Skip site navigation (1)Skip section navigation (2)
Date:      Fri, 27 Jul 2012 21:51:55 +0100
From:      Matthew Seaman <matthew@FreeBSD.org>
To:        "Michael W. Lucas" <mwlucas@michaelwlucas.com>
Cc:        ports@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: pkg2ng error
Message-ID:  <5012FF6B.1000106@FreeBSD.org>
In-Reply-To: <20120727194336.GA3095@bewilderbeast.blackhelicopters.org>
References:  <20120727194336.GA3095@bewilderbeast.blackhelicopters.org>

next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 2440 and 3156)
--------------enig58943927FBCCF2B64B68925D
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

On 27/07/2012 20:43, Michael W. Lucas wrote:
> Just installed a 9.0-R/i386 system, updated via freebsd-update, new
> ports via portsnap. Decided to try this pkgng stuff I hear all the
> good things about.
>=20
> I had three ports installed before converting: tmux, rsync, and
> libevent.
>=20
> # pkg2ng=20
> Creating backup pkg_info(1) database directory in /var/db/pkg.bak.
> Installing libevent-1.4.14b_2... done
> Installing pkg-1.0.r4... done
> Installing rsync-3.0.9... done
> pkg_info: can't find package 'libevent-1.4.14b_2' installed or in a fil=
e!
>=20
> My old package database is here.
> pkg: Skipping malformed dependency entry for libevent
> pkg: Skipping malformed dependency libevent
> Installing tmux-1.5... done
> Moved old package database to /var/db/pkg.bak.
> #=20
>=20
> I can assure you that libevent is actually installed. At least, tmux
> works. :-)
>=20
> Should I be concerned?

Hmmm...  What does 'pkg info' say?

If it won't admit that a libevent package is installed, then what does
'pkg check -da' produce?  For best results, make sure PACKAGESITE is set
to http://pkgbeta.freebsd.org/freebsd-9-i386/latest/ in pkg.conf before
trying that though.

	Cheers,

	Matthew

--=20
Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil.
PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey



--------------enig58943927FBCCF2B64B68925D
Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc"
Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="signature.asc"

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
Version: GnuPG/MacGPG2 v2.0.16 (Darwin)
Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/

iEYEARECAAYFAlAS/3IACgkQ8Mjk52CukIzq5wCdGwycKmWfEc6lP2iml4tC8dqD
G4MAnRAbhOo8wfXlPNvkpy66O6wa/Qn6
=Rfj9
-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

--------------enig58943927FBCCF2B64B68925D--



Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?5012FF6B.1000106>