From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Dec 24 02:22:07 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 34BC416A403 for ; Sun, 24 Dec 2006 02:22:07 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bennett@cs.niu.edu) Received: from mp.cs.niu.edu (mp.cs.niu.edu [131.156.68.41]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0E71213C44E for ; Sun, 24 Dec 2006 02:22:06 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bennett@cs.niu.edu) Received: from mp.cs.niu.edu (bennett@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mp.cs.niu.edu (8.14.0.Beta3/8.14.0.Beta3) with ESMTP id kBO2LNes024748 for ; Sat, 23 Dec 2006 20:21:23 -0600 (CST) Date: Sat, 23 Dec 2006 20:21:22 -0600 (CST) From: Scott Bennett Message-Id: <200612240221.kBO2LM12024747@mp.cs.niu.edu> To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: is it safe to upgrade ruby18? X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 24 Dec 2006 02:22:07 -0000 The portmanager program wants to upgrade ruby18. Is is safe to let it? I made the mistake of trying to do a "portupgrade ruby18" under FreeBSD 5.3. ruby18 never worked again. That meant none of the pkg* or port* commands ever worked again either. When I updated the system to FreeBSD 5.4, the problem wasn't fixed. So when I moved to FreeBSD 6.1, I didn't upgrade/update, but instead did a fresh installation with all the headaches of having to configure things all over again. I don't want to repeat that experience with ruby18, which is why I'm asking now whether it is safe to let portmanager update it. Meanwhile, I've encountered a problem with a couple of ports/packages that is affecting my ability to get portinstall, portupgrade, and pormanager to function properly. I get error messages complaining that glitz-0.5.6 and python-2.4.3.1 have "no origin recorded". How can I fix this? I can't seem to do a pkg_delete on these, nor a "make deinstall; make reinstall" sequence on them, either. Scott Bennett, Comm. ASMELG, CFIAG ********************************************************************** * Internet: bennett at cs.niu.edu * *--------------------------------------------------------------------* * "A well regulated and disciplined militia, is at all times a good * * objection to the introduction of that bane of all free governments * * -- a standing army." * * -- Gov. John Hancock, New York Journal, 28 January 1790 * **********************************************************************