Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2012 11:22:43 -0500 From: Bryan Drewery <bryan@shatow.net> To: Michael Scheidell <scheidell@FreeBSD.org> Cc: ports@freebsd.org, Kevin Oberman <kob6558@gmail.com> Subject: Re: painful process.. php53/etc Message-ID: <4FE49BD3.2010803@shatow.net> In-Reply-To: <4FE49AD4.6050901@FreeBSD.org> References: <4FE48696.2020601@FreeBSD.org> <CAN6yY1sxfD5hyKXMis%2BjnV%2BSJj3KFrqCHF1o1MyCUPZtGdvOpQ@mail.gmail.com> <4FE49AD4.6050901@FreeBSD.org>
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On 6/22/2012 11:18 AM, Michael Scheidell wrote: > > > On 6/22/12 12:05 PM, Kevin Oberman wrote: >> N.B. I have no clue on PHP in specific, having avoided it like the >> plague for years, but in general, the proper way to replace one port >> with another is: >> portmaster -o www/php5 www/php53 >> This will cause portmaster to do the right things, including fix-up >> all dependent ports to point at the newly installed port. At least, I >> see no reason to re-build all of the ports that depend on PHP. I don't >> think that this produced any changed in APIs or ABIs. > > this patch look reasonable? install it right under ale@ UPDATING entry? > > RCS file: /home/pcvs/ports/UPDATING,v > retrieving revision 1.1256 > diff -u -r1.1256 UPDATING > --- UPDATING 18 Jun 2012 23:23:18 -0000 1.1256 > +++ UPDATING 22 Jun 2012 16:16:16 -0000 > @@ -252,6 +252,17 @@ > If you want to remain at PHP 5.3, a new port (lang/php53) has been > created for such purpose. > > +20120516: > + AFFECTS: users of lang/php5 who want to stay at lang/php53 > + AUTHOR: scheidell@FreeBSD.org > + > + If as above, you want to stay at lang/php53, and you have lang/php5 > (5.3) > + currently installed, you should allow portmaster to fix this up for you. > + Update your ports tree, and do this: > + portmaster -o lang/php53 lang/php5 > + It should do the right things, including fix-up all the dependent ports > + to point at the newly installed port. (with thanks to Kevin Oberman) > + > Does that actually work though? Somehow it seems too simple given this discussion continues to come up with various /var/db/pkg hacks. -- Regards, Bryan Drewery bdrewery@freenode/EFNet
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