Date: 20 Apr 2003 23:37:48 -0400 From: Adam <blueeskimo@gmx.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: How to savely upgrade software from ports? Message-ID: <1050896268.574.1.camel@jake> In-Reply-To: <3EA363F0.1020900@users.sourceforge.net> References: <3EA363F0.1020900@users.sourceforge.net>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] On Sun, 2003-04-20 at 23:22, Rob Lahaye wrote: > I'm having trouble how to savely upgrade software to newer version in the ports. > For example, "pkg_version -v | grep -v =" tells me: > > linux_base-7.1_2 < needs updating (port has 7.1_3) > > > I see two options, for this example: > > 1) simply install 7.1_3 *without* deleting 7.1_2. > > 2) delete with "-f" 7.1_2 and then install 7.1_3. > (this is what the "pkg_version -c" output suggests). > > Can someone tell me what are the pros and cons? > Is there another (safer) way of upgrading? You must learn the power and usefulness of portupgrade .. man 1 portupgrade -- Adam <blueeskimo@gmx.net> [-- Attachment #2 --] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQA+o2eMu3o4GBMSDL4RAkPNAKCB8HQQVGrw/ynFKscjSO109h5YHgCeJXn8 m6v7Rtdmvah4xC/+yCF5VlE= =mg/6 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----help
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