Warren Block wrote: > On Fri, 10 Dec 2010, Michael Powell wrote: > >> Grant Peel wrote: >> >>> I suspect I have an issue with Proftpd and need to update it quickly. At >>> Christmas break we will be apdating all ports and src, but for now, I >>> would like to get the latest version of Proftpd up. >>> >>> What is the best / quickest method of getting 1 single port updated? >>> (Proftpd 1.3.3c) >> >> Since this is in the ports, refresh your ports tree. Then just cd to >> /usr/ports/ftp/proftpd and do make && make deinstall && make reinstall. > > make clean deinstall install > > is a little safer. But the problem that many people run into is that > they haven't updated other installed ports, including infrastructure > like the autotools ports that were updated today. So when they try to > update a single port, things it depends on are missing or outdated.
Excellent point indeed! The autotools "fun" - a perfect case in point. While you may be able to get away with a simple update some of the time, that is certainly not true all of the time. -Mike _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
