upgrade software with no package db

[bitHawk]

Hi Sean,

1. run the cvsup to update your port collection. 
(http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ports-using.html)
The updated port should already contain patching information and will take 
care of the rest. So do not worry about dependencies.
If you prefer to do it manually:
1. run "make exctract".
2. run "make"
3. run "make install"

I hope this helps,
Regards,

bitHawk

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sean Ellis" <sellis at telus.net>
To: <freebsd-questions at freebsd.org>
Sent: Monday, January 24, 2005 3:36 AM
Subject: upgrade software with no package db


> Hello,
>
> I'm looking moving to a newer Mysql version on a machine where the
> database of installed packages has been trashed.
>
> I'm expecting that after examining /usr/ports/UPGRADING, whatever
> READMEs accompany the source, and manually checking for dependencies,
> that I can extract and patch the port, and install it.
>
> If anyone has any tips for some way of using the ports framework to make
> this any easier please pass them on,
>
> thanks,
>
> --
> Sean
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