On Sun, 2003-02-23 at 11:16, Thanos Tsouanas wrote: > --- Joe Marcus Clarke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Sun, 2003-02-23 at 07:04, Thanos Tsouanas wrote: > > > Hello everyone! > > > > > > I have the current Xft port installed and when i pkg_deleted (-f) xscreensaver > > > and gkrellm2 so > > as > > > to reinstall the new versions from the port, i got an error while make, > > > complaining about > > > /usr/libexec/ld not being able to find -lXft2 > > > > > > I tried deinstalling and reinstalling Xft2 but i still have the same problem. > > > > > > Now i cannot install anything that uses Xft :( > > > > > > Any ideas? > > > I'm running freebsd4.7 , with the ports tree being cvsup'ed to the 'current' > > > version. > > > > You missed my HEADS UP. In order to properly recover after the recent > > Xft upgrade, you need to do a portupgrade -rf Xft. Yes, this takes an > > exceptionally long time, but things like this are rare, and it's really > > the only way to get back on track and stay there. > > > > Joe > > > > Thanks!! > I'm dloading the portupgrade port right now, i've never used it.. > Shud i use it whenever im upgrading a port, or is the pkg_delete / make reinstall > solution better?
You should get into a habit of using portupgrade. It does more or less does the make/pkg_delete/make reinstall thing, but it also saves old libraries so you can binaries gradually, as well as verify dependency order and consistency. It's also very flexible and configurable. Joe > > Yours. > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, more > http://taxes.yahoo.com/ -- PGP Key : http://www.marcuscom.com/pgp.asc
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