Date: Fri, 01 Sep 2006 16:49:05 -0400 From: Gerard Seibert <gerard@seibercom.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: perryh@pluto.rain.com Subject: Re: Trouble building abiword in the Ports Collection Message-ID: <20060901164400.48F3.GERARD@seibercom.net> In-Reply-To: <10609012001.AA10932@pluto.rain.com> References: <20060901143228.60CF.GERARD@seibercom.net> <10609012001.AA10932@pluto.rain.com>
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Perry Hutchison wrote:
> # pkgdb -aFfuv
> ---> Updating the pkgdb
> [Rebuilding the pkgdb <format:bdb_btree> in /var/db/pkg ...
> /var/db/pkg/pkgdb.db: unexpected file type or format -- Invalid
> argument: Cannot update the pkgdb!]
>
> > If it fails, you will have to run: pkgdb -F to fix them manually.
>
> That doesn't work either :(
>
> # pkgdb -F
> ---> Checking the package registry database
>
> [Updating the pkgdb <format:bdb_btree> in /var/db/pkg ...
> /var/db/pkg/pkgdb.db: unexpected file type or format -- Invalid
> argument; rebuild needed] [Rebuilding the pkgdb <format:bdb_btree> in
> /var/db/pkg ... /var/db/pkg/pkgdb.db: unexpected file type or format --
> Invalid argument: Cannot update the pkgdb!]: Cannot update the pkgdb!]
OK, navigate to the /var/db/pkg directory and either delete or rename
the 'pkg.db' file. Then run:
pkgdb -aFfuv
Assuming that works, resume with the rest of the directions I gave you
previously.
--
Gerard Seibert
gerard@seibercom.net
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