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Date:      Sun, 15 Apr 2001 13:03:08 -0700
From:      "Hervey Wilson" <herveyw@dynamic-cast.com>
To:        "FreeBSD Questions" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Ports deinstall / reinstall
Message-ID:  <001d01c0c5e7$178df370$0101a8c0@chillipepper>

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I sync the ports collection regularly and endeavour to keep my system up to
date. When packages are reported as out of date, I try to reinstall them,
with this sequence:

/usr/ports/XXXX: make deinstall
/usr/ports/XXXX: make reinstall

However, "make deinstall" invariably seems to report that the package is not
found since it's looking for the new version, not the one I have installed.
I therefore find myself reinstalling the new version and thinking about
deleting the old versions entries from /var/db/pkgs.

This doesn't feel quite right, can someone help me refine my process ?

Thanks in advance,
H.


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