portupgrade install problem
Dan O'Connor
dan at ferrarishields.com
Thu Dec 8 13:35:43 PST 2005
> I am trying to install portupgrade from the ports collection on my
> FBSD 5.4. But it keeps giving me error about db43 allready installed:
<snip>
> ===> db43-4.3.29 is already installed
> 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 databases/db43
> without deleting it first, set the variable "FORCE_PKG_REGISTER"
> in your environment or the "make install" command line.
> *** Error code 1
<snip>
> Yes, I have db43 allready installed but isn't it suppose to pass it if
> it finds package allready installed?
Have you tried doing what the message suggests?
# cd /usr/ports/databases/db43
# make deinstall
# make reinstall
Then go and install portupgrade...
~Dan
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