Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1998 22:10:02 -0700 From: Studded <Studded@dal.net> To: Omar Thameen <omar@clifford.inch.com> Cc: ports@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: upgrading a port Message-ID: <3611BD2A.6EC4C065@dal.net> References: <19980930001813.A5212@clifford.inch.com>
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Omar Thameen wrote: > > When you upgrade a port from one version to another, is there > a proper way to do it which removes the old version and installs > the new, preserving your config files? Depends on what you're upgrading. Sometimes I delete the package before I install the new one, sometimes I just install over it and delete the old directory in /var/db/pkg. If you're unsure about this, just use one of the below methods to delete the package first. As far as I can tell, there is no difference between the two methods. > While I'm at it, what's the difference between "make deinstall" > in the port directory and pkg_delete? Good luck, Doug To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message
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