Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2004 10:31:27 -0500 From: Adam Weinberger <adamw@FreeBSD.org> To: Noah <admin2@enabled.com> Cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: updating pkgdb results invalid argument Message-ID: <20041216153127.GA36199@toxic.magnesium.net> In-Reply-To: <20041216152827.M31428@enabled.com> References: <20041216152827.M31428@enabled.com>
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>> (12.16.2004 @ 1028 PST): Noah said, in 0.4K: << > FreeBSD-4.9 > > any clues why this is happening? the update of the package DB ends off with > invalid argument. > > --- snip ---- > > # pkgdb -Fu > ---> Updating the pkgdb > Invalid argument >> end of "updating pkgdb results invalid argument" from Noah << The arguments -F and -u are incompatible. One fixes a preexisting database, and one creates a new one. Did you mean to use pkgdb -fu? # Adam -- Adam Weinberger adamw@magnesium.net || adamw@FreeBSD.org adamw@vectors.cx || adamw@gnome.org http://www.vectors.cx
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