Solved fontconfig / using port, pkg asks for reinstall (options changed) even after pkg removal

Perceval

Perceval

Hello !
I think it's pretty simple, but I can't get it. I'm running port version of x11-fonts/fontconfig in order to disable BITMAP support, and I used first pkg remove -f fontconfig to remove the pkg version (needed to NOT removing the whole list of X11 dependencies).
However, pkg upgrade still says
fontconfig-2.15.0_3,1 [FreeBSD] (options changed)
... which is a common message telling that there's a mix between the pkg and the port.

What do you think I miss ?

Thanks a lot !!!
 
Thanks a lot ! It did work. I'll toggle to solved, maybe there's something else to do as it should not happen...?
 
Perceval said:
maybe there's something else to do as it should not happen.
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Not a specialist of the subject, but I don't see how you can make pkg accept to not reinstall if an option is different from the repos it uses. It's all the drama between ports and package systems. It's also why many people tell that a choice has to be made between them.

Actually, you have a third option: generate your own repo with a software like ports-mgmt/poudriere. It's like a bazooka to kill a fly, if you ask me. That said, poudriere works out of the box, it's really easy to set up.

The main concern I have with that is the electric power and time consumed for just one or few packages that differ from the official repos (and it's the same for those who use ports). It's a waste I can't accept in this world where ecology will become the most important thing, whether we want or not.
 
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