Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2001 14:00:54 -0400 From: parv <parv_@yahoo.com> To: gnats-admin@FreeBSD.org, freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: ports/31168: portupgrade problem: 'update_db': instance of IO needed: Cannot update the packages database! Message-ID: <20011009140053.A8270@moo.holy.cow> In-Reply-To: <200110091650.f99Go0523071@freefall.freebsd.org>; from gnats-admin@FreeBSD.org on Tue, Oct 09, 2001 at 09:50:00AM -0700 References: <20011009164154.C49BE50BC5@moo.holy.cow> <200110091650.f99Go0523071@freefall.freebsd.org>
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this was, on the fateful occasion around Oct 09 12:50 -0400, sent by gnats-admin@FreeBSD.org > ... > You can access the state of your problem report at any time > via this link: > > http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=31168 > > >Category: ports > >Responsible: freebsd-ports > >Synopsis: portupgrade problem: 'update_db': instance of IO needed: Cannot update the packages database! > >Arrival-Date: Tue Oct 09 09:50:00 PDT 2001 i have solved my problem by deleting /var/db/pkg/pkgdb.db and rebuilding it... # rm -f /var/db/pkg/pkgdb.db ; pkgdb -F ...after it, portupgrade worked just fine. i need confirmation whether this was (a|the) correct solution not just a workaround. -- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message
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