Subject: Re: updating packages?
To: None <srp@zgi.com>
From: Masao Uebayashi <uebayasi@soum.co.jp>
List: port-i386
Date: 01/12/2001 10:32:49
> 	Sorry for the simple question.  What is recommended way to update
> a package that has dependencies?  e.g if I try to update from freetype-lib-1.2
> to 1.3.1 I see:
> 
> pkg_add: other version 'freetype-lib-1.2' already installed
> and if I try to delete 'freetype-lib-1.2' first I see:
> 
> pkg_delete: package `freetype-lib-1.2' is required by other packages:
>         ja-vflib-lib-2.24.2
>         enlightenment-0.16.2
>         gd-1.8.3

"Recommended" way is "make update".

  $ cd /usr/pkgsrc/graphics/freetype
  $ make update

does all the difficulties.

Masao