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Date:      Tue, 20 Jun 2006 01:37:33 +0300
From:      Andrey Slusar <anrays@gmail.com>
To:        Adam Stroud <adam@thegeeklord.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: pkgdb error
Message-ID:  <868xns7owi.fsf@santinel.home.ua>
In-Reply-To: <44972083.7030009@thegeeklord.com> (Adam Stroud's message of "Mon, 19 Jun 2006 18:09:07 -0400")
References:  <44972083.7030009@thegeeklord.com>

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Mon, 19 Jun 2006 18:09:07 -0400, Adam Stroud wrote:

> I am having a problem with pkgdb and I am wondering if someone can
> point me in the right direction.  I was trying to update some of my
> out of date ports with portupgrade and when I get a pkgdb error.  Now
> whenever I try to run any portupgrade command, or even and pkgdb
> command (like pkgdb -Fu) I get the following error message:

> [Rebuilding the pkgdb <format:dbm_hash> in /var/db/pkg ... can't
> convert String into Integer: Cannot update the pkgdb!]

> Anyone have any ideas or links to some information on how to solve this?

I am answered to similar question in this list.
Update you ports tree and reinstall portupgrade.




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