From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Dec 26 21:59:50 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EC69C1065670 for ; Sun, 26 Dec 2010 21:59:50 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from amvandemore@gmail.com) Received: from mail-fx0-f54.google.com (mail-fx0-f54.google.com [209.85.161.54]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7E8768FC14 for ; Sun, 26 Dec 2010 21:59:50 +0000 (UTC) Received: by fxm16 with SMTP id 16so8516824fxm.13 for ; Sun, 26 Dec 2010 13:59:49 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:received:in-reply-to :references:date:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type; bh=WNsPNUt6LKoOJmo+udtLQ1zYP54i5dXT1LpJrG4yMRk=; b=jmX/3ySmIn74yTqpm2mtRBkvL4TA+uSCb2vcQQJpDtxMrvLit+wmMaAJLh+Y7gt08N 1BlCNXzTvBEuGQhfqpNDsprifF+lsDfn2Y9VTyZMNp6KXIiQbh1WOgGOP0MhsFfH/Pes geXAtO3PlBTsZmrzyUM2SDteDxhiUC+Td1G5U= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; b=HVM+09IHM+rU3HUx3oVaJ2i+8bb6O1sxv16hoI6NWOLHP//5xX9Du7KqnoQeIlqD4e /0kQpMxne57oGKpnomFHhULAZywQ1uZPIM16wwYEV4kd4/pmp1d4dBcmWZeVNX+Qz6cN 6XYGqMdDnUGmEnC5kSGqnpfPZ4PHsahgT4JYo= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.223.85.203 with SMTP id p11mr2933641fal.108.1293400789414; Sun, 26 Dec 2010 13:59:49 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.223.114.4 with HTTP; Sun, 26 Dec 2010 13:59:49 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <14212432ba707fc5f9fbc75b56e8e783@flabnapple.net> References: <14212432ba707fc5f9fbc75b56e8e783@flabnapple.net> Date: Sun, 26 Dec 2010 15:59:49 -0600 Message-ID: From: Adam Vande More To: "Ron (Lists)" Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Portmaster general questions and problems X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 26 Dec 2010 21:59:51 -0000 On Sun, Dec 26, 2010 at 1:39 PM, Ron (Lists) wrote: > I had been using portupgrade for several years and never had any problems > and upgrading ports was quick and simple process every week. But, due to > portupgrade no longer being maintained and failing to work anymore, I have > switched to using portmaster and am having nothing but problems, so much so > that I dread updating my ports. > > I'm trying to figure out what I'm doing wrong or what I don't understand > about portmaster. I've looked on google and can't find any documentation > that isn't just basic stuff or rehashes of the man pages (which are fine for > reference, but not helpful in understanding how to use it). > I'm pretty sure this is a problem with a port and it's depends listing or something and not specific to portmaster. This should be relatively easy to test, try it with portupgrade/portmanager instead on the same ports tree. Your implication that this sort of thing didn't happen on portupgrade directly contradicts my experience. You'll probably get better help on freebsd-ports@ although there are people on this list that can help but list activity is low right now. Anyway I also see there a recent entry in UPDATING about libltdl. -- Adam Vande More