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From: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org>
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On Fri, Dec 03, 2004 at 02:00:33PM -0600, Joshua Lokken wrote:

> > > 4) I installed portupgrade from the port, and built the database using
> > >
> > >    'pkgdb -f', but whenever I run portupgrade or portversion, it
> > >    displays a message "Generating INDEX.tmp - please wait.." and hangs
> > >    there forever. How do I fix this?
> >=20
> > it probably isn't hanging, but actually generating a new INDEX for you.
> > solutions to this have been discussed ad nauseum in several of mailing
> > lists.
>=20
> It may not be hanging, but I've got the same behavior on a fresh 4.10
> box at home, it chugs away for awhile, then the 'make' process(es)
> just sit there doing absolutely nothing forever.

Of course, it's neither doing "absolutely nothing" nor does it take
"forever"

Kris

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