Port reinstall

[Jean Milanez Melo]

Hi,

set the variable "FORCE_PKG_REGISTER"

If you are using csh:

# setenv FORCE_PKG_REGISTER

and try again:

# cd /usr/ports/devel/libtool14 && make reinstall

Jean Milanez Melo

On Thu, 18 Mar 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?
>
> Thanks!
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