Dealing with a stale dependency

[Vizion]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-freebsd-questions at freebsd.org 
> [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions at freebsd.org] On Behalf Of 
> Beech Rintoul
> Sent: Saturday, December 30, 2006 10:38 AM
> To: freebsd-questions at freebsd.org
> Cc: Vizion
> Subject: Re: Dealing with a stale dependency
> 
> 
> On Saturday 30 December 2006 09:29, Vizion wrote:
> > # pkdb -F
> >
> > Stale dependency samba-libsmbclient-3.0.23d -> heimdal-0.7.2_2
> > (security/heimdal) Install stall dependency? 
> ([y]es/[n]o/[a]ll) [yes]
> > ----
> > If I select yes to install then install fails because it clashes:
> > heimdal -0.7.2_2 conflicts with installed package kbr5-1.5.1_1
> >
> > However selecting no
> > ---
> > New dependency? (? to help): ?
> > Display all 283 possibilities? (y or n)
> >
> > When I get them all I still have no idea what to do <chuckles>
> >
> > And until I resolve it I cannot use portupgrade -a  because 
> it insists I
> > resolve this one... OK I am frustrated as well as ignorant <grinz>
> 
> At the "New dependency? (? to help): ?" hit ^D (ctrl D) then rebuild 
> samba-libsmbclient-3.0.23d.


Thanks Beech 

I do not understand how to reach such a conclusion but yr help is most appreciated. I tried something which seemed to satisgy pkgdb but will no doubt have negative repercussions later -- I chose krb5-1.5.1_1 as the new dependency -- and had a a report Fixws!  No doubt it was the wrongchoice but I now have portupgrade working.. unless I hear anything from you to the contrary when this run  is done I will follow your instructions and trust it all works out in the end..

<chuckles>
ps where in alaska are you? I spend quite a few years in the South East