Date: Mon, 05 Feb 2007 12:33:25 -0600 From: Eric <heli@mikestammer.com> To: White Hat <pigskin_referee@yahoo.com> Cc: FreeBSD Users Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Portmanager - not working after ports change Message-ID: <45C77875.7030200@mikestammer.com> In-Reply-To: <907502.10762.qm@web34404.mail.mud.yahoo.com> References: <907502.10762.qm@web34404.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
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White Hat wrote: > There was a change in the ports system - > /usr/ports/UPDATING 20070205 - which now renders > portmanager unable to run correctly. While it is > possible to update a single port; i.e., "portmanager > /path/to-port/", if I attempt to do a general ports > update; i.e., "portmanager -u", I receive the > following error message: > > percentDone-=>0 = 100 - ( 100 * ( oldPortsDbQTY-=>6 / > oldPortsDbTOTALIZER-=>6 )) > cd: can't cd to /usr/ports/sysutils/portmanager > rBsdPortMkPatch 0.4.1_7 error: bsd.port.mk > /usr/ports/Mk unable to restored from back up cp > /usr/local/share/portmanager/bsd.port.mk-BACKUP > /usr/ports/Mk/bsd.port.mk > > I tried deinstalling portmanager and then installing > it from its new port directory; however, that failed > to alleviate the problem. > > Has anyone else experienced this problem, and perhaps > have a solution? > > Thanks! > > i recommend switching to portmaster. its actively maintained and a lot better than portmanager
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