From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Feb 7 00:33:38 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2B5B810656E0 for ; Sat, 7 Feb 2009 00:33:38 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dougb@FreeBSD.org) Received: from mail2.fluidhosting.com (mx22.fluidhosting.com [204.14.89.5]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B59558FC1E for ; Sat, 7 Feb 2009 00:33:37 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dougb@FreeBSD.org) Received: (qmail 5080 invoked by uid 399); 7 Feb 2009 00:33:34 -0000 Received: from localhost (HELO ?192.168.0.19?) (dougb@dougbarton.us@127.0.0.1) by localhost with ESMTPAM; 7 Feb 2009 00:33:34 -0000 X-Originating-IP: 127.0.0.1 X-Sender: dougb@dougbarton.us Message-ID: <498CD6DE.60109@FreeBSD.org> Date: Fri, 06 Feb 2009 16:33:34 -0800 From: Doug Barton Organization: http://www.FreeBSD.org/ User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.19 (Windows/20081209) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Leslie Jensen References: <498088F7.5000800@eskk.nu> <790a9fff0901281130l31a35ba9pc4bde54f54ed1fec@mail.gmail.com> <4980D4BE.8050104@eskk.nu> <790a9fff0901291123s12108fcex358a448572d20154@mail.gmail.com> <498B2F54.2000602@eskk.nu> In-Reply-To: <498B2F54.2000602@eskk.nu> X-Enigmail-Version: 0.95.7 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Message when updating ports X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 07 Feb 2009 00:33:38 -0000 Leslie Jensen wrote: > > I've obviously got a problem with several of my +CONTENTS files. > > I've got help from the list to edit some of the files, but I get a > feeling that I need to replace the /var/db/pkg/* infrastructure. Can it > be done and how do I go about it? > > Otherwise I'd be glad if someone will give me a suggestion on how I > should solve the problem below? > > : Leaving directory `/usr/ports/devel/gio-fam-backend/work/glib-2.18.4/g > io/fam' > ===> Registering installation for gio-fam-backend-2.18.4 > ===> Cleaning for gio-fam-backend-2.18.4 > > ===>>> Updating package dependency entry for each dependent port > ===>>> devel/dbus-glib is listed as a dependency > ===>>> but there is no installed version As Scot told you a while ago, your /var/db/pkg/* files are corrupt. To fix this exact problem you need to do 'portmaster devel/dbus-glib' which will rebuild the port and fix all the +CONTENTS files. You should do this for each port that comes up with this problem. You might also consider using the --check-depends option. hope this helps, Doug -- This .signature sanitized for your protection