Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2007 14:14:53 -0600 From: Matt <datahead4@gmail.com> To: "Michael Proto" <mike@jellydonut.org> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Problem with portupgrade Message-ID: <cd6b4a5b0703021214q4a40c9b0p794c0c5c7ec1b199@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <45E83AF5.2010605@jellydonut.org> References: <45E7D3E1.5090408@philderbeast.com> <45E83AF5.2010605@jellydonut.org>
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On 3/2/07, Michael Proto <mike@jellydonut.org> wrote: > Phillip Ledger wrote: > > i have been trying to get portupgrade working, however everything i try > > to run it im getting an error with the portsdb. now i have tryed to > > rebuild it as requested initaly by portupgrade but im still getting an > > error > > > > portupgrade -aRr > > [missing key: categories] [Updating the portsdb <format:bdb_btree> in > > /var/tmp ... - 16413 port entries found > > .........1000.........2000.........3000.........4000.........5000.........6000.........7000.........8000.........9000.........10000.........11000.........12000.........13000.........14000.........15000.........16000.... > > ..... done] > > missing key: categories: Cannot read the portsdb! > > /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/portsdb.rb:548:in `open_db': database > > file error (PortsDB::DBError) > > from /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/portsdb.rb:702:in `port' > > from /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/portsdb.rb:890:in > > `all_depends_list' > > from /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/pkgdb.rb:809:in `tsort_build' > > from /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/pkgdb.rb:801:in `each' > > from /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/pkgdb.rb:801:in `tsort_build' > > from /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/pkgdb.rb:823:in `sort_build' > > from /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/pkgdb.rb:827:in `sort_build!' > > from /usr/local/sbin/portupgrade:721:in `main' > > from /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/optparse.rb:755:in `initialize' > > from /usr/local/sbin/portupgrade:220:in `new' > > from /usr/local/sbin/portupgrade:220:in `main' > > from /usr/local/sbin/portupgrade:2084 > > > > > > any idea whats causeing the issue or how to fix it? > > > Try removing /usr/ports/INDEX-6.db and running "portsdb -u", which > should rebuild it from your existing /usr/ports/INDEX-6 file. > > (if you're using FreeBSD 5 it would be INDEX-5 above). > > > -Proto > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > >From /usr/ports/UPDATING: 20070102: AFFECTS: users of sysutils/portupgrade AUTHOR: sem@FreeBSD.org If you have a problem with upgrading the tools from version 2.2.1 and less, remove the package with pkg_delete portupgrade\* command and reinstall it from scratch. Remove /usr/ports/INDEX*.db and run portsdb -u.
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