From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jun 7 21:52:16 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 96034106566B for ; Tue, 7 Jun 2011 21:52:16 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from glenn@bnetmd.net) Received: from cernan.electric.net (smtp-out-34.electric.net [72.35.23.34]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2EFC38FC1A for ; Tue, 7 Jun 2011 21:52:15 +0000 (UTC) Received: from 1QTwqH-0002GI-UU by cernan.electric.net with emc1-ok (Exim 4.76) (envelope-from ) id 1QTwqH-0002H4-Ut for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Tue, 07 Jun 2011 07:01:13 -0700 Received: by emcmailer; Tue, 07 Jun 2011 07:01:13 -0700 Received: from [10.86.5.46] (helo=fuse246.electric.net) by cernan.electric.net with esmtps (TLSv1:AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1QTwqH-0002GI-UU for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Tue, 07 Jun 2011 07:01:13 -0700 Received: from mailanyone.net by fuse246.electric.net with esmtpa (MailAnyone extSMTP glenn@bnetmd.net) id 1QTwqG-0007Q0-Dn for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Tue, 07 Jun 2011 07:01:13 -0700 Message-ID: <4E900BDAD33A43EE89313926BC7CD0F1@GLENN2> From: "Glenn McCalley" To: References: <7E6F915F8DE848FEABB9A0F4A901062E@GLENN2> Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2011 10:01:08 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5931 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.6090 X-Outbound-IP: 10.86.5.46 X-Env-From: glenn@bnetmd.net X-PolicySMART: 1273431 X-Virus-Status: Scanned by VirusSMART (c) X-Mailman-Approved-At: Tue, 07 Jun 2011 22:07:10 +0000 Subject: Re: MySQL update - Done X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 07 Jun 2011 21:52:16 -0000 Chris, portmaster was the key. Installed that (yes, read the manpage, and your -o syntax was OK anyway) and MAGIC! -- update went fine. Matthew and Robert's comments regarding updating taken to heart as well. THANKS guys, much appreciated. Glenn. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Rees" To: "Glenn McCalley" Cc: Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2011 8:37 AM Subject: Re: MySQL update > On 7 June 2011 12:56, Glenn McCalley wrote: >> 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? >> > > I'm at work at the moment, so I can't test these, sorry. > > Firstly, get portmaster: > > # pkg_add -r portmaster > > Then read the manpage: > > % man portmaster > > Try something like: > > # portmaster -o databases/mysql55-client mysql-client > > # portmaster -o databases/mysql55-server mysql-server > > Then, because you haven't read the manpage you'll have to confirm > everything. Read the manpage! > > If it doesn't work (because I made a mistake with the -o syntax), read > the manpage and then let us have the output. > > Chris > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > >