Date: Sun, 24 May 2009 02:18:05 +0100 From: RW <rwmaillists@googlemail.com> To: ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Force rebuild/reinstall dependent ports Message-ID: <20090524021805.453ea089@gumby.homeunix.com> In-Reply-To: <18968.37675.828078.687262@jerusalem.litteratus.org> References: <20090523233141.GA1667@volt.iem.pw.edu.pl> <18968.37675.828078.687262@jerusalem.litteratus.org>
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On Sat, 23 May 2009 20:22:03 -0400 Robert Huff <roberthuff@rcn.com> wrote: > > Marcin Rzepecki writes: > > > But why won't port do this automatically? Is there a way to force > > it before installing updated port version? > > Revuilding a dependency (here, dovecot) does not always > require rebuilding the dependant port. Sometimes, but not always. > Also: are you aware of ports-mgmt/portupgrade, > ports-mgmt/portmaster, etc.? This kind of thing should be in UPDATING. Portmanager will update automatically, at the expense of a lot of gratuitous rebuilding.
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