From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Nov 21 06:40:57 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1156616A4CE for ; Sun, 21 Nov 2004 06:40:57 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mail03.syd.optusnet.com.au (mail03.syd.optusnet.com.au [211.29.132.184]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6A16F43D45 for ; Sun, 21 Nov 2004 06:40:56 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from andrewr@uidaho.edu) Received: from 211-28-168-242.vic.optushome.com.au (c211-28-168-242.frank1.vic.optusnet.com.au [211.28.168.242]) iAL6epkd016670 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=EDH-RSA-DES-CBC3-SHA bits=168 verify=NO) for ; Sun, 21 Nov 2004 17:40:52 +1100 Received: from 211.28.168.242.vic.optushome.com.au (localhost [127.0.0.1]) iAH0SM4H069549 for ; Wed, 17 Nov 2004 11:28:23 +1100 (EST) (envelope-from andrewr@uidaho.edu) Received: (from andrewr@localhost)iAH0SMY0069548 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Wed, 17 Nov 2004 11:28:22 +1100 (EST) (envelope-from andrewr@uidaho.edu) X-Authentication-Warning: 211.28.168.242.vic.optushome.com.au: andrewr set sender to andrewr@uidaho.edu using -f Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2004 11:28:22 +1100 From: Andrew Robinson To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20041117002822.GC15169@uidaho.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i Subject: Post screw-up recovery - "invisible" ports? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 21 Nov 2004 06:40:57 -0000 Hi everyone, after a botched upgrade from 5.2.1 to 5.3, which became a reinstallation, I have the following dilemma. I have about 300 ports installed, but only a few of them are identified by my port maintenance apparatus. For example, if I do portversion, it finds the objects in /var/db/pkg but I can run programs that are not there. Presumably the ones there are those that I have installed since my upgrade. Is there any easy way around this problem? I suppose that what I'm asking is, is there any other location in which installed ports are identified? I assume that I ought to reinstall them anyway. Thanks, Andrew -- Andrew Robinson Ph: 208 885 7115 Department of Forest Resources Fa: 208 885 6226 University of Idaho E : andrewr@uidaho.edu PO Box 441133 W : http://www.uidaho.edu/~andrewr Moscow ID 83843 Or: http://www.biometrics.uidaho.edu No statement above necessarily represents my employer's opinion.