Date: Mon, 3 May 2004 20:54:00 +0100 From: Stacey Roberts <stacey@vickiandstacey.com> To: Kevin Oberman <oberman@es.net> Cc: freebsd-gnome@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Lots of core files with latest xscreensaver-gnome Message-ID: <20040503195400.GU393@crom.vickiandstacey.com> In-Reply-To: <20040503192134.8AECA5D0D@ptavv.es.net> References: <20040503191402.GS393@crom.vickiandstacey.com> <20040503192134.8AECA5D0D@ptavv.es.net>
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--NQFQLHPkFLmdEfVA Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Kevin, Thanks for the reply. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin Oberman <oberman@es.net>" To: To Stacey Roberts Date: Mon, 03 May, 2004 20:21 BST Subject: Re: Lots of core files with latest xscreensaver-gnome > > Date: Mon, 3 May 2004 20:14:02 +0100 > > From: Stacey Roberts <stacey@vickiandstacey.com> > > Sender: owner-freebsd-gnome@freebsd.org > >=20 <snipped> > >=20 > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Adam Weinberger <adamw@FreeBSD.org>" > > > > To: To Stacey Roberts > > > > Date: Mon, 03 May, 2004 17:54 BST > > > > Subject: Re: Lots of core files with latest xscreensaver-gnome > > > >=3D20 > > > > > Clear out everything in /usr/local/lib/compat/pkg and the run: > > > > >=3D20 > > > > > portupgrade -u -a -f > > > > >=3D20 > > > > > That will rebuild everything. After you clear out > > > > > /usr/local/lib/compat/pkg, nothing will run until you complete the > > > > > portupgrade. > > > >=3D20 > > > > Thanks for the reply. > > > >=3D20 > > > > As nothing (presumably this refers to X-related apps) will run in b= etwe=3D > > en "rm -rf'ing /usr/local/lib/compat/pkg/*" and the portupgrade cmd, is= it =3D > > best then, to ensure that no-one is logged in on X during this exercise? > > > >=3D20 > > > > If anything I'll be looking to run this overnight. > > > >=3D20 > > > > Thanks again, Adam. > > > >=3D20 > > > > Regards, > > > >=3D20 > > > > Stacey > > > >> end of "Re: Lots of core files with latest xscreensaver-gnome" fro= m St=3D > > acey Roberts << > > >=3D20 > > > That's probably the safest behaviour, yes. It's not that *nothing* wi= ll > > > run, but after you delete the stuff in .../pkg, a whole bunch of thin= gs > > > will be missing libraries. > >=20 > > Fair enough.., I'll make sure that X is off before the exercise for eac= h ma=3D > > chine. I don't suppose you'd be able to let me know what kind of time-f= rame=3D > > I could expect in terms of round-trip completion, would you? > >=20 > > >=3D20 > > > I hope that someday they'll make -u a default argument to > > > portupgrade(1). > >=20 > > Hmm.., reading through the man pages here (from a *NON*-developer's per= pect=3D > > ive), I guess I could see why the "-u" switch isn't default, just in ca= se *=3D > > something* fails during the install / registration stages I suppose. Th= en t=3D > > here's a way to back out. But again, I stress that I'm not pretending t= o un=3D > > derstand that stuff. > >=20 > > On that note though.., see as on all my systems gnomemeeting is > > un-portupgradeable (openh323-1.12.0_3 is forbidden: > >http://people.freebsd.org/~eik/portaudit/27c331d5-64c7-11d8-80e3-0020ed7= 6ef5a.html), > > what are the chances of gnomemeeting being in this state causing > > problems? I guess I'll find out later tonight, but its good to be prepa= red. >=20 > Gnomemeeting should not be a problem in this regard. It has also been > pulled from the standard gnome2 meta-port, so building gnome2 won't even > try to build gnomemeeting. This is handy to know - reassuring this.., given the fact that I'm always c= onverting ex-MS Windows workstations to FreeBSD as much as I can. >=20 > Unfortunately, I use GnomeMeeting, so I am hoping to get a chance to > work on getting pwlib and openh323 updated soon. (Not that I'll succeed, > but, if I can point out specific problems to Roger H, I'm hoping he can > point me in the right direction.) Well., best of luck to you on that. I don't use it personally, but I won't = be surprised if I get a call from one of our newly-converted users asking a= bout it :-O Thanks again, Kevin. Regards, Stacey > --=20 > R. Kevin Oberman, Network Engineer > Energy Sciences Network (ESnet) > Ernest O. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) > E-mail: oberman@es.net Phone: +1 510 486-8634 --=20 Stacey Roberts B. Sc (HONS) Computer Science Web: www.vickiandstacey.com --NQFQLHPkFLmdEfVA Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGP 6.5.8 iQEVAwUBQJajVedvY+8mWFvRAQFMHAf/aSPIjqwAJsixchZ2TDTTjVmufOXsPv22 3mDKOi/IzdRqikPFE+i7ijoD+ZCoNjZVibWiMjb00I3/ZwycX+lwzdRfCd2FrpWQ PyeMl6NPJL5bYfSSbZB2n0kCvDWefStnwYsLXKKC5mBsiCOCRrTHlOGh2+T3shmI QdzBNRuOhu9AVQNiJHrT7XwnnDRyX2Xwpc15fLQ1uGjna6DSd4qQ2ZEH3pNIxas3 amnIMyJ17nSloCkrsBJvS6bcnt0GB09cjBhcZdXvSj4YzUpIQ4e3TylrZeGLNxEz ybdrS9qe3f5Ms7x0s80u5px4lhx2pVBLB9uaWLesshIHy+M2e9AC7w== =8k0Q -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --NQFQLHPkFLmdEfVA--
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