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Subject: Re: portupgrade broken
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Jerry wrote:
> On Wed, 16 Sep 2009 11:18:39 +0200
> "DA Forsyth" <d.forsyth@ru.ac.za> wrote:
> 
> [snip]
> 
>> I saw someone ask about this in Google Groups on the 14th but he has 
>> not got an answer yet, so I am not the only one.
>>
>> How do I fix this?
> 
> You could try the following;
> 
> 1) Update your ports tree.

including updating INDEX-7 or is that taken as read?

#make fetchindex
if done at the same time as updating the ports tree
#make index
any other time but it takes a long time

Chris

> 2) Remove: /var/db/pkg/pkgdb.db
> 3) Run: /usr/local/sbin/pkgdb -Ffuv
> 4: Run: /usr/local/sbin/portsdb -fUu
> 4) Run: /usr/sbin/pkg_version -vIL=
> 
> Now run portupgrade as you normally do and see what transpires.
> 
> If that still fails, install /usr/ports/ports-mgmt/portmanager
> Then run it as thus: portmanager -u -l -y -p
> 
> I have had great success in getting updates completed successfully with
> portmanager when portupgrade and portmaster both crapped out. I would
> suggest that you consider deleting the contents of
> the /usr/ports/distfiles prior to running any of the above port utility
> programs.
>