On Saturday 30 December 2006 09:57, Vizion wrote: > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > > Beech Rintoul > > Sent: Saturday, December 30, 2006 10:38 AM > > To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > > Cc: Vizion > > Subject: Re: Dealing with a stale dependency > > > > On Saturday 30 December 2006 09:29, Vizion wrote: > > > # pkdb -F > > > > > > Stale dependency samba-libsmbclient-3.0.23d -> heimdal-0.7.2_2 > > > (security/heimdal) Install stall dependency? > > > > ([y]es/[n]o/[a]ll) [yes] > > > > > ---- > > > If I select yes to install then install fails because it clashes: > > > heimdal -0.7.2_2 conflicts with installed package kbr5-1.5.1_1 > > > > > > However selecting no > > > --- > > > New dependency? (? to help): ? > > > Display all 283 possibilities? (y or n) > > > > > > When I get them all I still have no idea what to do <chuckles> > > > > > > And until I resolve it I cannot use portupgrade -a because > > > > it insists I > > > > > resolve this one... OK I am frustrated as well as ignorant <grinz> > > > > At the "New dependency? (? to help): ?" hit ^D (ctrl D) then rebuild > > samba-libsmbclient-3.0.23d. > > Thanks Beech > > I do not understand how to reach such a conclusion but yr help is most > appreciated. I tried something which seemed to satisgy pkgdb but will no > doubt have negative repercussions later -- I chose krb5-1.5.1_1 as the new > dependency -- and had a a report Fixws! No doubt it was the wrongchoice > but I now have portupgrade working.. unless I hear anything from you to the > contrary when this run is done I will follow your instructions and trust > it all works out in the end.. > > <chuckles> > ps where in alaska are you? I spend quite a few years in the South East
^d deletes the dependency entirely and rebuilding the port in question will (hopefully) re establish the proper one. I've used this when it was not desirable to pkg_delete and rebuild the port. You might also take a look at the "-O" option. See man(1) portupgrade. I'm in Anchorage. Beech -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Beech Rintoul - Sys. Administrator - [EMAIL PROTECTED] /"\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign | Alaska Paradise Travel \ / - NO HTML/RTF in e-mail | 201 East 9Th Avenue Ste.310 X - NO Word docs in e-mail | Anchorage, AK 99501 / \ - Please visit Alaska Paradise - http://www.alaskaparadise.com --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
