Date: Sat, 27 Jun 2009 15:34:04 -0500 From: Charles Howse <chowse@charter.net> To: Robert Huff <roberthuff@rcn.com> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Stale lock files Message-ID: <511A667D-5CB2-4811-98C2-9F8E7E374B3B@charter.net> In-Reply-To: <19014.15832.51916.407330@jerusalem.litteratus.org> References: <B860EFBF-4A21-4293-9AF9-F7C14309519D@charter.net> <19014.15832.51916.407330@jerusalem.litteratus.org>
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On Jun 27, 2009, at 10:42 AM, Robert Huff wrote: > > Charles Howse writes: > >> What are stale lock files? >> I've been having them for a few weeks now, they need to go away! >> >> root@curly /root# portupgrade -a >> ** Stale lock file was found. Removed. >> ** Stale lock file was found. Removed. >> [...] >> >> root@curly /root# portversion -c >> ** Stale lock file was found. Removed. > > These are related to a (harmless) twitch in a recent version of > ruby. Updating to the latest version fixed it for me. Thanks Robert and Polytropon, Running 'portversion -c' after 'portupgrade -a' no longer shows any stale lock files. Just wondering...is there any utility to find and remove these things? Maybe a reboot?
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