On Fri, 13 Jan 2017 16:38:59 +0000 Matthew Seaman <[email protected]> wrote
> On 2017/01/13 16:31, Chris H wrote: > > As a general rule: > > install from pkg(8) remove with pkg(8) > > install from ports(7), remove with ports(7) > > > > Sorry -- this is completely bogus. Not entirely. > You can freely mix and match either > way. Just make sure that the package names match up. > > In fact the ports removes packages using pkg(8), so it all comes down to > the same thing in the end. That is the *intended* outcome, to be sure. *But* as noted in the OP[1], and from some edge cases I've personally run into; the "general rule" I listed, does apply. :) > > Cheers, > > Matthew I have now removed the package using pkg delete -f -n perl5-5.24.1.r4_1 and was then able to install from ports without problems: [1] root@gw2:/usr/ports/lang/perl5.24 # pkg info perl5.24-5.24.1.r5_1 perl5.24-5.24.1.r5_1 Name : perl5.24 Version : 5.24.1.r5_1 Installed on : Thu Jan 12 17:53:45 2017 CET Origin : lang/perl5.24 --Chris _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[email protected]"
