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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