upgrade a port

[John Oxley]

On Fri 2004-04-23 (11:18), Chiang Seng Chang wrote:
> currently i have openldap client 2.1 installed.
> 
> $ pkg_glob -r openldap-client-2.1.30
> openldap-client-2.1.30
> kdeutils-3.2.2
> kdebase-3.2.2
> kdenetwork-3.2.2
> kdegraphics-3.2.2
> kdegames-3.2.2
> kdelibs-3.2.2
> gnupg-1.2.4_1
> samba-3.0.3.p2_1,1
> 
> if i want to use version 2.2, do i just simply:
> 
> > pkg_deinstall openldap-client-2.1.30
> > portinstall net/openldap22-client
> 
> i suspect step 1 would fail because there are dependency, or switching them
> around would work ? as in:
> 
> $ portinstall net/openldap22-client
> $ pkg_deinstall openldap-client-2.1.30

A better idea would be
portupgrade -r openldap22-client
The -r recursively upgrade all packages that are dependent on
openldap22-client.

if you specify -rf it will force a recompile of all ports that are dependent
on it.  Much better idea, although it does take longer.

-Ox

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