Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2001 23:14:58 +0057 (CEST) From: Inge E.Syvertsen <webdude@phreaker.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: CVSup fails on port update at ebuttons port Message-ID: <20011024211245.7469C5002F@zagnut.hotpop.com>
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> "...Only language specific ports are commented out of ports-supfile...." > > Question: are you using a "refuse" file...?? The /usr/share/examples/cvsup directory contains a refuse file installed by default with FreeBSD 4.3. I did not edit it, but it contains: src/etc/sendmail/freebsd.mc* ports/chinese ports/french ports/german ports/hebrew ports/japanese ports/korean ports/russian ports/ukrainian ports/vietnamese I don't know (after reading the cvsup(1) man page) if you have to supply arguments to cvsup to have it avoid using the refuse file, if it exists. yours, Inge E. Syvertsen ies@runbox.no > > At 06:22 PM 10.24.2001 +0057, Inge E.Syvertsen wrote: >>Hi... >> >>I am running FreeBSD 4.3 release on a P233 w/128MB >> >>cvsup SNAP_16_1_e fails w/ the following >>message when doing a port upgrade: >> >>Updater failed: >>/usr/ports/x11/ebuttons/files/#cvs.cvsup-20660.430: >>Cannot create: Invalid argument >> >>Then I just get my prompt back. >> >>Only language specific ports are commented out of ports-supfile. >> >>I have tried to follow the advice concerning the jakarta* port, >>that is, deleting the directories and removing relevant entries >>in the checkouts.cvs:. files, but no cigar, the error reappears >>but with different digits at the end of the message. >> >>(BTW: When rm -rf 'ing the offending directory, I get >>an error message saying the directory is not empty. >>Logging out and in again and performing the command again worked, >>but not as root, I had to su from a regular user... ??? >>Guess maybe cvsup left some stray threads hanging ??) >> >>Couldn't find any info on the mailing lists. >>Am I the only one w/ this problem ? >> >>Inge E. Syvertsen >>ies@runbox.no >> >>*** Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good *** >> >> >> >> >> >>To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >>with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message >> >> > > Best regards, > Jack L. Stone, > Server Admin > > Sage-American > http://www.sage-american.com > jacks@sage-american.com ---End reply To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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