Subject: Re: updating packages?
To: None <srp@zgi.com>
From: Masao Uebayashi <uebayasi@soum.co.jp>
List: port-i386
Date: 01/12/2001 10:32:49
> Sorry for the simple question. What is recommended way to update
> a package that has dependencies? e.g if I try to update from freetype-lib-1.2
> to 1.3.1 I see:
>
> pkg_add: other version 'freetype-lib-1.2' already installed
> and if I try to delete 'freetype-lib-1.2' first I see:
>
> pkg_delete: package `freetype-lib-1.2' is required by other packages:
> ja-vflib-lib-2.24.2
> enlightenment-0.16.2
> gd-1.8.3
"Recommended" way is "make update".
$ cd /usr/pkgsrc/graphics/freetype
$ make update
does all the difficulties.
Masao