Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2004 00:14:35 -0400 From: Parv <parv@pair.com> To: Hans Lambermont <hans@lambermont.dyndns.org> Cc: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> Subject: Re: Portsdb Update Error Message-ID: <20040617041435.GA1749@moo.holy.cow> In-Reply-To: <20040616141705.GA68037@moya.lambermont.dyndns.org> References: <20040514064713.GA46674@xor.obsecurity.org> <20040616141705.GA68037@moya.lambermont.dyndns.org>
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in message <20040616141705.GA68037@moya.lambermont.dyndns.org>,
wrote Hans Lambermont thusly...
>
> > Kevin Greenidge wrote:
> >> The thing is I always have the whole "Chinese" ports collection
> >> in my refuse file when I do a cvsup among with a bunch of other
> >> stuff so I don't know why this error decides to show itself
> >> now. Any help would be appreciated.
>
> Kris wrote:
> > This is not supported; that's why the error message tells you
> > ensure that you have a *complete* ports collection.
>
> Then what is IGNORE_CATEGORIES in pkgtools.conf still used for ?
>
> I have:
> IGNORE_CATEGORIES = [
> 'chinese',
...
> 'vietnamese',
> ]
> in there for disk space reasons.
>
> It hope it is possible to keep this functionality. I don't want to
> cvsup all ports just to be able to do pkgdb -F, portsdb -Uu etc.
In my ports supfile, i have...
# On Feb 7 08:56:58 2004 UTC, portupgrade started using "make
# index", part of ports collection, instead of
# make_describe_pass[12], previously included with the port. Now,
# as of Apr 24 2004 UTC, that severely breaks INDEX building if some
# of the ports are missing.
# ----
# Databases/ruby-bdb1 port is need to be built w/ NOPORTSDOC
# option as the port build fails due to missing 'rdoc' although
# it had been stated in textproc/ruby-rdoc's cvs commit/removal
# message that it has become part of Ruby 1.8.
# ----
#*default date=2004.02.06.23.01.01
...so, if you use/compile portupgrade(1) from the above date, you should
have a reasonable INDEX; errors will be generated as usual but missing
directories/dependencies will not stop making of the index.
Do not forget to make a package; if possible compile it static which i
forgot to do.
I use portupgrade & associated software only for INDEX building &
keeping data in /var/db/pkg sane. I do not know or care if
downgrading portupgrade to the above stated date would cause problems
w/ other functions.
- Parv
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