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parv@pair.com wrote:
> in message <44E72508.9000909@enabled.com>,
> wrote Noah thusly...
>   
>> Somebody know what is going on here?  I can't figure it out and
>> never seen this before.
>>     
>
> Neither do i but that won't stop me from speculating ...
>
>   
>> # pkgdb -Fu
>> --->  Updating the pkgdb
>> --->  Checking the package registry database
>> Stale dependency: b2evolution-0.9.2 -> marked ():
>> marked: Not in due form: <name>-<version>
>>     
>
> Here, "marked" seems like some sort of place holder for the missing
> dependency port.  The otherwise non empty "()" contain the port
> directory, under ${PORTSDIR:-/usr/ports}, of the dependency port.
>
>
>   
>> Install stale dependency? ([y]es/[n]o/[a]ll) [yes] a
>> can't convert nil into String
>>     
>
> When you answered "all", pkgdb prepared to install the port "marked"
> but  could not parse that name in <name>-<version> format, so the
> result was empty string or 'nil' in Ruby, the programming language
> of choice for portupgrade tools.
>
>   


okay thanks for the explanation - so what is the most optimal way of 
fixing this without breaking things.

cheers,

Noah



>   - Parv
>
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