From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Apr 22 23:33:10 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1D9201065674 for ; Thu, 22 Apr 2010 23:33:10 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from sterling@camdensoftware.com) Received: from wh2.interactivevillages.com (wh2.interactivevillages.com [75.125.250.34]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E2B198FC13 for ; Thu, 22 Apr 2010 23:33:09 +0000 (UTC) Received: from 174-21-99-21.tukw.qwest.net ([174.21.99.21] helo=_HOSTNAME_) by wh2.interactivevillages.com with esmtpsa (TLSv1:AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1O55qI-0007J7-NL for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Thu, 22 Apr 2010 16:29:59 -0700 Received: by _HOSTNAME_ (sSMTP sendmail emulation); Thu, 22 Apr 2010 16:33:57 -0700 Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2010 16:33:57 -0700 From: Chip Camden To: FreeBSD Questions Message-ID: <20100422233357.GB3655@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> Mail-Followup-To: FreeBSD Questions References: <20100328163828.1f34e0e7@it.buh.tecnik93.com> <20100420021420.22e22136@it.buh.tecnik93.com> <20100421230746.71454b7d@it.buh.tecnik93.com> <20100421205226.GA20692@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> <20100422143016.GA19502@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> <20100422190734.GA76238@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> <20100422225742.GA3655@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> <0E8F4FAA-FE03-4886-AB0D-0A4E3B4E5C8C@mac.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <0E8F4FAA-FE03-4886-AB0D-0A4E3B4E5C8C@mac.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i Company: Camden Software Consulting URL: http://camdensoftware.com X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - wh2.interactivevillages.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - freebsd.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - camdensoftware.com Subject: Re: [ HEADS UP ] Ports unstable for the next 10 days X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2010 23:33:10 -0000 On Apr 22 2010 16:08, Chuck Swiger wrote: > Hi-- > > On Apr 22, 2010, at 3:57 PM, Chip Camden wrote: > > I think maybe my package database has become corrupted somehow. Is there > > a good way to rebuild that from scratch, or fix it? The Handbook didn't > > seem to say anything on the subject. > > Try this sequence: > > portsdb -Fu > pkgdb -aF > > (Additional runs of "pkgdb -F" with manual intervention might be needed if all cannot be auto-repaired. :-) > > Regards, > -- > -Chuck Thanks much! -- Sterling (Chip) Camden | camdensoftware.com | chipstips.com | chipsquips.com