Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2000 15:28:28 -0400 (EDT) From: Matthew Emmerton <matt@gsicomp.on.ca> To: Mark Schneider <mschneider@mkbmarketing.com> Cc: ache@FreeBSD.ORG, ports@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD Port: png-1.0.8_1 Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.1000925152756.79564B-100000@xena.gsicomp.on.ca> In-Reply-To: <39CF8D67.1FA20FF4@mkbmarketing.com>
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> I am hosting with a company that has put version 3.4 of freebsd on our > system because it is the version of freebsd they support. I am trying > to install the png library, it compiles wonderfully, but every time I > try intstall it I get > > make install > ===> Installing for > ===> is already installed - perhaps an older version? > If so, you may wish to ``make deinstall'' and install > this port again by ``make reinstall'' to upgrade it properly. > If you really wish to overwrite the old port of > without deleting it first, set the variable "FORCE_PKG_REGISTER" > in your environment or the "make install" command line. > *** Error code 1 > > Stop. > *** Error code 1 > > Stop. > > I have tried make reinstall, and the FORCE_PKG_REGISTER. I really don't > have the option of upgrading to freebsd 4.X at the current time as they > want to charge us $120 an hour to do it and they have not had much > experience doing this... Is there some way I can install the compiled > libraries by hand? I do have root access. How about doing a 'make deinstall install'? -- Matthew Emmerton To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message
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