From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jun 16 20:09:40 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 60A49106567B for ; Mon, 16 Jun 2008 20:09:40 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from derek@computinginnovations.com) Received: from betty.computinginnovations.com (mail.computinginnovations.com [64.81.227.250]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 00DCB8FC16 for ; Mon, 16 Jun 2008 20:09:39 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from derek@computinginnovations.com) Received: from p28.computinginnovations.com (dhcp-10-20-30-100.computinginnovations.com [10.20.30.100]) (authenticated bits=0) by betty.computinginnovations.com (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id m5GK9S1Y055312; Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:09:28 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from derek@computinginnovations.com) Message-Id: <6.0.0.22.2.20080616150705.025db0a8@mail.computinginnovations.com> X-Sender: derek@mail.computinginnovations.com X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 6.0.0.22 Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:09:24 -0500 To: bg271828@yahoo.com, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org From: Derek Ragona In-Reply-To: <163493.55117.qm@web53402.mail.re2.yahoo.com> References: <163493.55117.qm@web53402.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV 0.93/6806/Wed Apr 16 15:50:16 2008 on betty.computinginnovations.com X-Virus-Status: Clean X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-MailScanner-ID: m5GK9S1Y055312 X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner-From: derek@computinginnovations.com X-Spam-Status: No Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: Subject: Re: Upgrading problem: confused dependencies X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2008 20:09:40 -0000 At 01:11 PM 6/16/2008, Dr. Jennifer Nussbaum wrote: >Im sorry to repeat a thread from last week, but ive been trying ever since >to upgrade a >port and havent been able to. If someone can make another suggestion, i >would be >very very greatful. > >As i said in the "libcdio upgrade problems" thread, i have installed the >libcdio port, but >when other ports try to build, they fail, telling me that libcdio is >already installed and i >need to make deinstall and make reinstall of it. I did this, but got the >same message. >Ive tried every variant, and would be happy to try brute force versions >too. I deinstalled >it and let the other port try to install it, i deinstalled all related >ports so things could try >again from scratch, i set the environment variables about forcing package >registration, >whatever i could. > >The ports tree is up to date. Id install libcdio as a package, but its not >new enough. > >Something must be corrupted somewhere and i want to fix it, manually if >necessary, but i >just dont know what to do. > >Thanks again and sorry for the new thread, but Im running out of options. > >Jen > Your post doesn't specify what version of FreeBSD you are using. Nor does your post specify what port(s) are the issue, or what utility if any you are using to upgrade a port. In general, you can use either portupgrade or portmanager to keep installed ports up to date. -Derek -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.