Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2005 15:28:45 +0000 (UTC) From: Christopher Nehren <apeiron+usenet@coitusmentis.info> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Problem with 'pkgdb -F' Message-ID: <slrnd55bp4.fgp.apeiron%2Busenet@prophecy.dyndns.org> References: <20050405065523.GB90985@gnezdov.net>
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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 2005-04-05, Sergei Gnezdov scribbled these curious markings: > Here is the interaction with pkgdb. If I start 'pkgdb -F' after > running it once, the process will repeat itself. > > owl2-root % pkgdb -F > ---> Checking the package registry database > Stale origin: 'multimedia/nautilus-media': perhaps moved or obsoleted. > -> The port 'multimedia/nautilus-media' was removed on 2005-03-12 because: The first thing that you need to do is read UPDATING. The second thing that you need to do is read UPDATING. The third thing that you need to do you should know, because you've read UPDATING (but here's a hint, it has something to do with nautilus-media). Not reading UPDATING is a very good way of breaking your ports tree. I'm fairly certain that this is (part of) the reason for why you've had so many problems. Best Regards, Christopher Nehren -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.0 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFCUq8kk/lo7zvzJioRAsIQAJ9psqLYOseMfNkpGDMfE94e/RsROACfeoJI cglMQ6uFBTSKmD177Voh124= =yOAK -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- I abhor a system designed for the "user", if that word is a coded pejorative meaning "stupid and unsophisticated". -- Ken Thompson If you ask the wrong questions, you get answers like "42" and "God". Unix is user friendly. However, it isn't idiot friendly.
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