In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, David Bear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> typed: > I do have cvsup installed, and can run cvsup to update my ports > collection. My question is if I already have a package installed, > running cvsup, the make install again for a preexisting port will mess > up the pkg-data base right?
Wrong. If you are installing a port a second time, "make install" will refuse to install the port because it's already installed. If you are installing an updated port, then the pkg-data will be in a different place because the port has a different name. The latter case may leave parts of the first port laying around unused, and deinstalling it will probably break the second port. > So, if I only want to upgrade a single > port, is the recommended way > 1) pkg_deinstall > 2) cvsup ports collection > 3) pkg_install again (or make install) > This seems rather poor as I don't want to have all the downtime > between deinstalling and installing again. Try this: 1) cvsup ports collection 2) make 3) pkg_deinstall 4) make install > If I cvsup ports and then make install, is there a fix to update the > pkg data base? It's not needed. <mike -- Mike Meyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.mired.org/consulting.html Independent WWW/Perforce/FreeBSD/Unix consultant, email for more information. _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"