in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, wrote [EMAIL PROTECTED] thusly... > > I get this error when i try to build x11/XFree86-4 as an port: > > thrawn/usr/ports/x11/XFree86-4# make package 2:02PM ... > ===> XFree86-4.2.0_1,1 is already installed - perhaps an older version? > If so, 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 XFree86-4.2.0_1,1 > without deleting it first, set the variable "FORCE_PKG_REGISTER" ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ > in your environment or the "make install" command line. > *** Error code 1 > > I have the port installed but how do I get rid of the complains > that it is all ready installed? I just want to build it to a > package. Do I have to do something special if the port is all > ready installed?
note the bit about "FORCE_PKG_REGISTER". it's used to force the installation on already installed port. so, as th message says, either make it environment variable; in sh-like shelles, it's done via... FORCE_PKG_REGISTER=yes export FORCE_PKG_REGISTER ...or spcify it on the command line, like... # make -DFORCE_PKG_REGISTER install -- To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
