Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2010 10:23:33 +0200 From: Guido Falsi <mad@madpilot.net> To: Ian FREISLICH <ianf@clue.co.za> Cc: current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Port won't build because of installed conflict Message-ID: <20100921082333.GA63653@megatron.madpilot.net> In-Reply-To: <E1Oxxs2-0000bk-T5@clue.co.za> References: <E1Oxxs2-0000bk-T5@clue.co.za>
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On Tue, Sep 21, 2010 at 10:06:34AM +0200, Ian FREISLICH wrote: > Hi > > [mini] /usr/ports/www/firefox # make > > ===> firefox-3.6.10,1 conflicts with installed package(s): > firefox-3.5.13,1 > > They install files into the same place. > Please remove them first with pkg_delete(1). > *** Error code 1 > > Stop in /usr/ports/www/firefox. > *** Error code 1 > > But I don't want to be without the browser while I'm building the > new one. Is there a reason why this conflict isn't checked at > install time rather than build time? I think this happens because in your situation firefox 3.6 would end up linking against FF 3.5 libraries. Perhaps you could setup a build environment in a jail, make a package for it and then just remove FF 3.5 and intall the 3.6 package. -- Guido Falsi <mad@madpilot.net>
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