in message <4e08aca7.5080...@gracenpeace.net>, wrote Joe in MPLS thusly... > > I am trying to install the Amanda server package. I am running FreeBSD > 8.2 with Perl 5.12.3. > > The package lists Perl 5.10.1 as a dependency and since my newer version > of Perl conlicts with the older version the install fails. pkg_add with > "-f" just tries to force the installation of the older Perl and fails. > > How do I get the package to install and use the Perl I already have? I'd > rather not downgrade Perl.
pkg_add should not fail itself in installing a package ... -f, --force Force installation to proceed even if prerequisite packages are not installed or the requirements script fails. Although pkg_add will still try to find and auto-install missing prerequisite packages, a failure to find one will not be fatal. ... then, just to confirm, pkg_add did not succeed in installing the desired package in the end? I wonder if using -F ... -F Already installed packages are not an error. ... would install perl 5.10 too in addition to 5.12, or install of 5.10 would be skipped?. - parv -- _______________________________________________ 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"