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Re: is pkg_rolling-replace -X still working?



On Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 04:56:27PM +0200, Jörn Clausen wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> > In order to continue with upgrading my packages despite pkg/41790, I tried
> >
> > $ pkg_rolling-replace -rsuv -X mail/mutt-devel
> >
> > (and -X mutt-devel), but pkg_rolling-replace insists on rebuilding
> > that package.
> 
> The solution was "-X mutt" instead of "-X mutt-devel". Do I have to
> understand this? Is the part after the last dash always interpreted as
> a version "number"?

The package base name is mutt for mutt-devel. E.g. it is called
mutt-1.5.19nb2, not mutt-delvel-1.5.19nb2.

Joerg


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