On Wed, Apr 02, 2008 at 10:33:00PM +1000, N J wrote:
> Basically my question is how do I get the port to install without
> having to remove then old package and dependencies first? I'm
> trying to build pidgin out of the ports tree.
See bsd.port.mk(5) -- specifically, look at the update (or
reinstall) target. Folks using ports should be pretty familiar with
things like bsd.port.mk(5) and ports(7), though. Is there a reason
you're not using packages from the mirrors?
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