Ok, I will do so the next time it happens. I don't recall seeing the "deactivate" prompt.
On Tue, 21 Dec 2021, Ryan Schmidt wrote: > On Dec 20, 2021, at 09:12, dan d. wrote: > > > Recently I have increasingly begun to get the failure to activate on > > installs and upgrades. It prompts to use the "-f activate portname" > > approach. This begins but never finishes; requiring a control-c to stop it. > > You usually should not force a port activation. You should usually choose the > other alternative presented in the error message (deactivate the conflicting > port). > > Please show us specifically which messages you are getting (which ports are > giving the message, and which other ports they seem to be conflicting with). > > > -- ent- XR