Subject: Re: pkgsrc and update
To: Brian McEwen <bmcewen@comcast.net>
From: Jeremy C. Reed <reed@reedmedia.net>
List: netbsd-users
Date: 07/25/2005 11:35:59
On Mon, 25 Jul 2005, Brian McEwen wrote:

>>> make install foo
>>> pkg_tarup foo
>>> 
>> 
>> "make package" works too (unless you did a make clean).
>
>
> Actually, that used to fail if the pkg was already installed, since 
> installing is part of the process, I'd get a halt and a "you must do a 
> pkg_delete and reinstall for ..."

That would happen if the package version changed so it forced a 
rebuild or the work directory was cleaned.

> But it works great if you don't have the thing built yet.
>
> Unless they changed the behaviour?

Same behaviour. No change.

pkg_tarup is useful for later.

make package is the quick way to do it at install time.


  Jeremy C. Reed

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