portupgrade install problem
Sasa Stupar
sasa at stupar.homelinux.net
Thu Dec 8 14:15:42 PST 2005
--On 8. december 2005 13:35 -0800 Dan O'Connor <dan at ferrarishields.com>
wrote:
>> 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
>
Yes. I have tried that but still after I got the same error
while installing portupgrade.
-Sasa
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