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Subject: Re: ports tree error
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On Saturday 28 August 2004 02:31 am, cc wrote:
> # uname -v
> FreeBSD 5.2.1-RELEASE #0: Mon Feb 23 20:45:55 GMT 2004
> root@wv1u.btc.adaptec.com:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC
>
> # portsdb -Uu
> Updating the ports index ... Generating INDEX.tmp - please wait..make:
> don't know how to make describe. Stop
> ===> misc/bibletime-doc failed
> *** Error code 1
> 1 error
>

Why don't you use portindex. It simply did the following and went on

Removing port /usr/ports/misc/bibletime-doc from database

Kent

> ********************************************************************
> Before reporting this error, verify that you are running a supported
> version of FreeBSD (see http://www.FreeBSD.org/ports/) and that you
> have a complete and up-to-date ports collection.  (INDEX builds are
> not supported with partial or out-of-date ports collections -- in
> particular, if you are using cvsup, you must cvsup the "ports-all"
> collection, and have no "refuse" files.)  If that is the case, then
> report the failure to ports@FreeBSD.org together with relevant
> details of your ports configuration (including FreeBSD version,
> your architecture, your environment, and your /etc/make.conf
> settings, especially compiler flags and WITH/WITHOUT settings).
>
> Note: the latest pre-generated version of INDEX may be fetched
> automatically with "make fetchindex".
> ********************************************************************
>
> *** Error code 1
>
> Stop in /usr/ports.
> *** Error code 1
>
> Stop in /usr/ports.
> failed to generate INDEX!
> portsdb: index generation error

-- 
Kent Stewart
Richland, WA

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