Re: Package conflict - What to do next?
From: Matthew X. Economou (xenophon+usenet_at_irtnog.org)
Date: 07/08/05
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Date: 08 Jul 2005 10:49:06 -0400
>>>>> "nntp" == nntp <nntp@alexa.com> writes:
nntp> What are my options here? pkg_delete 5.8.6 and pkg_add
nntp> 5.8.7?
I only use pre-compiled packages to bootstrap the ports tree, and use
cvsup/portinstall/portupgrade from there on out to actually install
and update packages, building everything from source and using "-m
BATCH=yes" to keep myself from going insane. Keep an eye on
/usr/ports/UPDATING, because when really important packages like Perl
or Ruby rev, there are specific post-update instructions you must
follow to keep everything else in sync (e.g. for Perl, run
"perl-after-upgrade -f" to fixup all of those packages dependent on
the previous version of Perl, as mentioned in UPDATING).
For all of its customizability (THE reason I put up with the various
other brokenness it exhibits), the ports/pkgsrc tree can really suck
some times, especially if you are used to package management systems
like APT (which cleanly handles dependencies among pre-compiled
packages and pretty much Does The Right Thing, unlike pkg_add and
portupgrade).
One of these days, I'll figure out Ruby enough to fix all of the
upgrade-related problems I have with portupgrade
(i.e. "perl-after-upgrade -f" should run automagically), and I'll
figure out CVS enough to create my own -RELEASE (or at least -STABLE)
branches for the ports tree. One of these days, Alice! Bang! Zoom!
:)
Best wishes,
Matthew
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cosmic equation, it is infinite."
- Arthur Koestler, _The Invisible Writing_
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