Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2009 13:11:06 +0200 From: Sorin Panca <sorin.panca@psrk.com> To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Cc: Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: Installing packages using ports after freebsd-update doesn't work on amd64 Message-ID: <497C48CA.2070600@psrk.com> In-Reply-To: <497C28A6.9040701@psrk.com> References: <497B85DE.1040005@psrk.com> <497BA079.6060309@FreeBSD.org> <497C28A6.9040701@psrk.com>
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Sorin Panca wrote: > Doug Barton wrote: >> Sorin Panca wrote: >>> After upgrading the system using freebsd-update from 6.3-RELEASE to >>> 7.0-RELEASE and after that, from 7.0 to 7.1 trying to install >>> ports-mgmt/portupgrade fails at ruby18 with the following message: >> If you haven't already you have to remove and reinstall _all_ of your >> ports after doing a major version upgrade (6.x -> 7.x). >> > Prior to starting the upgrade I did a pkg_delete -a. I wanted a clean > system (just like a reinstallation). How do I ensure that all packages > were removed by pkg_delete -a ? > Running pkg_delete -a returns "pkg_delete: no packages installed" If you look at my previous posts on this list (from 2007), I was having this problem since I started upgrading our servers. Therefore, anticipating your question, this time I took the precaution of performing the upgrade by following certain steps, to avoid uncontrolled variables to polute the environment. The steps I followed were: 1. check if the system has an amd64 FreeBSD installation 2. remove all installed packages by pkg_delete -a 3. freebsd-update: upgrade from 6.3 to 7.0 and reboot 4. freebsd-update: upgrade from 7.0 to 7.1 and reboot 5. install packages from ports. Any help would be appreciated. Sorin.
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