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Date:      Sun, 10 Aug 2003 13:04:11 -0400
From:      Bob Perry <rperry4@earthlink.net>
To:        Kent Stewart <kstewart@owt.com>
Cc:        FreeBSD-Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: Portupgrade Broke?
Message-ID:  <3F367B0B.2090009@earthlink.net>
In-Reply-To: <200308100835.11959.kstewart@owt.com>
References:  <3F35002F.1060108@earthlink.net> <1060497995.17037.85.camel@daemon.home.net> <3F365CFD.9000708@earthlink.net> <200308100835.11959.kstewart@owt.com>

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It doesn't read the tree. It uses INDEX.db, which you are supposed to

>build after each cvsup of ports-all. To build INDEX.db, you need a 
>current version of INDEX. I get too many messages from "portsdb -U" and 
>use the sequence "make index" and then "portsdb -u". I run these 
>everytime I cvsup ports-all. The only time you can save is adding 
>"ports/INDEX" to your refuse file. There isn't any point in downloading 
>INDEX and rebuilding it immediately after cvsup finishes.
>
>If you have more ports in your refuse file, running portsdb -U is 
>probably your only choice. Make is known to stop when it hits a port 
>that is missing in your /usr/port fs.
>
>  
>
I think I have a better understanding now of this process.  It's also clear
that I have to spend more time with the available documentation.

Thanks to you both for taking the time to help.

Bob



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