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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



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