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Subject: Re: MySQL update
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"Glenn McCalley" <glenn@mail.bnetmd.net> writes:

> Trying to update MySQL from 4.1 to 5.5.
> Updating mysql-client first.
> Make works great, but make install refuses to install saying 5.5
> conflicts with 4.1, run
> pkg_delete for 4.1.
> pkg_delete for 4.1 refuses to deinstall as all the php52 packages
> (extensions, mysql, mysqli, pdo_mysql etc.) depend on mysql 4.1.
>
> Question:  Do I have to deinstall everything, and then put it all back
> together, or can I force the mysql 5.5 client and 5.5 server to
> install?

There are several ports management tools in ports/ports-mgmt which
handle this for you.  portmaster, portupgrade, etc...