Note on updating bootstrap tools

diff --git a/docs/howtos/HowToPkgsrc.mdwn b/docs/howtos/HowToPkgsrc.mdwn
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--- a/docs/howtos/HowToPkgsrc.mdwn
+++ b/docs/howtos/HowToPkgsrc.mdwn
@@ -128,7 +128,13 @@ pkg_chk: will update package by removing them and rebuilding them.  Warning: pro
 
 'pkg_add -u': point at a local or online binary archive location to download and update packages.
 
+**Note**: Sometimes, basic pkgsrc tools, like bmake or pkg_install, need to be upgraded.  However, they can't be deleted and replaced since you need that tool to accomplish replacement.  The solution is to build a separate package before deletion, and install that package.
 
+    bmake replace USE_DESTDIR=yes
+
+or
+
+    pkg_add -u /path/to/newer/pkg
 
 ## Removing packages