make replace (was: Re: graphics/graphviz is broken)

On Fri, 20 Mar 2026, Greg Troxel wrote:

>> => Creating binary package /usr/pkgsrc/packages/All/graphviz-14.1.3.tgz
>> ===> replace-message [graphviz-14.1.3] ===> Replacing for graphviz-14.1.3
>> *** Error code 1
>
> That's a feature :-).  You can't replace when the old version was
> missing.   You can package-install instead.

Personally, I think it's a mis-feature. I wish there was a "make 
install-or-replace" that I can put as DEPENDS_TARGET, for example.

-- 
Benny