On Fri, 17 Dec 2004 17:42, epilogue wrote: > On Fri, 17 Dec 2004 13:57:41 +1030 > > Ian Moore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Ok, I've delete linux-base, now portupgrade says: > > Stale dependency: linux-realplayer-8.cs2_5 --> linux_base-7.1_7 -- > > manually run 'pkgdb -F' to fix, or specify -O to force. > > > > I'm still have trouble understanding what to do when portupgrade asks > > me this sort thing - well sometimes it's obvious, but often not. > > Should I just use -O or should I fix the dependency? > > hello ian, > > have a read (or two) of this article. it may clarify your options > when faced with such a scenario. > > http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2001/11/29/Big_Scary_Daemons.html > > hope this helps. > > > cheers, > epi
Thanks epi, Yes I've had a read of that article several times before and sometimes it seems to apply to the problem I have, other times, like now, it doesn't seem to (though that might be my interpretation). Well I've run pkgdb -F and deleted all dependencies on linux_base-7. Then I've installed linux-realplayer, which installed linux-base_8 as a dependency of linux-XFree86-libs-4.3.0_2. Hopefully linux_base-8 is now a dependency in my pkgdb for everything used to be linked to linux_base-7. Thanks for your help Joe & epi. Cheers, -- Ian GPG Key: http://homepages.picknowl.com.au/imoore/imoore.asc
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