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Subject: port installs fail: pkg_info -- O
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Wanted to ask a quick FreeBSD question.  All my port installs fail like =
this:

[root@vs146 /usr/ports/category_name/port_name]# make install
<Finds the dependencies and runs most of the install with no problem>
=3D=3D=3D>  Checking if category_name/port_name already installed
pkg_info: illegal option -- O
usage: pkg_info [-cdDfGiIkLmopqrRsvVx] [-e package] [-l prefix]
                [-t template] [-W filename] [pkg-name ...]
       pkg_info -a [flags]
*** Error code 1
Stop in /usr/ports/category_name/port_name.

This article seems to address the subject and suggests running FreeBSD =
4.7 or later (I'm running 4.8-release though)
http://news.gw.com/freebsd.questions/148464

It looks as though the "-- O" option after pkg_info simply doesn't =
exist, but was entered in the script anyway.
The system can't interpret "-- O", so it treats it as an error and quits
Any recommendations would be much appreciated.

Tom Hancock
running FreeBSD 4.8-release
Aplus VS146