Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2006 22:07:18 -0500 From: Bob Perry <rperry@gti.net> To: Joe Marcus Clarke <marcus@marcuscom.com> Cc: freebsd-gnome@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: How to Reinstate gamin-0.1.5_2 Dependency Message-ID: <43E17766.4040005@gti.net> In-Reply-To: <1138773346.816.14.camel@shumai.marcuscom.com> References: <200601312310.27000.rperry@gti.net> <1138769900.816.4.camel@shumai.marcuscom.com> <200602010044.47385.rperry@gti.net> <1138773346.816.14.camel@shumai.marcuscom.com>
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Joe Marcus Clarke wrote: > On Wed, 2006-02-01 at 00:44 -0500, Bob Perry wrote: >> On Tue January 31 2006 11:58 pm, you wrote: >>> On Tue, 2006-01-31 at 23:10 -0500, Bob Perry wrote: >>>> I'm running FreeBSD 5.4 and recently cvsup'd my system and followed that >>>> with portupgrade. I subsequently ran pkgdb -Fu and was asked if >>>> gamin-0.1.5_2 was a stale dependency for gnomevfs2-2.12.2_1 and >>>> inadvertently responded yes. I attempted to reinstall gamin-0.1.5_2 and >>>> received a message stating that it was in conflict with fam-2.6.9_6 which >>>> I found was required by >>>> firefox-1.5_5,1. The message also indicated that I should delete >>>> fam-2.6.9_6 and then I could complete installation of gamin-0.1.5_2 so I >>>> did. I ran pkgdb -Fu again and replaced fam-2.6.9_6 with gamin-0.1.5_2 >>>> as a dependency of firefox. I expected to see a similar prompt >>>> requesting me to make gamin-0.1.5_2 a dependency of gnomevfs2-2.12.2_1 >>>> but did not. >>>> >>>> Both, gamin-0.1.5_2 and fam-2.6.9_6 seem to fulfill the same function of >>>> monitoring file alterations (?). I don't fully understand the purpose but >>>> my question is how do I return gamin-0.1.5_2 as a dependent of >>>> gnomevfs2-2.12.2_1 and was I correct in making it a dependent of firefox? >>> You can only have one installed. The following command will replace fam >>> with gamin: >>> >>> portupgrade -o devel/gamin -f fam >> I already removed fam when I installed gamin so this command doesn't recognize >> fam. However, it seems as though I need to do more than simply change >> dependency via pkgdb -Fu. For instance, gamin is now a dependency of firefox >> because I change it with the pkgdb -Fu command. If I understand your >> command, I really need to run portupgrade on firefox to make the change >> whole. Correct? > > No, just run pkgdb -Ff, and select gamin if it asks about fam. > > Joe > Thanks Joe, I ran pkgdb -Ff and there was no output or prompts. However, when I ran the pkg_info -rR gnomevfs2-2.12.2_1 command, gamin did not appear. As far as I knew it was still a dependency of gnomevfs2. Did I miss a step? Bob
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