in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, wrote Mauricio thusly... > > daffy# pkg_add libiconv-1.9.1_3.tgz > pkg_add: package 'libiconv-1.9.1_3' or its older version already > installed > daffy# > > Ok then, I force it to be installed (-f option). All I get in the end > is *two* entries of libiconv according to pkg_info: > > daffy# pkg_info > [...] > libiconv-1.8_2 A character set conversion library > libiconv-1.9.1_3 A character set conversion library > > Why can't it put the latest version in place of the older one?
Then it would be too easy to keep things simple... > I even tried to uninstall the old one first: > > daffy# pkg_delete libiconv-1.8_2 > pkg_delete: package 'libiconv-1.8_2' is required by these other packages > and may not be deinstalled: > gettext-0.11.5_1 Ah, you forgot to force the deletion unlike addition. Try this... # Delete both versions. If doesn't work delete one by one; it has # been a while since i had to deinstall two versions. pkg_delete -d -f libiconv # Should work w/ the force. Force may be needed if newer versions of # dependent software are missing, but older versions would still work # w/ the port being installed. pkg_add -f <path to libiconv> # Readjust the dependencies (provided by portupgrade port) pkgdb -F - Parv -- _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
