On Tue, Feb 19, 2008 at 01:07:25PM -0500, Juan Miscaro wrote:
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> I am working with a recent snapshot installation (090208) and I have
> some questions regarding updating packages with pkg_add.
> 
> 
> ...
> 1. I am shown the following:
> 
> Not updating .libs-curl-7.16.2, remember to clean it
> Not updating .libs-db-4.2.52p11, remember to clean it
> Not updating .libs-pcre-7.1, remember to clean it
> Not updating .libs-png-1.2.18, remember to clean it
> 
> How do I "clean it"?

By using pkg_delete

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> I have these files on my system.  By "cleaning it" should I merely
> delete the earlier version?  If so, why doesn't pkg_add do it?

Because you might have compiled stuff on your system manually, and then
if you remove those libs, you will break it.

But you're right, it's poorly documented...