Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2006 16:08:04 -1000 From: Randy Bush <randy@psg.com> To: "Donald J. O'Neill" <duncan.fbsd@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: portmanager confusion Message-ID: <17430.9604.354593.968868@roam.psg.com> References: <17428.48090.416936.142264@roam.psg.com> <200603130644.04315.duncan.fbsd@gmail.com> <17429.38749.849413.396269@roam.psg.com> <200603131753.15083.duncan.fbsd@gmail.com>
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>> # portupgrade mail/exim-monitor >> [Updating the pkgdb <format:bdb1_btree> in /var/db/pkg ... - 542 >> packages found (-534 +534) (...)[Updating the pkgdb >> <format:bdb1_btree> in /var/db/pkg ... - 542 packages found (-534 >> +534) (...)/usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/pkgdb.rb:466: [BUG] >> Segmentation fault ruby 1.8.4 (2005-12-24) [i386-freebsd7] > Use 'portversion -v |grep needs' instead of 'portsdb -Uu' # portversion -v [Updating the pkgdb <format:bdb1_btree> in /var/db/pkg ... - 542 packages found (-534 +534) (...)/usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/pkgdb.rb:466: [BUG] Segmentation fault ruby 1.8.4 (2005-12-24) [i386-freebsd7] Abort trap: 6 (core dumped) as i said, i suspect a broken data structure in a file. but what do i know? and, until one finds the bugs, suspicions are cheap, especially those of folk such as i who have not spent time to look at the code. > Wait a minute, what version of FreeBSD are you using? When was > the last time you cvsup'd your ports tree? Why aren't you using > portsnap? -current as of two days ago. i don't use portsnap because i use cvsup and it is not clear to me that portsnap gets me more than cvsup does, i.e. the ports tree. am i missing something here? > I thought I was doing a quick help. I don't want this turning into a 3 > or 4 week debacle like the last couple I've been involved in. So, > answer the questions, and anything else that would be a big help, like: > just what is it you want to accomplish. If you answer all the > questions, and I continue to help you, there may be other things I need > to know. i am missing the technical question here. is there some url for an oath of fealty i am missing? randy
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