Upgrading KDE

[Jorn Argelo]

On Sun, 24 Oct 2004 04:42:38 -0700, Spiral Eyed Girl wrote
> Hello, I am trying to upgrade KDE, using make install in the ports 
> directory, and I get this error:
> 
> ===>  kdelibs-3.3.0_2 conflicts with installed package(s):
>       kdebase-3.1.4
> 
>       They install files into the same place.
>       Please remove them first with pkg_delete(1).
> 
> and I try to do a "portupgrade kde" and get this error:

You should use portupgrade -Rr.

> 
> Stale dependency: kde-3.1.4 --> openldap-client-2.1.23 -- manually 
> run 'pkgdb -F' to fix, or specify -O to force.

Well, I suggest you do as it says. Run pkgdb -F ;)

> 
> How do I upgrade KDE without using pkg_delete? Or is that the only 
> way to do it?
 
AFAIK, running pkg_delete with a huge port as KDE is going to give problems. I 
would suggest you try the above mentioned things first.

Cheers,

Jorn