From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Fri May 23 14:39:32 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8EF5C37B401 for ; Fri, 23 May 2003 14:39:32 -0700 (PDT) Received: from albatross.mail.pas.earthlink.net (albatross.mail.pas.earthlink.net [207.217.120.120]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BD22F43F75 for ; Fri, 23 May 2003 14:39:31 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from parv_fm@mailsent.net) Received: from sdn-ap-038dcwashp0018.dialsprint.net ([206.134.176.18] helo=moo.holy.cow) by albatross.mail.pas.earthlink.net with esmtp (Exim 3.33 #1) id 19JKG8-0005BZ-00 for freebsd-stable@freebsd.org; Fri, 23 May 2003 14:39:29 -0700 Received: by moo.holy.cow (Postfix, from userid 1001) id EACE9AC04; Fri, 23 May 2003 17:42:36 -0400 (EDT) Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 17:42:36 -0400 From: parv To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20030523214236.GA64636@moo.holy.cow> Mail-Followup-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org References: <00af01c320e0$271fe270$426f2a40@boondocks> <20030523065702.GD383@hal9000.halplant.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20030523065702.GD383@hal9000.halplant.com> Subject: Re: issue with ports X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 21:39:32 -0000 in message <20030523065702.GD383@hal9000.halplant.com>, wrote Andrew J Caines thusly... > > You can always rebuild the ports and package databases... > > # cd /usr/ports/ ; > INDEX ; > INDEX.db ; make index ; portsdb -Uu > # > /var/db/pkg/pkgdb.db ; pkgdb -u O! The Horrors! Why are you obliterating INDEX* & pkgdb.db files? You do realize that you are digging your own grave in case indexing or installed ports db making fails, or the processes need to be stopped? make index already takes care of INDEX, unfortunately, instead of keeping around the old copy unless index making succeeds. By using -U option, you are rebuilding INDEX. Why then you already built it once? Like much the cooing & warmth oozing out of your computer? - Parv -- A programmer, budding Unix system administrator, and amateur photographer ISO employment. Details... http://www103.pair.com/parv/work/