Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2008 01:26:18 -0700 From: Benjamin Lee <ben@b1c1l1.com> To: Colin Brace <cb@lim.nl> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: updating a port with problems (libxml2) Message-ID: <48F84C2A.9010904@b1c1l1.com> In-Reply-To: <20028504.post@talk.nabble.com> References: <20028504.post@talk.nabble.com>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] On 10/17/08 01:01, Colin Brace wrote: > Hi all, > > I use portsnap to keep the port tree of my FreeBSD 7 box up to date. > According to portaudit, which I run nightly, there is a problem with the > current version of libxml2. So, as usual, I run "sudo portsnap fetch && > sudo portsnap update", and then: Note that 'portsnap fetch update' will accomplish the same thing. > $ cd /usr/ports/textproc/libxml2 > $ sudo make deinstall > $ sudo make reinstall clean > > But this last command results in an error: > > ===> libxml2-2.6.32 has known vulnerabilities: > => libxml2 -- two vulnerabilities. > Reference: > <http://www.FreeBSD.org/ports/portaudit/d71da236-9a94-11dd-8f42-001c2514716c.html>; > => Please update your ports tree and try again. > > It would appear that the port has not yet been updated. Is this some > temporary glitch? Otherwise, the approach I use is not very robust, since I > have now managed to deinstall a library upon which a dozen or so programs > depend. However, this is the first time this has happened. > > Comments, suggestions most welcome. To get libxml2 reinstalled before the port is bumped you'll want to try 'make -DDISABLE_VULNERABILITIES reinstall'. In general, it's easier to use portupgrade(1). See "Using the Ports Collection"[1] in the FreeBSD Handbook. [1] http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ports-using.html -- Benjamin Lee [-- Attachment #2 --] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iQIcBAEBAgAGBQJI+EwxAAoJEN/n9makEYTholsQAJiWe9BJvrrcYnQlN7hsDom7 8Umksq+Ems/yLZ0OItDf6SdwVHesQYQxGY1hQLA68n8OS5S0UOmvf1JW8TUm5OP1 Bu2SXb6LTcwuwoBHC7viZlRAVCU7eKM1k4Qw8wnJxiPYf8QsLwDc7pmqc8e0u/Hx 3j3rKulE9Nqn1W2P+kDUSBYp6CUvmJaZd+1LWvs/DJM8Ns6nmyBXoERPrKz+AjgB VTcj8ObadurDAhWAnSqN5DUssT8VfQNFp7SLnsOjZR6O65sOCK2qvFVgFlSq12Vx YBBAuPxgGqDZtV8DSm8BJCvqbtxt71izxspVLSh3mJUgaaXkt4BgplYWvd3neCC/ FEUu7ksr/fQNtg+axx2jUdTOH11ehA2lhD363cU4kuHoPzg6OAoKv2EqfhdIFRWX zjNquq63Wep7Bez5Vj2lrbiwo8+DgGalShj5FwnuUd3wzRMoV0HAaMYIbBAHvXpK RhSxLas+bQyMF+bWIrC5DIlK1HBEMZVamWTpBklLqjB7FbNqzRs8NN2hUxD4an/a KLSC6vx1iG6UJFdY4JemKt5tSy0WTQhK9KhEdCOYFfzUNyXBLrCqmRE0h+891InY Mt2m8yG5vcU6N0fMXyzlLyKg5GxDFlNU5P2JGc77vEN4DFFWOq3unseiQymSjhfH yQ3DcZ6xjRX0Nlf1J6kr =dQ6S -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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