Removing out-of-date packages

[Altoine Barker]

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Try:
sudo port -v uninstall optipng @0.5.4

I think that is the command line that should work for you. HTH

- -Altoine

Elias Pipping wrote:
> On Feb 1, 2007, at 2:54 PM, Daniel J. Luke wrote:
>> On Feb 1, 2007, at 7:57 AM, Chris Jefferson wrote:
>>> Hello, thank you.
>>>
>>> I get the following error message:
>>>
>>> ~$ sudo port uninstall inactive
>>> --->  Unable to uninstall apr 1.2.7_0, the following ports depend on it:
>>> --->    apr-util
>>> --->    subversion
>>> --->    apr-util
>>> --->    subversion
>>> --->    apr-util
>>> Error: port uninstall failed: Please uninstall the ports that depend
>>> on apr first.
>>
>> sudo port -f uninstall inactive
> 
> "inactive" is somewhat broken, i believe. (that's why i wouldn't
> recommend using "sudo port -f uninstall inactive" but a "port uninstall
> inactive" first to make sure the right things are uninstalled.
> 
> e.g. i had optipng 0.5.4, upgraded to 0.5.5.
> 
> so 0.5.4 is inactive, 0.5.5 is active
> 
> "port list inactive" lists optipng 0.5.5
> "(sudo) port uninstall inactive" uninstalls optipng 0.5.5
> 
> also, "port list inactive" appears to display every single port there is
> (yes even those you don't have installed) if you don't have any inactive
> ports.
> 
> 
> Elias Pipping
> 
> 
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