Date: Tue, 24 May 2005 14:26:44 -0300 From: Joey Mingrone <joey@mingrone.org> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: installing / updating ports on an older (4.8 system) Message-ID: <200505241426.44751.joey@mingrone.org>
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Hi,
I have a box running 4.8. I only have ssh access so I can't update the OS
at the moment, but I would like to update certain ports. I'm running into
a few problems. The worst is when I update a port it tries to update /
install dependencies that are already up to date. For example, when I try
to update vim, it tries to install gmake-3.80_2, which is already
installed. The build/install ends with the following error message:
===> Installing for gmake-3.80_2
===> Generating temporary packing list
===> Checking if devel/gmake already installed
===> gmake-3.80_2 is already installed
You may wish to ``make deinstall'' and install this port again
by ``make reinstall'' to upgrade it properly.
If you really wish to overwrite the old port of devel/gmake
without deleting it first, set the variable "FORCE_PKG_REGISTER"
in your environment or the "make install" command line.
*** Error code 1
Stop in /usr/ports/devel/gmake.
*** Error code 1
Stop in /usr/ports/devel/pkgconfig.
*** Error code 1
Stop in /usr/ports/editors/vim.
** Command failed [exit code 1]: /usr/bin/script
-qa /tmp/portupgrade34605.0 make
** Fix the problem and try again.
** Listing the failed packages (*:skipped / !:failed)
! editors/vim (vim-6.3.16) (unknown build error)
---> Packages processed: 0 done, 0 ignored, 0 skipped and 1 failed
I did try the make deinstall / reinstall but with the same results. If I
unistall gmake (and other dependencies) then just build vim, it will work,
but deinstalling dependencies before every update is a little cumbersome.
A second and possibly related problem is that building an index fails. I
read the following on http://freebsd.org/ports
The Ports Collection supports the latest release on the FreeBSD-CURRENT and
FreeBSD-STABLE branches. Older releases are not supported and may or may
not work correctly with an up-to-date ports collection.
So am I out of luck or is there any help out there?
Thanks,
Joey
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