cd to the package directory and type make clean

Packages leave a (series of) little files around to keep track
of which steps have been performed.  If the .install file is
still there, make install ends up being a no-op!

On Tue, 25 May 1999, D. Gassen wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I got the following problem after trying sup for the first time
> (succeded in updating, succeded again this morning: SUP Upgrade of
> current-pkgsrc completed at May 25 04:50:51 1999).
> 
> After that I get the error message
> 
> > Your package tools need to be updated to 1999/04/12 versions.
> > The installed package tools were last updated on 1999/01/19.
> > Please make and install the pkgsrc/pkgtools/pkg_install package.
> 
> I did this and the source tar file was fetched. I can compile it but
> running "make install" doesn't work. It simply does nothing.
> 
> Any help?
> 
> D. Gassen
> 

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