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Date:      Tue, 17 Oct 2000 14:30:40 -0500
From:      Jonathan Fosburgh <syjef@mail.mdanderson.org>
To:        dann@greycat.com
Cc:        ports@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: make readmes prob w/non-existent directories
Message-ID:  <874s2bnu3j.wl@jef-nt.mdacc.tmc.edu>
In-Reply-To: In your message of "Tue, 17 Oct 2000 10:14:53 -0700" <20001017101452.A16163@tris002.dot.ca.gov>
References:  <20001017101452.A16163@tris002.dot.ca.gov>

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* Dann Lunsford <dann@greycat.com> writes:

> Running 4.1.1-STABLE as of Oct 13.   
> I don't have some of the ports directories (chinese, french, etc.) because I 
> don't read or speak the languages.  I put the directories in /usr/sup/refuse;
> why take the space?  Since the upgrade, I can't do a "make readmes" in the
> ports tree.  What I get is this:

> # make readmes
> ===>  Creating README.html
> cd: can't cd to chinese

> and it hangs there, doing AFAICT absolutely nothing.

> I've tried a lot of things, including blowing /usr/ports completely away
> and re-cvsup'ing. I suppose I could take the entries out of /usr/sup/refuse
> but I don't want to give up the space.

> Anybody seen this?  I'll send-pr it if necessary.  Can't see anything like it
> in the archives.

> Thanke!


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I have the same problem on a recent ports upgrade (within the last
week).  I am about to try a rebuild of my index and then a new make
readmes to see if that works.

-- 
Jonathan Fosburgh
Open Systems
Communications and Computer Services
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX


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