Port reinstall

Oliver Eikemeier eikemeier at fillmore-labs.com
Thu Mar 18 08:42:14 PST 2004


funtik wrote:

> Hello All!!
> I cann`t reinstall port if package already present at the system!!
> 
> example:
> 
> cd /usr/ports/devel/libtool14 && make reinstall
> 
> This compiled but return next message:
> 
> Making all in tests
> ===>  Installing for libtool-1.4.3_3
> ===>   Generating temporary packing list
> ===>  Checking if devel/libtool14 already installed
> ===>   An older version of devel/libtool14 is already installed 
> (libtool-1.4.3_2)
>       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 devel/libtool14
>       without deleting it first, set the variable "FORCE_PKG_REGISTER"
>       in your environment or the "make install" command line.
> *** Error code 1
> 
> Stop in /usr/ports/devel/libtool14.
> *** Error code 1
> 
> 
> What point?

Use
make FORCE_PKG_REGISTER=yes install


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