Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2017 13:38:29 -0500 From: Bob Willcox <bob@immure.com> To: ports list <freebsd-ports@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: pkg delete of firefox fails: firefox-51.0.1_1,1 is locked and may not be modified Message-ID: <20170614183829.GB5608@rancor.immure.com> In-Reply-To: <20170614183003.GA5608@rancor.immure.com> References: <20170614183003.GA5608@rancor.immure.com>
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Sorry to be following up on my own post, but right after I posted this I had a burst of inspiration (and memory recall) and remembered how to lock and unlock ports. So...nevermind...and sorry for the noise. Bob On Wed, Jun 14, 2017 at 01:30:03PM -0500, Bob Willcox wrote: > I'm trying to update firefox on my system but can't update it or even delete > it. I get this result on pkg delete (for example): > > root@tavion:1 /usr/ports/www/firefox> pkg delete firefox > > firefox-51.0.1_1,1 is locked and may not be modified > Checking integrity... done (0 conflicting) > Package(s) not found! > > Now, I suspect that I am the one responsible for 'locking' it a few months > back when I didn't want to inavertantly update it. Unfortunately I can't > recall what I might have done to lock it (memory isn't what it used to be). > > Can someone shed some light on where/what this lock may be? > > Thanks, > Bob > > -- > Bob Willcox | Lawsuit, n.: A machine which you go into as a pig and > bob@immure.com | come out as a sausage. > Austin, TX | -- Ambrose Bierce > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-ports@freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-ports-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" -- Bob Willcox | Lawsuit, n.: A machine which you go into as a pig and bob@immure.com | come out as a sausage. Austin, TX | -- Ambrose Bierce
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