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Date:      Wed, 28 Apr 2010 07:12:17 -0400
From:      Jerry <freebsd-ports.user@seibercom.net>
To:        freebsd-ports@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: portupgrading lang/gawk fails
Message-ID:  <20100428071217.4db16b10@scorpio.seibercom.net>
In-Reply-To: <w2yef8c8a881004272217w4e059a7fj344e7e7d02ef9f7f@mail.gmail.com>
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On Wed, 28 Apr 2010 07:17:40 +0200
Torfinn <tingox@gmail.com> articulated:

> Hi,
> 
> On Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 8:29 PM, Doug Barton <dougb@freebsd.org>
> wrote:
> 
> > On 04/26/10 11:15, Torfinn Ingolfsen wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > > When trying 'portupgrade -R gawk' I get this:
> >
> > There is a problem with the port that if you do: install gawk ;
> > build gawk ; deinstall gawk ; install gawk it will fail. See
> > http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=ports/146005
> >
> >
> Aha. Hopefully the problem will be fixed soon.
> 
> 
> > Meanwhile you can completely deinstall gawk, then install it again.
> >
> 
> Thanks, that worked out nicely.
> HAND.

You could use portmanager to update the port. It does not suffer
adverse effects. I am not exactly sure why; however, it does work
without any problems. In fact, using it like this:

	portmanager -u -l -y -p

should get all of your ports back in sync quite nicely.


-- 
Jerry
FreeBSD-Ports.user@seibercom.net

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