Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:16:06 -0700 From: Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org> To: Scott Bennett <bennett@cs.niu.edu> Cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [REPOST] problem upgrading perl Message-ID: <4A37FD86.400@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <200906160325.n5G3PxGP008120@mp.cs.niu.edu> References: <200906160325.n5G3PxGP008120@mp.cs.niu.edu>
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Scott Bennett wrote: > I got no responses when I posted this a few days ago, so I'm reposting > it now. I'd really like to finish the perl upgrade process, so I could move > on to installing/updating other ports safely, but could use some advice. > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Following the instructions in /usr/ports/UPDATING for upgrading from > lang/perl5.8 to lang/perl5.10 using portmaster, the first part seems to go > well. The last line of that process is where the excerpt below begins. > The second step, as you will see, fails with the error message shown. > /usr/ports/UPDATING neglects to mention what to do next, and the process > looks incomplete at this point. If someone could offer instructions for > completing the process, I would be grateful. > > ===>>> Upgrade of perl-5.8.9_2 to perl-threaded-5.10.0_3 complete > > hellas# nice +18 portmaster -v -r perl\* As someone else already pointed out, the -r option can only take one port, so if the glob matches more than one it won't work. Specifying the specific installed port from the directory in /var/db/pkg is the way to go. hope this helps, Doug
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