From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Oct 21 10:58:32 2009 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 27F30106566C for ; Wed, 21 Oct 2009 10:58:32 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from shinjii@maydias.com) Received: from relay03.mail-hub.dodo.com.au (relay03.mail-hub.dodo.com.au [123.2.6.238]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D8F288FC17 for ; Wed, 21 Oct 2009 10:58:31 +0000 (UTC) Received: from 122-148-122-57.static.dsl.dodo.com.au ([122.148.122.57] helo=enterprise.blackthorn.nu) by relay03.mail-hub.dodo.com.au with esmtp (Exim 4.68) (envelope-from ) id 1N0Ytc-0001RK-I6; Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:58:30 +1100 Message-ID: <4ADEE9E7.9080906@maydias.com> Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:00:55 +1000 From: Warren Liddell User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.21 (X11/20090410) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Adam Vande More References: <4ADE85A1.10403@maydias.com> <6201873e0910202116s70f767b9pf3db46b73c809465@mail.gmail.com> <4ADE912D.9060309@maydias.com> <6201873e0910202208r4a51d68cw7c60c4d181cf7a4c@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <6201873e0910202208r4a51d68cw7c60c4d181cf7a4c@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Force installation of 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: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 10:58:32 -0000 53 PM, Warren Liddell >> wrote: > > > is there a command that when comnpiling a certain pkg will > tell it > to forcefully re-do every single dependcy for that > particular pkg ? > > > Judging from the topics of your recent posts, I assume you're > not using a port managment tools to handling installing and > upgrading your applications. Become familar with portmaster > or portupgrade, you'll save yourself a lot of headache. > > > -- > Adam Vande More > > i use portupgrade .. but atm im getting no options or solutions to > my problem .. so im trying to think of radical ways an means of > solving it .. re-installing all dependencies of this pkg im hoping > will solve my issue > > > portupgrade -Rf should do the trick. This has made a huge difference an has indeed helped to get a lot of troublesome ports done. Many tnxs for the help :)