From owner-freebsd-ports Fri Mar 5 17:10:17 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.FreeBSD.ORG [204.216.27.21]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3B9D415295 for ; Fri, 5 Mar 1999 17:10:16 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.9.2/8.9.2) id RAA93469; Fri, 5 Mar 1999 17:10:01 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Date: Fri, 5 Mar 1999 17:10:01 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: <199903060110.RAA93469@freefall.freebsd.org> To: freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.org Cc: From: Jim Mock Subject: Re: ports/10410: pkg_add: could not find package XFree86-3.3.3.1 Reply-To: Jim Mock Sender: owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org The following reply was made to PR ports/10410; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Jim Mock To: sdn@slip.net Cc: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: ports/10410: pkg_add: could not find package XFree86-3.3.3.1 Date: Sat, 6 Mar 1999 12:03:35 +1100 On Fri, 05 Mar 1999 at 15:53:32 -0800, sdn@slip.net wrote: > > >Number: 10410 > >Category: ports > >Synopsis: pkg_add: could not find package XFree86-3.3.3.1 [snip..] > >Description: > Several packages in the 2.2.8-STABLE directory require package > XFree86-3.3.3.1 as a dependency. Although I cannot find this > XFree86 release as a "package", I had no problem installing/upgrading > XFree86-3.3.3.1 via the standard extract facility. However, the > package database does not seem to reflect that 3.3.3.1 is installed, > and refuses to install packages that need it. Here is a typical > error from a pkg_add: > > Package `qt-1.42' depends on `XFree86-3.3.3.1'. > pkg_add: could not find package XFree86-3.3.3.1 ! > pkg_add: 1 package addition(s) failed > > How do I update the package dependency database or somehow get > packages that depend on XFree86-3.3.3.1 to install? > I believe this is already known about. Making the directory in /var/db/pkg (mkdir /var/db/pkg/XFree86-3.3.3.1) should fix it. -- : Jim Mock | [jim@corp.au.triax.com] : : System Administrator | http://www.triax.com/ : : Triax Internet Services | ----------------------------- : : Portland, OR USA | The FreeBSD 'zine : : Wagga Wagga, NSW Australia | http://www.freebsdzine.org/ : : FreeBSD: The Power To Serve | http://www.freebsd.org/ : To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message