Re: Upgrading problem: confused dependencies

[Derek Ragona <derek_(_at_)_computinginnovations_(_dot_)_com>]

At 03:24 PM 6/16/2008, Dr. Jennifer Nussbaum wrote:
> Sorry, this was all discussed in the original thread. The port is the 
> sysutils/libcdio port. I
> use portupgrade to keep things up to date. This machine is running FreeBSD
>  6.2-RELEASE.
>
> In this case libcdio itself upgrades correctly, but other ports (for 
> example devel/gvfs),
> when i try to update them, report that libcdio is already installed and i 
> need to make
> deinstall and then make reinstall of libcdio. I can do this, and it 
> "works", but then rerunning
> portupgrade on gvfs reports the same thing about libcdio. If just do a 
> make deinstall of
> libcdio and run portupgrade on gvfs, then gvfs will "sucessfully" install 
> libcdio but when
> it gets back to gvfs, reports the same make deinstall/make reinstall 
> thing. In general
> it seems that no matter what i do, other ports wont see libcdio as being 
> correctly
> installed at the current version, and im looking for a way to solve this.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Jen

I think your problem is that you are still on 6.2 which is no longer a 
supported release.  You can easily upgrade to 6.3 which is supported, then 
update your ports.  I know I have upgraded a few servers from 6.2 to 6.3 
and don't recall any major issues.

        -Derek



> --- On Mon, 6/16/08, Derek Ragona <derek_(_at_)_computinginnovations_(_dot_)_com> 
> wrote:
> From: Derek Ragona <derek_(_at_)_computinginnovations_(_dot_)_com>
> Subject: Re: Upgrading problem: confused dependencies
> To: bg271828_(_at_)_yahoo_(_dot_)_com, freebsd-questions_(_at_)_freebsd_(_dot_)_org
> Date: Monday, June 16, 2008, 1:09 PM
>
>
>
> At 01:11 PM 6/16/2008, Dr. Jennifer Nussbaum wrote:
>
> Im sorry to repeat a thread from
> last week, but ive been trying ever since to upgrade a
>
> port and havent been able to. If someone can make another suggestion, i
> would be
>
> very very greatful.
>
>
> As i said in the "libcdio upgrade problems" thread, i have
> installed the libcdio port, but
>
> when other ports try to build, they fail, telling me that libcdio is
> already installed and i
>
> need to make deinstall and make reinstall of it. I did this, but got the
> same message.
>
> Ive tried every variant, and would be happy to try brute force versions
> too. I deinstalled
>
> it and let the other port try to install it, i deinstalled all related
> ports so things could try
>
> again from scratch, i set the environment variables about forcing package
> registration,
>
> whatever i could.
>
>
> The ports tree is up to date. Id install libcdio as a package, but its
> not new enough.
>
>
> Something must be corrupted somewhere and i want to fix it, manually if
> necessary, but i
>
> just dont know what to do.
>
>
> Thanks again and sorry for the new thread, but Im running out of
> options.
>
>
> Jen
>
> Your post doesn't specify what version of FreeBSD you are using. 
> Nor does your post specify what port(s) are the issue, or what utility if
> any you are using to upgrade a port. 
>
>
> In general, you can use either portupgrade or portmanager to keep
> installed ports up to date.  
>
>
>
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