Date: Thu, 01 Feb 2007 15:22:25 -0600 From: Eric Schuele <e.schuele@computer.org> To: Brian <bri@sonicboom.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, Petre Bandac <petre@kgb.ro> Subject: Re: ports error (or warning) after cvsup Message-ID: <45C25A11.3020706@computer.org> In-Reply-To: <45C24E89.7000306@sonicboom.org> References: <20070201021532.42b291b5@localhost> <45C15EFA.9080703@computer.org> <45C24E89.7000306@sonicboom.org>
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On 02/01/2007 14:33, Brian wrote: > Eric Schuele wrote: >> On 01/31/2007 18:15, Petre Bandac wrote: >>> portversion -v | grep "<" >>> [missing key: categories] [Updating the portsdb <format:bdb_btree> >>> in /usr/ports ... - 16409 port entries >>> found >>> .........1000.........2000.........3000.........4000.........5000.........6000.........7000.........8000.........9000.........10000.........11000.........12000.........13000.........14000.........15000.........16000.... >>> ..... >>> done] missing key: categories: Cannot read the portsdb! database file >>> error >>> >>> >>> but it still lists ports; how can the "missing key" problem be >>> restored ? >> >> Check the thread on ports@ (though no fix yet). >> >>> >>> thanks, >>> >>> petre >>> >> >> > do a portsnap or cvsup, deinstall and reinstall portupgrade, then run > portupgrade, it worked for 3 boxes of mine. > yep... someone said they committed a fix earlier. And after doing the above, things work. > Brian > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > -- Regards, Eric
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