Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2004 09:00:49 -0800 From: "Noah" <admin2@enabled.com> To: Adam Weinberger <adamw@FreeBSD.org> Cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: updating pkgdb results invalid argument Message-ID: <20041216170013.M32896@enabled.com> In-Reply-To: <20041216153127.GA36199@toxic.magnesium.net> References: <20041216152827.M31428@enabled.com> <20041216153127.GA36199@toxic.magnesium.net>
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On Thu, 16 Dec 2004 10:31:27 -0500, Adam Weinberger wrote
> >> (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?
>
actually I dont see it that way from the man page. they are not incompatible
arguments and have worked before for me.
--- snip ---
from man pkgdb(1):
-F
--fix Interactively fix the package registry database.
-u
--update Update or create the package database file pkgdb.db in
$PKG_DBDIR, which is /var/db/pkg by default.
Note: if the ports database files are stale, pkgdb will
automatically update them before proceding, so manual
updating is not mandatory.
--- snip ---
cheers,
Noah
> # Adam
>
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