How to upgrade portsnap in freebsd 6.0?

Steve P. rczero at mail.com
Sun Feb 26 15:19:21 PST 2006


I understand. 

Thanks to all.
Steve. 


> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Donald J. O'Neill" <duncan.fbsd at gmail.com>
> To: freebsd-questions at freebsd.org
> Subject: Re: How to upgrade portsnap in freebsd 6.0?
> Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2006 17:13:33 -0600
> 
> 
> On Sunday 26 February 2006 16:50, Steve P. wrote:
> > 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 >>
> Reread what Kris replied, especially the part that says: "It's now
> contained in the base system," then read the message from when you try
> to make from the ports system: "===> portsnap-1.0 now contained in the
> base system." What that all means is that since you deinstalled the
> port, you are done. Finished. Nothing more to do. Nothing tricky
> needed. Just use portsnap v1.0
> 
> Don

>


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