pkg_version shows duplicate entries, may I deinstall old ones ?

From: Chiang Seng Chang (cs_at_europa.ctzen.com)
Date: 04/15/04

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    Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2004 17:07:17 -0400
To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org

    Hi,

    I ran pkg_version and got this:

        autoconf
        autoconf
        docbook
        docbook
        docbook
        docbook
        docbook
        docbook
        libtool
        libtool

    This is with -v:

        autoconf-2.13.000227_5
        autoconf-2.53_1
        docbook-1.3
        docbook-241_2
        docbook-3.0_2
        docbook-3.1_2
        docbook-4.0_2
        docbook-4.1_2
        libtool-1.3.5_2
        libtool-1.4.3_3

    1. why are there multiple versions of the same "thing" ?
    2. is it safe to pkg_deinstall the "older" ones ?
    3. since I am using portupgrade, pkg_deinstall should be used instead of pkg_delete, right ?

    Regards,

    -cs

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