Am 26.08.2012 07:40, schrieb Jim Pazarena: > My question is a general one, with the following specific example. > > I wanted to re-compile the latest phpmyadmin > but when I tried that, I get a "you must have the latest php5" (5.4.6) > > when I try php5 > I get a dependency of devel/pkgconf > > when I compile pkgconf, it conflicts with devel/pkg-config > > Upon investigation it looks like pkg-config is replaced with pkgconf > however attempting to remove it show dozens of dependencies preventing > the removal. > > I find this series of challenges frequently as installs move along > in age, and usually wind up re-loading the entire server to beat the > challenge. > > There must be an easier way. Advice would be greatly appreciated.
Beyond what Matthew stated, use an upgrade tool, and do not do upgrades manually. I found that (a) using portmaster, while at the same time (b) watching /usr/ports/UPGRADING has given me smooth upgrades. portmaster sorts out the "if a requisite port was upgraded, rebuild it first" and the dependency management hassles. There are other tools that I have less experience with. I stopped using portupgrade a while ago, but now that it has got a new active maintainer, chances are that a new attempt is worthwhile. _______________________________________________ freebsd-ports@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-ports-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
