Re: pkg_delete: package 'xorg-drivers-7.3' doesn't have a prefix
Peter Boosten wrote, on 12/30/07 18:04: > Quoting Eric Crist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> On Dec 28, 2007, at 12:47 PM, Stephen Montgomery-Smith wrote: >>> Mon Si wrote: Dear list, I'm experiencing problems when I try to portupgrade the xorg-driver port. The old version of the port can't be uninstalled during the portupgrade due to an undefined prefix. The port can't be deleted by "pkg_delete -f xorg-drivers-7.3" Does anybody know how to upgrade / remove this port? Thanks in advance, Simon >>> >>> If nothing else works, you could try >>> rm -rf /var/db/pkg/xorg-drivers-7.3 >> >> If I remember correctly, there are detailed instructions in >> /usr/ports/UPDATING -- go back to notes for sometime in May of >> 2007, and there's a really long entry on upgraded to Xorg 7.x >> from 6.9. I think the entry specifically mentions 7.2, but it >> should work for 7.3 as well. >> > > The following worked for me: In > /usr/ports/x11-drivers/xorg-drivers do make config > > then portupgrade -f xorg-drivers > > Peter > Thanks a lot for the suggestions! Removing /var/db/pkg/xorg-drivers-7.3 worked, the "make config && portupgrade -f xorg-drivers" method gave me the same error message as before. However I don't really understand why this prefix thing shows up well after the upgrade from 6.9 to 7.2. Perhaps I cvsup'd at a bad time. Simon -- -- -- -- GMX FreeMail: 1 GB Postfach, 5 E-Mail-Adressen, 10 Free SMS. Alle Infos und kostenlose Anmeldung: http://www.gmx.net/de/go/freemail ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: pkg_delete: package 'xorg-drivers-7.3' doesn't have a prefix
Quoting Eric Crist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: On Dec 28, 2007, at 12:47 PM, Stephen Montgomery-Smith wrote: Mon Si wrote: Dear list, I'm experiencing problems when I try to portupgrade the xorg-driver port. The old version of the port can't be uninstalled during the portupgrade due to an undefined prefix. The port can't be deleted by "pkg_delete -f xorg-drivers-7.3" Does anybody know how to upgrade / remove this port? Thanks in advance, Simon If nothing else works, you could try rm -rf /var/db/pkg/xorg-drivers-7.3 If I remember correctly, there are detailed instructions in /usr/ports/UPDATING -- go back to notes for sometime in May of 2007, and there's a really long entry on upgraded to Xorg 7.x from 6.9. I think the entry specifically mentions 7.2, but it should work for 7.3 as well. The following worked for me: In /usr/ports/x11-drivers/xorg-drivers do make config then portupgrade -f xorg-drivers Peter -- http://www.boosten.org ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: pkg_delete: package 'xorg-drivers-7.3' doesn't have a prefix
If you vi /usr/ports/UPDATING and search for fearless, it comes right up: 20070519: AFFECTS: users of Xorg AUTHOR: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Welcome, fearless user! You are about to embark upon a mystical journey to the world of xorg 7.2. Eric Crist wrote: On Dec 28, 2007, at 12:47 PM, Stephen Montgomery-Smith wrote: Mon Si wrote: Dear list, I'm experiencing problems when I try to portupgrade the xorg-driver port. The old version of the port can't be uninstalled during the portupgrade due to an undefined prefix. The port can't be deleted by "pkg_delete -f xorg-drivers-7.3" Does anybody know how to upgrade / remove this port? Thanks in advance, Simon If nothing else works, you could try rm -rf /var/db/pkg/xorg-drivers-7.3 If I remember correctly, there are detailed instructions in /usr/ports/UPDATING -- go back to notes for sometime in May of 2007, and there's a really long entry on upgraded to Xorg 7.x from 6.9. I think the entry specifically mentions 7.2, but it should work for 7.3 as well. HTH - Eric F Crist Secure Computing Networks ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: pkg_delete: package 'xorg-drivers-7.3' doesn't have a prefix
On Dec 28, 2007, at 12:47 PM, Stephen Montgomery-Smith wrote: Mon Si wrote: Dear list, I'm experiencing problems when I try to portupgrade the xorg-driver port. The old version of the port can't be uninstalled during the portupgrade due to an undefined prefix. The port can't be deleted by "pkg_delete -f xorg-drivers-7.3" Does anybody know how to upgrade / remove this port? Thanks in advance, Simon If nothing else works, you could try rm -rf /var/db/pkg/xorg-drivers-7.3 If I remember correctly, there are detailed instructions in /usr/ports/ UPDATING -- go back to notes for sometime in May of 2007, and there's a really long entry on upgraded to Xorg 7.x from 6.9. I think the entry specifically mentions 7.2, but it should work for 7.3 as well. HTH - Eric F Crist Secure Computing Networks ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: pkg_delete: package 'xorg-drivers-7.3' doesn't have a prefix
Mon Si wrote: Dear list, I'm experiencing problems when I try to portupgrade the xorg-driver port. The old version of the port can't be uninstalled during the portupgrade due to an undefined prefix. The port can't be deleted by "pkg_delete -f xorg-drivers-7.3" Does anybody know how to upgrade / remove this port? Thanks in advance, Simon If nothing else works, you could try rm -rf /var/db/pkg/xorg-drivers-7.3 ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
pkg_delete: package 'xorg-drivers-7.3' doesn't have a prefix
Dear list, I'm experiencing problems when I try to portupgrade the xorg-driver port. The old version of the port can't be uninstalled during the portupgrade due to an undefined prefix. The port can't be deleted by "pkg_delete -f xorg-drivers-7.3" Does anybody know how to upgrade / remove this port? Thanks in advance, Simon -- Der GMX SmartSurfer hilft bis zu 70% Ihrer Onlinekosten zu sparen! Ideal für Modem und ISDN: http://www.gmx.net/de/go/smartsurfer ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
