From owner-freebsd-questions Wed May 16 18:34: 3 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from hotmail.com (f58.law12.hotmail.com [64.4.19.58]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A26D937B423 for ; Wed, 16 May 2001 18:33:55 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from bsdblood@hotmail.com) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Wed, 16 May 2001 18:33:55 -0700 Received: from 203.121.16.74 by lw12fd.law12.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Thu, 17 May 2001 01:33:55 GMT X-Originating-IP: [203.121.16.74] From: "BSD Blood" To: kstewart@urx.com Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ports not installing after updating sources Date: Thu, 17 May 2001 01:33:55 -0000 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 17 May 2001 01:33:55.0482 (UTC) FILETIME=[6FCE0FA0:01C0DE71] Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG I did as I was told and my ports collection are now good. I'm just wondering:- 1. What's the file /usr/ports/.cvsignore for? 2. Is it OK for me to do a 'rm -rf /usr/ports', in which case /usr/ports/.cvsignore also gets deleted and then resync my ports tree? Is it a must do leave the /usr/ports/.cvsignore file there? >From: Kent Stewart >Reply-To: kstewart@urx.com >To: BSD Blood >CC: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org >Subject: Re: ports not installing after updating sources >Date: Wed, 16 May 2001 02:43:00 -0700 > > > >BSD Blood wrote: > > > > I've just updated from FreeBSD 4.1 RELEASE to 4.3 STABLE. Here's how my >1st > > cvsupfile look like:- > > *default host=cvsup6.FreeBSD.org > > *default base=/usr > > *default prefix=/usr > > *default release=cvs > > *default delete use-rel-suffix compress > > > > src-all tag=RELENG_4_1_0_RELEASE list=cvs:RELENG_4 > > ports-all tag=. > > doc-all tag=. > > > > After 'updating' my sources with the 1st cvsupfile, I immediately >updated > > again using the 2nd cvsupfile:- > > *default host=cvsup6.FreeBSD.org > > *default base=/usr > > *default prefix=/usr > > *default release=cvs > > *default delete use-rel-suffix compress > > > > src-all tag=RELENG_4 > > ports-all tag=. > > doc-all tag=. > > > > I recompile and install my new kernel. The kernel loaded successfully. >When > > I want to install some packages using the ports collection, this is the > > error I get:- > > Error: your port uses an old layout. Please update it to match this > > bsd.port.mk. If you have updated your ports collection via cvsup and >are > > still getting this error, see Q12 and Q13 in the cvsup FAQ on > > http://www.polstra.com for further information. > > *** Error code 1 > > > > Stop in /usr/ports/irc/xchat. > > *** Error code 1 > > > > Stop in /usr/ports/irc/xchat. > > *** Error code 1 > > > > Stop in /usr/ports/irc/xchat. > > *** Error code 1 > > > > Stop in /usr/ports/irc/xchat. > > *** Error code 1 > > > > Stop in /usr/ports/irc/xchat. > > > > At first, I used only the 2nd cvsupfile to update my sources and I got >the > > error when I want to install a package using the ports collection. >Realizing > > my mistake, I did a FRESH INSTALLATION and I followed the FAQ's Q12 and >Q13 > > method (using 2 cvsupfiles); I got the same error. What did I do wrong? > >You didn't understand what they were telling you. Your /usr/ports is using >the old structure and the error message has nothing to do with cvsup. You >will find that you have more tree structure in the port than >.../irc/xchat/files. If you rm the port causing the problem and re-cvsup, >your problem will go away. The reality is, however, that you need to rm -rv >/usr/ports/* and then recvsup. That would take your distfiles at the same >time and would be disruptive. > >Kent > > > > > >_________________________________________________________________________ > > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at >http://www.hotmail.com. > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > >-- >Kent Stewart >Richland, WA > >mailto:kbstew99@hotmail.com >http://kstewart.urx.com/kstewart/index.html >FreeBSD News http://daily.daemonnews.org/ _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message