Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2007 08:57:45 -0400 From: Robert Huff <roberthuff@rcn.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Deleted /var/db/pkg Message-ID: <18159.52041.709022.980773@jerusalem.litteratus.org> In-Reply-To: <8980.80.80.2.75.1190116887.squirrel@webmail1.one.com> References: <8980.80.80.2.75.1190116887.squirrel@webmail1.one.com>
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nikolaj.thygesen@diamondbox.dk writes: > Suppose you deleted /var/db/pkg by accident :( What would you > do to get it back?? The literal "getting it back" involves a lot of typing, or some non-tivial script work. Figuring out what to get back ... look in /usr/ports/distfiles. While the origin port is not always apparent (libraries and perl modules are particular offenders) it's usually not hard to figure out what maps to what. And the trick is to start at the bottom: pick a massive end-user application like FireFox or (even better) OpenOffice, and let it pull in the dependecies. (Mind you, that will take hours and could take days ut it will work.) Robert "been there, done that" Huff
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