From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Dec 28 19:50:40 2007 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 4A3CA16A417 for ; Fri, 28 Dec 2007 19:50:40 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mnslinky@gmail.com) Received: from py-out-1112.google.com (py-out-1112.google.com [64.233.166.182]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E3C6613C47E for ; Fri, 28 Dec 2007 19:50:39 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mnslinky@gmail.com) Received: by py-out-1112.google.com with SMTP id u77so6701408pyb.3 for ; Fri, 28 Dec 2007 11:50:39 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:cc:message-id:from:to:in-reply-to:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:mime-version:subject:date:references:x-mailer; bh=A2+eHEqxN0etKv6WtLXqinLOMgjOd3nJ1PR1FzZF3qs=; b=g5YZuXIgewitsH1ku5uWa6nfJm1L/62KPhfawJ/Q6zoEM0AEChHgF7q4UpqM1nY2Sem1bGmsYM5yzsn/zJgpiP5Sm7MKjkBHHHwej093Rlm7pRgOTTYIxOBI8ThQe8Rl2uXq0JTGLLQwjh9USTofnnMYeTTOZRHkL+kIOHKj5xA= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=cc:message-id:from:to:in-reply-to:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:mime-version:subject:date:references:x-mailer; b=ltlZdTzaqUJ8+IV01aQAyFZNOE0RjXDGDl68dtzye8A16ZSuMM9e/4tIaBbnwSBEBRbR5Ml0oj4c7TWVaj6epI3PLxznG22wloLA4VYMLkU2DhFLle3tMLKc1c825kUeZp5x30OAZWGe0PQDyQgxefddu2D7P1VRWHpwUECv/+Q= Received: by 10.35.96.11 with SMTP id y11mr11326327pyl.44.1198871439313; Fri, 28 Dec 2007 11:50:39 -0800 (PST) Received: from swordfish.local.claimlynx.com ( [74.95.66.25]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id n44sm32396842pyh.26.2007.12.28.11.50.38 (version=SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Fri, 28 Dec 2007 11:50:38 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: <584BD35A-01ED-495C-B579-1507C0444E3E@gmail.com> From: Eric Crist To: Stephen Montgomery-Smith In-Reply-To: <477544BC.4070009@math.missouri.edu> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v915) Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2007 13:50:37 -0600 References: <20071228175444.93100@gmx.net> <477544BC.4070009@math.missouri.edu> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.915) Cc: Mon Si , freebsd-ports@freebsd.org, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: pkg_delete: package 'xorg-drivers-7.3' doesn't have a prefix 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: Fri, 28 Dec 2007 19:50:40 -0000 On Dec 28, 2007, at 12:47 PM, Stephen Montgomery-Smith wrote: > Mon Si wrote: >> Dear list, >> I'm experiencing problems when I try to portupgrade the xorg-driver >> port. The old version of the port can't be uninstalled during the >> portupgrade due to an undefined prefix. >> The port can't be deleted by "pkg_delete -f xorg-drivers-7.3" >> Does anybody know how to upgrade / remove this port? >> Thanks in advance, >> Simon > > If nothing else works, you could try > rm -rf /var/db/pkg/xorg-drivers-7.3 If I remember correctly, there are detailed instructions in /usr/ports/ UPDATING -- go back to notes for sometime in May of 2007, and there's a really long entry on upgraded to Xorg 7.x from 6.9. I think the entry specifically mentions 7.2, but it should work for 7.3 as well. HTH ----- Eric F Crist Secure Computing Networks