How to upgrade portsnap in freebsd 6.0?

Steve P. rczero at mail.com
Sun Feb 26 14:50:28 PST 2006


pkg_delete worked, as confirmed by pkg_version does not show it anymore.

However, when I attempt to make install it from ports, I get this:

# make install
===>  portsnap-1.0 portsnap now contained in the base system.
*** Error code 1

Any idea? 



> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kris Kennaway" <kris at obsecurity.org>
> To: "Steve P." <rczero at mail.com>
> Subject: Re: How to upgrade portsnap in freebsd 6.0?
> Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2006 17:33:26 -0500
> 
> 
> On Sun, Feb 26, 2006 at 05:29:26PM -0500, Steve P. wrote:
> > I am attemping to upgrade my portsnap program as a result of this:
> >
> > $ pkg_version -v | grep portsnap
> > portsnap-0.9.4                      <   needs updating (port has 1.0)
> >
> > When I attempt to upgrade via portupgrade, I get this:
> >
> > # portupgrade portsnap
> > /usr/local/etc/pkgtools.conf:213: warning: already initialized 
> > constant HOLD_PKG                                           S
> > ** Port marked as IGNORE: sysutils/portsnap:
> >         portsnap now contained in the base system
> >
> > I would appreciate info on how to upgrade this item.
> 
> It's now contained in the base system, so the correct way to upgrade
> it is to use pkg_delete.
> 
> Kris
> << 2.dat >>

>


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