Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2002 16:13:58 -0800 (PST) From: Dave Runkle <dave@runkle.com> To: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Reference, Please: Ports origins, cyclic dependencies Message-ID: <20020116153221.N26882-100000@trittico.fiddi.com> In-Reply-To: <0aa490111231012FE4@Mail4.mgfairfax.rr.com>
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I've read manpages, FAQ and Handbook, but I'd really like some good info on how to get dependencies and origins straightened out. ie,: Pointers to good manuals or FAQs I've missed very much appreciated. o what would happen if I were to remove /var/db/pkg/pkgdb.db ? o what would happen if I were to remove /usr/ports/ o what to do about origins of things not in ports? o what to do about origins I've answered incorrectly? # pkgdb -F [snip] Checking the origin of bsdpan-Compress-Zlib-1.16 Missing origin. Guessing... no idea. New origin? (? to help): Skip this? [yes] Skipped. Checking the origin of bsdpan-Geo-Weather-0.09 Missing origin. Guessing... no idea. New origin? (? to help): Skip this? [yes] Skipped. Checking the origin of bsdpan-HTML-Tree-3.11 Missing origin. Guessing... no idea. New origin? (? to help): Skip this? [yes] Skipped. Checking the origin of bsdpan-TermReadKey-2.16 Missing origin. Guessing... no idea. New origin? (? to help): Skip this? [yes] Skipped. o Cyclic dependencies? o what to do about those I've answered incorrectly? Checking for cyclic dependencies Cyclic dependencies: gnome-1.4.1b2_1 -> gnomedb-0.2.93_3 -> (gnome-1.4.1b2_1) Unlink which dependency? (? to help): gnome-1.4.1b2_1 Unlink gnome-1.4.1b2_1 -> gnomedb-0.2.93_3 ? [yes] Done. o Here's another: Cyclic dependencies: gnome-1.4.1b2_1 -> bugbuddy-2.0.8 -> gnomedb-0.2.93_3 -> gnome-1.4.1b2_1> Unlink which dependency? (? to help): ? [.][Enter] to abort, [Tab] to complete Unlink which dependency? (? to help): o and where are 'Stale dependencies' documented? ex: Stale dependency: xscreensaver-4.00 -> XFree86-libraries-4.1.0_1: gnome-1.4.1b2_1 ? ([y]es/[n]o/[a]ll) [yes] n New dependency? (? to help): XFree86-4.1.0_12 Fixed. (-> XFree86-4.1.0_12) Thanks very much! Dave To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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