Date: Sun, 23 Jan 2005 16:52:29 -0800 From: "Michael C. Shultz" <reso3w83@verizon.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: Sean Ellis <sellis@telus.net> Subject: Re: upgrade software with no package db Message-ID: <200501231652.32539.reso3w83@verizon.net> In-Reply-To: <20050124003641.GD92435@telus.net> References: <20050124003641.GD92435@telus.net>
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On Sunday 23 January 2005 04:36 pm, Sean Ellis wrote: > Hello, > > I'm looking moving to a newer Mysql version on a machine where the > database of installed packages has been trashed. > > I'm expecting that after examining /usr/ports/UPGRADING, whatever > READMEs accompany the source, and manually checking for dependencies, > that I can extract and patch the port, and install it. > > If anyone has any tips for some way of using the ports framework to > make this any easier please pass them on, > > thanks, > > -- > Sean If you can pkg_add -rf to force installation and get it recorded in /var/db/pkg/mysql... then running portmanager -u will get the dependencies straightened out, correctly registered and it will likely rebuild mysql from ports too. portmanager is under /usr/ports/sysutils/portmanager -Mike
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