Date: Thu, 2 Jul 2015 18:50:07 -0600 (MDT) From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> To: "William F. Dudley Jr." <wfdudley@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: portmaster -af fails due to dead port - HELP Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.20.1507021849030.28839@wonkity.com> In-Reply-To: <5595D5BC.7050305@gmail.com> References: <CAFsnNZK120bMrk3qUX2AHK_y%2BZtf_xYC8feqYrHChharh7rv=Q@mail.gmail.com> <20150702195510.GA2863@oslo.ath.cx> <CAFsnNZJLKbPeOyi6M--DZyxW9oqKoMj3YECdmn0vJAzRnHSB0w@mail.gmail.com> <CAFsnNZL4ak3j7RhCBBiJ5JBh6jT=Jr%2BjO5xrdPqUQNe3Ah_5BQ@mail.gmail.com> <20150702214604.GC2863@oslo.ath.cx> <5595D5BC.7050305@gmail.com>
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On Thu, 2 Jul 2015, William F. Dudley Jr. wrote: > So, this happened: > > prompt> portmaster -af -x arj -x faad2 -x libutempter -x ruby -x tcl > > (lots of output deleted) > > ===>>> Returning to update check of installed ports > > ===>>> No origin available for tcl~pkg-renamed~9E62-8.4.19_3,1 > > > ===>>> Cannot continue > ===>>> Aborting update > > SO I try to delete the package. > I'd already tried "pkg delete tcl" and gotten "Package(s) not found!", so now > this: > > prompt> pkg delete tcl~pkg-renamed~9E62-8.4.19_3,1 > Checking integrity... done (0 conflicting) > Package(s) not found! > > So portmaster is complaining about tcl, but tcl isn't installed, and -x > doesn't work either. > > How do I get past this monster? Please do not top-post, it makes replying more difficult. Tildes are special characters in the shell, so try it again, but use single ticks to prevent the shell from expanding the filename: pkg delete 'tcl~pkg-renamed~9E62-8.4.19_3,1'
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