From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jun 16 20:51:58 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 35652106564A for ; Mon, 16 Jun 2008 20:51:58 +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 B55708FC19 for ; Mon, 16 Jun 2008 20:51:57 +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 m5GKpjk6056792; Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:51:45 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from derek@computinginnovations.com) Message-Id: <6.0.0.22.2.20080616154858.025d7728@mail.computinginnovations.com> X-Sender: derek@mail.computinginnovations.com X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 6.0.0.22 Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:51:43 -0500 To: bg271828@yahoo.com, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org From: Derek Ragona In-Reply-To: <948013.44405.qm@web53403.mail.re2.yahoo.com> References: <6.0.0.22.2.20080616150705.025db0a8@mail.computinginnovations.com> <948013.44405.qm@web53403.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: m5GKpjk6056792 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 20:51:58 -0000 At 03:24 PM 6/16/2008, Dr. Jennifer Nussbaum wrote: >Sorry, this was all discussed in the original thread. The port is the >sysutils/libcdio port. I >use portupgrade to keep things up to date. This machine is running FreeBSD > 6.2-RELEASE. > >In this case libcdio itself upgrades correctly, but other ports (for >example devel/gvfs), >when i try to update them, report that libcdio is already installed and i >need to make >deinstall and then make reinstall of libcdio. I can do this, and it >"works", but then rerunning >portupgrade on gvfs reports the same thing about libcdio. If just do a >make deinstall of >libcdio and run portupgrade on gvfs, then gvfs will "sucessfully" install >libcdio but when >it gets back to gvfs, reports the same make deinstall/make reinstall >thing. In general >it seems that no matter what i do, other ports wont see libcdio as being >correctly >installed at the current version, and im looking for a way to solve this. > >Thanks. > >Jen I think your problem is that you are still on 6.2 which is no longer a supported release. You can easily upgrade to 6.3 which is supported, then update your ports. I know I have upgraded a few servers from 6.2 to 6.3 and don't recall any major issues. -Derek >--- On Mon, 6/16/08, Derek Ragona <derek@computinginnovations.com> >wrote: >From: Derek Ragona <derek@computinginnovations.com> >Subject: Re: Upgrading problem: confused dependencies >To: bg271828@yahoo.com, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org >Date: Monday, June 16, 2008, 1:09 PM > > > >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.   > > > >_______________________________________________ >freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > >-- >This message has been scanned for viruses and >dangerous content by MailScanner, and is >believed to be clean. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.