Can't upgrade port

[kevinwincott]

Hi

When I try to upgrade a port nothing happens:

xxx# portupgrade libxml2
xxx#

I'm using an older version of FreeBSD but am able to run the command on another server and it works OK.

 

[lubnet]

Try verbose switch, to see an error output:
# portupgrade -v libxml2

Finally, to not to end up with inconsistent port dependencies use:
# portupgrade -rR libxml2

 

[jozze]

Finally, to not to end up with inconsistent port dependencies use:
# portupgrade -rR libxml2

Yeah, but with the 'force' flag too, e.g. # portupgrade -rR --force libxml2, otherwise you don't really do anything with -rR.

 

[wblock@]

More specifically, -f means "rebuild these even if they are the current version". -r and -R mean to include all the ports that this port depends on and all the ports on which it depends.

 

[lubnet]

Yeah, but with the 'force' flag too, e.g. # portupgrade -rR --force libxml2, otherwise you don't really do anything with -rR.

No. The question was about the upgrade. So for example: with portupgrade -rR libxml2 you upgrade libxml2 including dependencies, if they are outdated.

You don't need to use the -f flag, while you make standard upgrade procedure. And of course, you have to check always /usr/ports/UPDATING.

 

[jozze]

Oh, yeah, that's true. I thought you meant to refresh the entire "package chunk" in case of errors, and just forgot to include the -f, that's why I suggested it.