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On 2/9/2016 4:15 PM, Lars Engels wrote:
> 
> root@fbsd01:~ # synth status
> Querying system about current package installations.
> Stand by, comparing installed packages against the ports tree.
> Stand by, building pkg(8) first ... Failed!!  (Synth must exit)
> Unfortunately, the system upgrade failed.

Do you have a file called /var/log/synth/ports-mgmt___pkg.log ?  If so,
does it provide clues?

John