Date: Thu, 05 May 2011 09:57:16 +0200 From: Hans Ottevanger <fbsdstable@beasties.demon.nl> To: Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org> Cc: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Daily backups of pkgdb failure Message-ID: <4DC2585C.6090207@beasties.demon.nl> In-Reply-To: <4DC24D12.1040306@FreeBSD.org> References: <4DC13D32.1070503@beasties.demon.nl> <4DC20EEA.5000703@FreeBSD.org> <4DC24A20.5050702@beasties.demon.nl> <4DC24D12.1040306@FreeBSD.org>
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On 05/05/11 09:09, Doug Barton wrote:
> On 05/04/2011 23:56, Hans Ottevanger wrote:
>> On 05/05/11 04:43, Doug Barton wrote:
>>> On 05/04/2011 04:49, Hans Ottevanger wrote:
>>>> make -f/usr/share/mk/bsd.port.mk -V PKG_DBDIR
>>>> "/usr/share/mk/bsd.port.mk", line 11: Could not find
>>>> /usr/ports/Mk/bsd.port.mk
>>>> make: fatal errors encountered -- cannot continue
>>>
>>> I fixed this in HEAD by setting the default if pulling it from make
>>> fails. I will MFC ASAP.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Of course this will solve my "problem" 8-)
>>
>> But if you use something like
>>
>> pkg_dbdir=${PKG_DBDIR-/var/db/pkg}
>>
>> you will also cover the (infrequent) case where people redefine
>> PKG_DBDIR while running pkg_add et al (and actually remember to set
>> PKG_DBDIR in /etc/crontab !).
>
> To be honest, I don't care. If you are doing this kind of thing you
> deserve what you get.
>
To be clear. it is OK for me, I use defaults wherever possible.
> If you really want to move your PKG_DBDIR and can't be bothered to
> define it correctly, use a symlink. Or, if that's a problem, disable the
> backup. This "problem" is not going to affect the overwhelming number of
> freebsd users, and I don't think going through a lot of gymnastics to
> support people who do silly things is a good idea for either side.
>
My idea was that if you go through the trouble to use make to get
PKG_DBDIR from the ports (as possibly redefined in /etc/make.conf) you
might as well try something similar while using packages.
But again: every deliberate choice is OK for me.
Regards,
Hans
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