I am working with a recent snapshot installation (090208) and I have some questions regarding updating packages with pkg_add.
... 1. I am shown the following: Not updating .libs-curl-7.16.2, remember to clean it Not updating .libs-db-4.2.52p11, remember to clean it Not updating .libs-pcre-7.1, remember to clean it Not updating .libs-png-1.2.18, remember to clean it How do I "clean it"? I have these files on my system. By "cleaning it" should I merely delete the earlier version? If so, why doesn't pkg_add do it? /usr/local/lib/libcurl.so.8.0 /usr/local/lib/libcurl.so.6.0 /usr/local/lib/db4/libdb.so.4.2 /usr/local/lib/db4/libdb.so.5.0 /usr/local/lib/libpcre.so.2.1 /usr/local/lib/libpcre.so.1.1 /usr/local/lib/libpng.so.5.2 /usr/local/lib/libpng.so.6.0 ... 2. I am using the following incantation: # pkg_add -ui but the documentation [1] says to use: # pkg_add -ui -F depends -F updatedepends However, the man page states that the first keyword is unsafe. What is the recommended procedure and why would I need to use special keywords for forcing stuff? ... 3. To serve remote systems, on my server I store installed packages locally through the use of the PKG_CACHE variable. Thus, after a packages upgrade, I am left with multiple versions of the same package. Is there any known method, besides manual deletion, that will clear out the older versions? Thanks in advance, /juan [1] http://www.openbsd.org/faq/upgrade42.html#Pkgup Looking for the perfect gift? Give the gift of Flickr! http://www.flickr.com/gift/
