Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2010 07:59:27 -0700 From: Tobias <tobiash@gmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Package deinstall woes since new portupgrade arrived Message-ID: <AANLkTi==%2BnJBshyYqJX9MbyAkj%2Bp%2BOVoCYhkR4f%2B57gd@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <AANLkTikpLWqhJ6X0XinFObprDXnfGAq3r-kGi66DEKWk@mail.gmail.com> References: <AANLkTikpLWqhJ6X0XinFObprDXnfGAq3r-kGi66DEKWk@mail.gmail.com>
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On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 11:50 PM, Tobias <tobiash@gmail.com> wrote: > Howdy freebsd-questions - almost every day I run a "portupgrade --batch > -rav" over my installed packages on my "FreeBSD 8.1-RELEASE #0" system. Two > days ago I noticed that portupgrade itself was updated and that subsequent > packages had troubles updating. > > Here's a sample for a "portupgrade --batch -rav" run: > ... > ===> Building for p5-Set-IntSpan-1.15 > cp IntSpan.pm blib/lib/Set/IntSpan.pm > Manifying blib/man3/Set::IntSpan.3 > ---> Build of math/p5-Set-IntSpan ended at: Tue, 09 Nov 2010 23:38:41 > -0700 (consumed 00:00:01) > ---> Updating dependency info > ---> Uninstallation of p5-Set-IntSpan-1.14 started at: Tue, 09 Nov 2010 > 23:38:45 -0700 > ---> Fixing up dependencies before creating a package > ---> Backing up the old version > ---> Uninstalling the old version > ---> Deinstalling 'p5-Set-IntSpan-1.14' > ** Listing the failed packages (-:ignored / *:skipped / !:failed) > ! p5-Set-IntSpan-1.14 (undefined method `nil' for "":String) > ---> Uninstallation of p5-Set-IntSpan-1.14 ended at: Tue, 09 Nov 2010 > 23:38:56 -0700 (consumed 00:00:11) > ---> Upgrade of math/p5-Set-IntSpan ended at: Tue, 09 Nov 2010 23:38:56 > -0700 (consumed 00:00:16) > ... > > It appears as if the deinstall fails for some (at least to me) unknown > reason. p5-Set-IntSpan was not updated and we end up with lots of stale > dependencies that need to be fixed via "pkgdb -F". If I manually do a "make > deinstall reinstall" in the port-directory then the deinstall does not have > any issues. > > Does anybody know where I should be looking for a solution to the > "(undefined method `nil' for "":String)" problem? > > Thanks - Tobias > Just in case somebody faces the same issue. I used "portdowngrade" to revert portupgrade back to version 2.4.6_4 and then things worked as before. Thanks - Tobias
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