Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2017 08:52:19 -0800 From: "Chris H" <bsd-lists@bsdforge.com> To: <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: pkg upgrade problem with Perl 5.24 Message-ID: <1ad47d672f07464e22fabb8b703c22e6@ultimatedns.net> In-Reply-To: <5c07feaa-d49d-43bb-40e1-a3507a679edb@FreeBSD.org> References: <D6B3A415-7A99-4A62-BD42-AFB08ACB5089@alogis.com> <5b13bb8420bc5e6429b905bdfc4027cf@ultimatedns.net>, <5c07feaa-d49d-43bb-40e1-a3507a679edb@FreeBSD.org>
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On Fri, 13 Jan 2017 16:38:59 +0000 Matthew Seaman <matthew@FreeBSD.org> wrote > On 2017/01/13 16:31, Chris H wrote: > > As a general rule: > > install from pkg(8) remove with pkg(8) > > install from ports(7), remove with ports(7) > > > > Sorry -- this is completely bogus. Not entirely. > You can freely mix and match either > way. Just make sure that the package names match up. > > In fact the ports removes packages using pkg(8), so it all comes down to > the same thing in the end. That is the *intended* outcome, to be sure. *But* as noted in the OP[1], and from some edge cases I've personally run into; the "general rule" I listed, does apply. :) > > Cheers, > > Matthew I have now removed the package using pkg delete -f -n perl5-5.24.1.r4_1 and was then able to install from ports without problems: [1] root@gw2:/usr/ports/lang/perl5.24 # pkg info perl5.24-5.24.1.r5_1 perl5.24-5.24.1.r5_1 Name : perl5.24 Version : 5.24.1.r5_1 Installed on : Thu Jan 12 17:53:45 2017 CET Origin : lang/perl5.24 --Chris
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