From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Dec 13 18:36:56 2006 Return-Path: <owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6019116A4AB for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>; Wed, 13 Dec 2006 18:36:56 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from cswiger@mac.com) Received: from smtpout.mac.com (smtpout.mac.com [17.250.248.177]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 125AA43CB2 for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>; Wed, 13 Dec 2006 18:35:25 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from cswiger@mac.com) Received: from mac.com (smtpin05-en2 [10.13.10.150]) by smtpout.mac.com (Xserve/8.12.11/smtpout07/MantshX 4.0) with ESMTP id kBDIaqGQ024175; Wed, 13 Dec 2006 10:36:53 -0800 (PST) Received: from [17.214.13.96] (a17-214-13-96.apple.com [17.214.13.96]) (authenticated bits=0) by mac.com (Xserve/smtpin05/MantshX 4.0) with ESMTP id kBDIaokG009551; Wed, 13 Dec 2006 10:36:50 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <20061213182324.GA7942@klentaq.com> References: <20061213182324.GA7942@klentaq.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v752.2) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Message-Id: <E25D28BD-651A-4443-AA8F-819E542C6116@mac.com> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: Chuck Swiger <cswiger@mac.com> Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2006 10:36:49 -0800 To: "Wayne M. Barnes" <wayne@klentaq.com> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.752.2) X-Brightmail-Tracker: AAAAAA== X-Brightmail-scanned: yes Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Missing pkg-descr - Correction X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions <freebsd-questions.freebsd.org> List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions>, <mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe> List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-questions> List-Post: <mailto:freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> List-Help: <mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=help> List-Subscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions>, <mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe> X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2006 18:36:56 -0000 On Dec 13, 2006, at 10:23 AM, Wayne M. Barnes wrote: > The following "Missing pkg-descr" is happening to me a lot, > with many > packages. This time it was during "portinstall jdk15". > > ===> Installing for m4-1.4.8_1 > ===> Generating temporary packing list > ** Missing pkg-descr for m4-1.4.8_1. > *** Error code 1 > > Stop in /usr/ports/devel/m4. > *** Error code 1 > > This time it is on a brand-new install of FreeBSD 6.2. > > How can I be responsible for the "pkg-descr". > > This is the second time I have asked this question. I got > no help before. My email was down briefly. Did I miss the answer? This suggests that your ports tree is incomplete for some reason; you should review how you are updating the ports tree and see whether there is some problem there-- or check the Handbook for other methods of updating /usr/ports... -- -Chuck