Date: Fri, 02 Mar 2007 08:57:09 -0500 From: Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-ports-local@be-well.ilk.org> To: Vizion <vizion@vizion.occoxmail.com> Cc: ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: portupgrade query Message-ID: <44hct3n3yi.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> In-Reply-To: <20070302102137.PQVO2045.dukecmmtao03.coxmail.com@dukecmmtao03> (vizion@vizion.occoxmail.com's message of "Fri\, 2 Mar 2007 2\:21\:38 -0800") References: <20070302102137.PQVO2045.dukecmmtao03.coxmail.com@dukecmmtao03>
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Vizion <vizion@vizion.occoxmail.com> writes:
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Sergey Matveychuk [mailto:sem@FreeBSD.org]
>> Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2007 11:54 PM
>> To: Vizion
>> Cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org
>> Subject: Re: portupgrade query
>>
>> Vizion wrote:
>> > I have multiple lines of stale dependencies reported from
>> pkgdb -F all of which relate to bsdpan-Archive-Tar-1.30 or
>> 1.16 witha report that the package is held.
>> >
>> > The lines are
>> > Stale dependency:bsdpan-Archive-Tar-[version] -> [see NOTE
>> below]: -> Ignored (the package is held; specify -f to force)
>> >
>>
>> bsdpan-* are not real ports. They can't be processed as real ports. So
>> they should be ignored (hold). Install them from ports or ignore the
>> messages.
>>
>> --
>> Dixi.
>> Sem.
>>
> Thanks Sem
>
> But on its own, as shown in my original posting, that does not solve the problem as portupgrade -a does not know that and throws the error, reports a stale dependency and requires me to fix the problem!!
>
> I must be missing something here!!
By default, portupgrade *does* hold those ports.
The sample pkgtools.conf file includes a hold section precisely for
that purpose:
HOLD_PKGS = [
'bsdpan-*',
]
so just put that back in your own configuration and you should be
fine.
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