.midgard.homeip.net>
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Erik Trulsson wrote: > On Sat, Jul 28, 2007 at 03:13:51PM -0500, Jonathan Horne wrote: > >> today, when i was auditing what needs to be updated, i came upon this: >> >> autoconf-2.13.000227_5 < needs updating (port has >> 2.13.000227_6) >> autoconf-2.53_3 < needs updating (port has 2.53_4) >> autoconf-2.59_2 < needs updating (port has 2.59_3) >> automake-1.4.6_3 < needs updating (port has 1.4.6_4) >> automake-1.5_3,1 < needs updating (port has 1.5_4,1) >> automake-1.9.6_1 < needs updating (port has 1.9.6_2) >> >> how did i manage to get so many of these 3 things installed? can i assume its >> safe to remove all but the highest version? >> > > Short answer: It is perfectly normal. Don't worry. > > > Longer answer: > > The reason you have all of them installed is that some ports need one of > them, and others need another one etc. > It is perfectly safe to have all of them installed at the same time. > > You can delete any or all of them if you wish, but don't be surprised if > they get pulled in again by one port or another. > Even more, if you updated you ports tree today, read /usr/ports/UPDATING there is an entry for a specific upgrade procedure concerning these.
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