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Subject: Re: Can't upgrade a number of packages
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Trey Sizemore wrote:
> I'm getting the following when trying to upgrade packages with known
> upgrades:
> 
> salamander# portversion -v -l '<'

[...]

> evolution-2.2.3             <  needs updating (port has 2.2.3_1)

[...]

> salamander# portupgrade -v evolution
> --->  Session started at: Sun, 28 Aug 2005 12:29:03 -0400
> ** No need to upgrade 'evolution-2.2.3' (>= evolution-2.2.3). (specify > -f to force)
> --->  Listing the results (+:done / -:ignored / *:skipped / !:failed)
>         - mail/evolution (evolution-2.2.3)
> --->  Packages processed: 0 done, 1 ignored, 0 skipped and 0 failed
> --->  Session ended at: Sun, 28 Aug 2005 12:29:05 -0400 (consumed 00:00:02)

[...]

> Any ideas on what might be causing this and how to fix?

It happened to me a few times. It's because information about the
ports tree in INDEX file is newer than the ports tree itself (or at
least that's how I see it).

Just cvsup your ports tree and get new INDEX file (make fetchindex &&
portsdb -u).

Regards,

Karol


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Karol Kwiatkowski  <freebsd at orchid dot homeunix dot org>