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Date:      Sun, 13 Mar 2005 15:05:43 -0500
From:      "Fafa Diliha Romanova" <fteg@london.com>
To:        jlh@cox.net, jason@ec.rr.com
Cc:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   If I have portmanager, do I need portupgrade?
Message-ID:  <20050313200543.B290F4BE6D@ws1-1.us4.outblaze.com>

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If I just do:

cvsup -g -L 2 /etc/cvsupfile && portmanager -u

Do I need portupgrade at all then?

Thanks.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jason Henson" <jason@ec.rr.com>
To: "Fafa Diliha Romanova" <fteg@london.com>
Subject: Re: portsdb -uU error (I also need some tips)
Date: Sun, 13 Mar 2005 19:01:03 +0000

>=20
> On 03/13/05 12:09:24, Fafa Diliha Romanova wrote:
> >
> > Hello!
> >
> > There's been a lot of mess in my ports lately.
> > I want to get rid of this:
> >
> > pkg_delete: package bsdpan-libwww-perl-5.800 has no origin recorded
> > pkg_delete: package bsdpan-libwww-perl-5.800 has no origin recorded
> >
> > Which pops up every time I install/deinstall a port or package.
> > I have done a 'pkgdb -F' which seemed to work.
> >
> > Upon 'portsdb -uU' I get:
>=20
> It looks like a problem with /var/db/pkg.  You have time to wipe
> /var/db/pkg and remove all ports?  Try portmanager before you wipe=20
> your  ports and db.
>=20
> Have you cd /usr/ports && mkae fetchindex?
>=20
> >
> > Stop in /usr/ports.
> > No such file or directory - /tmp/INDEX8274.0
> > portsdb: index chmod error
> >
>=20
> chmod error?  Are you root or what?
>=20
> > #########################
> >
> > So what is this?
> >
> > Also, can anybody tell me if these commands are all I need to
> > do a full cleanup and upgrade of my ports?
> >
> > This is my /root/make.PORTS:
> >
> > #########################
> >
> > cvsup -g -L 2 /etc/cvsupfile && pkgdb -F && portupgrade -ra &&  portsdb
> > -uU && portupgrade -ra && pkgdb -F
> >
>=20
> Don't do pkgdb unattended, you may need to answer questions.  You=20
> could  skip all this index stuff if you use portmanager.  But you=20
> need
> /var/db/pkg in good condition to use pormanager, I think?
> > #########################
> >
> > Thank you all so much!
> >
> > All the best,
> > -- Fafa
> >
> >

--=20
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