From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Apr 12 16:36:14 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 95F9737B401 for ; Sat, 12 Apr 2003 16:36:14 -0700 (PDT) Received: from hotmail.com (f52.law9.hotmail.com [64.4.9.52]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 35A8A43F93 for ; Sat, 12 Apr 2003 16:36:14 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from nanericwang@hotmail.com) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Sat, 12 Apr 2003 16:36:13 -0700 Received: from 24.150.121.58 by lw9fd.law9.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Sat, 12 Apr 2003 23:36:13 GMT X-Originating-IP: [24.150.121.58] X-Originating-Email: [nanericwang@hotmail.com] From: "Nan Wang" To: ports@FreeBSD.org Date: Sat, 12 Apr 2003 19:36:13 -0400 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_2a01_386a_2542" Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 12 Apr 2003 23:36:13.0970 (UTC) FILETIME=[4E52D720:01C3014C] Subject: Bad Idea: Using Version Number For Names Of Directories! X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 12 Apr 2003 23:36:14 -0000 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_2a01_386a_2542 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed >From: Kris Kennaway >To: Nan Wang >CC: nik@FreeBSD.org, portmgr@FreeBSD.org >Subject: Re: Bad Idea: Using Version Number For Names Of Directories! >Date: Sat, 12 Apr 2003 15:17:35 -0700 > >On Sat, Apr 12, 2003 at 05:45:36PM -0400, Nan Wang wrote: > > This morning, Apr 12, I tried to update all my ports with using > > "portupgrade -ra". > > I was told that there are three packages should be upgrade: > > freetype2 2.1.4 > > kde3base 3.1.1a > > kde3libs 3.1.1a > > > > It firstly upgraded freetype2 2.1.3,1 to freetype2 2.1.4, and delete the > > old version. fine, no problem. > > > > And then, nightmare began: > > When it was trying to upgrade kde3base 3.1.1a, it was interrupted by the > > bug that it cannot find /var/db/pkg/freetype2 2.1.3,1!!! of coz, it was > > DELETED!! > > I could not install 2.1.3,1 since its port was just REVISED!! > > > > then, i tried to use "ln -s" to link 2.1.3,1 to 2.1.4, and run >portupgrade > > again, and stopped somehow. Oh! failed again.... > > i didn't care it too much, and tried to "make install clean" in the last > > two port. > > finally, > > I then run "pkg_version" to check, NOW I HAVE TWO FREETYPE(TWO ARE "="), > > TWO KDE3BASE(ONE IS "<", ANOTHER IS "=")!!! > > > > I totally cannot "startkde" now... > > > > somebody help me please. > >Please post the exact errors to ports@FreeBSD.org (this is not a portmgr >problem). > >Kris _________________________________________________________________ Tired of spam? Get advanced junk mail protection with MSN 8. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail ------=_NextPart_000_2a01_386a_2542 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQE+mJB/Wry0BWjoQKURAn+aAKDFdzKCCmk804Rs17AZbtFkmtkwPgCeMPQp 1U6EQgFT26NR8PIekR3Gd7s= =B5KY -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ------=_NextPart_000_2a01_386a_2542--