Re: Package conflict - What to do next?

From: Matthias Buelow (mkb_at_incubus.de)
Date: 07/08/05 

Date: Fri, 08 Jul 2005 01:34:55 +0200

"nntp" <nntp@alexa.com> writes:

>pkg_add: warning: package 'ImageMagick-6.2.2.1' requires 'perl-5.8.7', but
>'perl-5.8.6_2' is installed
>
>My perl-5.8.6_2 is depended by many other packages.
>
>What are my options here? pkg_delete 5.8.6 and pkg_add 5.8.7?

You could try.
The last time I encountered a perl conflict due to some trivial thing,
I ended up having to update (via portupgrade) all packages that
depended on perl aswell..[1]
So I would guess, that is your option.
Also make sure to read UPDATING in /usr/ports for relevant entries.

>It seems that 5-stable never has a freeze -- either I have too add all
>packages at once or I will face conflict problmes.

Yes.. sometimes the ports tree is a real ***.

mkb.

[1] The seasoned masochist does this while sitting on a wreath of
barbed wire.