KDE upgrade problem

[Ruslan N. Gogunsci]

Hello Ben,
1.You must read handbook about ports and packages
2.then go to /usr/ports/sysutils/portupgrade and install it, read
manpages about portupgrade.
www.onlamp.org has good articles about how to use portupgrade.
3. then portsdb -Uu as root 
4. portupgrade -NcCr kde

On Sat, Apr 03, 2004 at 04:26:10PM +0100, Ben Paley wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I'm running KDE 3.1.4 under FreeBSD 5.2-CURRENT. I want to upgrade to KDE
> 3.2.1, and I've tried this a number of ways, using the ports system: I've
> tried using 'portupgrade kde' and also in smaller chunks like 'portupgrade
> kdelibs' and 'portupgrade kdebase', and I've tried doing
> 
> #cd /usr/ports/x11/kdelibs3/
> #make depend
> #make
> #make install
> 
> and every time I get through the kdelibs build with no problems, and get the
> same error when it tries to install:
> 
> ####################################
> 
> ===>  Installing for kdelibs-3.2.1
> 
> ===>  kdelibs-3.2.1 conflicts with installed package(s):
>       kdebase-3.1.4
>       They install files into the same place.
>       Please remove them first with pkg_delete(1).
> *** Error code 1
> 
> Stop in /usr/ports/x11/kdelibs3.
> *** Error code 1
> 
> Stop in /usr/ports/x11/kde3.
> ** Command failed [exit code 1]: /usr/bin/script -qa /tmp/portupgrade32717.0
> make
> ** Fix the problem and try again.
> ** The following packages were not installed or upgraded
> (*:skipped / !:failed)
>         ! x11/kde3 (kde-3.1.4)  (new compiler error)
> bash-2.05b#
> 
> ####################################
> 
> So, of course, I could try pkg_delete-ing kdebase, but I'm a bit reluctant
> to bugger up a working installation, just in case that doesn't actually
> solve the problem, or something else goes wrong, leaving me with no
> desktop! Of course I could install another, temporary deaktop in case...
> 
> Or is it possibly a problem with the port?
> 
> Any ideas? Thanks very much
> 
> Ben
> 
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