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Date:      Tue, 11 Oct 2005 11:50:20 -0400
From:      Ugo Bellavance <ugob@camo-route.com>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Stale dependency problem
Message-ID:  <digmvr$3iu$2@sea.gmane.org>
In-Reply-To: <20051007113743.X95280@arbitor.digitalfreaks.org>
References:  <di4cn0$7pp$1@sea.gmane.org> <20051007113743.X95280@arbitor.digitalfreaks.org>

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Brian A. Seklecki wrote:
> 
> 
>> root@freebsd# pkgdb -F
>> --->  Checking the package registry database
>> Stale dependency: php4-overload-4.3.10_2 -> php4-4.3.10_2 (lang/php4):
>> cannot convert nil into String
>> New dependency? (? to help):
>>
> 
> Backup your /var/db/pkg if you wish.  tar(1) it up.  Blow away the 
> dependency wih control D, then answer "Yes" to all.
> 
> You can alway re-force-create the dependencies later with the pkg tools 
> "-f" flags.
> 
> You really can't break anything here.
> 

It seems to have worked now.  Thanks a lot Brian,

Ugo

> ~BAS
> 
>> When I do '?', I get this:
>>
>> New dependency? (? to help): ?
>> [Enter] to skip, [Ctrl]+[D] to delete,  [.][Enter] to abort, [Tab] to 
>> complete
>>
>> Now I'm lost.  Can anyone give me a hint to start with?
>>
>> Regards,
>> -- 
>> Ugo
>>




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