Date: 31 Oct 2002 06:54:36 -0600 From: Larry Rosenman <ler@lerctr.org> To: Brian Reichert <reichert@numachi.com> Cc: Adam Weinberger <adamw@FreeBSD.ORG>, ports@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: How flexible _is_ the use of ports? Message-ID: <1036068877.393.8.camel@lerlaptop.lerctr.org> In-Reply-To: <20021031010815.T618@numachi.com> References: <20021030212408.N618@numachi.com> <1036031219.442.13.camel@lerlaptop.lerctr.org> <20021030213055.P618@numachi.com> <1036031545.442.15.camel@lerlaptop.lerctr.org> <20021030222723.Q618@numachi.com> <1036034966.83261.2.camel@lerlaptop.lerctr.org> <20021030223732.R618@numachi.com> <1036035547.83261.4.camel@lerlaptop.lerctr.org> <20021030224350.S618@numachi.com> <20021031035136.GX197@vectors.cx> <20021031010815.T618@numachi.com>
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On Thu, 2002-10-31 at 00:08, Brian Reichert wrote: > On Wed, Oct 30, 2002 at 07:51:36PM -0800, Adam Weinberger wrote: > > The problem seems to be that the libraries from graphics/tiff are still > > there, but the entry in the port database isn't. It's fastest to just > > install the port manually, and stick to using portupgrade in the future > > when you want to upgrade stuff, portinstall when you want to add stuff, > > and pkg_deinstall when you wish to delete stuff. > > Ok, I manualy reintroduced all of the components that pkgdb whined > about, then I was in fact able to execute 'portupgrade -fRr mozilla', > and it indeed went though all of the machinations. > > So, I thank all of your for help in hand-holding. Not a problem. I personally enjoy helping. > > Regrettably, my orginal problem with the mozilla browser still seems > in place, so I'm uncertain how to advance on this without a full > reinstall... What is the problem? > > > > > -Adam > > > > -- > Brian 'you Bastard' Reichert <reichert@numachi.com> > 37 Crystal Ave. #303 Daytime number: (603) 434-6842 > Derry NH 03038-1713 USA Intel architecture: the left-hand path -- Larry Rosenman http://www.lerctr.org/~ler Phone: +1 972-414-9812 E-Mail: ler@lerctr.org US Mail: 1905 Steamboat Springs Drive, Garland, TX 75044-6749 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message
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