Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2005 20:50:34 +0100 From: Hans Nieser <hans@nieser.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: ports db a mess after portsnap fetch/update Message-ID: <4378EA8A.4080403@nieser.net>
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Hi list, I just did the usual portsnap fetch/update routine to keep my portstree up to date and check for new versions of installed packages. But after doing a pkg_version, I noticed the following line: gaim ! Thinking that perhaps my ports database got corrupted I ran "pkgdb -F", which resulted in the following mess: -------------------------------------------------------------------------- root@aphax:/usr/ports/www# pkgdb -F ---> Checking the package registry database [Updating the pkgdb <format:bdb1_btree> in /var/db/pkg ... - 350 packages found (-0 +342) ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... done] Stale origin: 'net/gaim': perhaps moved or obsoleted. -> The port 'net/gaim' was moved to 'net-im/gaim' on 2005-11-09 because: "Moved to a new net-im category" Fixed. (-> net-im/gaim) Stale dependency: deskbar-applet-0.8.4 -> libgnomecups-0.2.0_2,1 (print/libgnomecups): [Updating the portsdb <format:bdb1_btree> in /usr/ports ... - 13654 port entries found .........1000.........2000.........3000.........4000.........5000.........6000.........7000.........8000.........9000.........10000.........11000.........12000.........13000...... ..... done] libgnomecanvas-2.12.0 (score:45%) ? ([y]es/[n]o/[a]ll) [no] New dependency? (? to help): ? [Enter] to skip, [Ctrl]+[D] to delete, [.][Enter] to abort, [Tab] to complete New dependency? (? to help): Display all 350 possibilities? (y or n) New dependency? (? to help): Skip this? ([y]es/[n]o/[a]ll) [yes] yes Skipped. Stale dependency: epiphany-extensions-1.8.1 -> libgnomecups-0.2.0_2,1 (print/libgnomecups): Skip this? ([y]es/[n]o/[a]ll) [yes] Stale dependency: evolution-gconf-tools-0.1.6 -> libgnomecups-0.2.0_2,1 (print/libgnomecups): Skip this? ([y]es/[n]o/[a]ll) [yes] Stale dependency: gdesklets-0.35.2_1 -> libgnomecups-0.2.0_2,1 (print/libgnomecups): Skip this? ([y]es/[n]o/[a]ll) [yes] Stale dependency: gnome2-power-tools-2.12.1 -> libgnomecups-0.2.0_2,1 (print/libgnomecups): Skip this? ([y]es/[n]o/[a]ll) [yes] Stale dependency: musicpd-0.11.5_1 -> madplay-esound-0.15.0b_3 (audio/madplay): New dependency? (? to help): Skip this? ([y]es/[n]o/[a]ll) [yes] Skipped. Stale dependency: musicpd-0.11.5_1 -> mad-0.15.0b (audio/mad): New dependency? (? to help): Skip this? ([y]es/[n]o/[a]ll) [yes] Skipped. Stale dependency: nvidia-driver-1.0.7676 -> localedata-5.4 (misc/localedata): New dependency? (? to help): Skip this? ([y]es/[n]o/[a]ll) [yes] Skipped. Stale dependency: nvidia-driver-1.0.7676 -> compat5x-i386-5.4.0.8 (misc/compat5x): New dependency? (? to help): Skip this? ([y]es/[n]o/[a]ll) [yes] Skipped. Stale dependency: py24-gnome-extras-2.12.0 -> libgnomecups-0.2.0_2,1 (print/libgnomecups): Skip this? ([y]es/[n]o/[a]ll) [yes] Stale dependency: serpentine-0.6.4_1 -> libgnomecups-0.2.0_2,1 (print/libgnomecups): Skip this? ([y]es/[n]o/[a]ll) [yes] root@aphax:/usr/ports/www# -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Although the "gaim !" thing seems to have been fixed, it starts asking me all kinds of things about dependencies that I know nothing about (and to be honest, I don't care to know anything about - I want it to 'just work' (tm) ). I tried entering the suggested answers, but the next "pkgdb -F" presents the exact same questions and are apparently not resolved by using the default answers. "pkgdb -fu" doesn't appear to help either. Can anyone tell me how to fix all this (or point me to any guide/article/manpage/whatever for me to read), and how it possibly could've gotten this way? The last thing I did before the portsnap fetch/update routine was installing a bunch of ports (linuxpluginwrapper, linux-flashplugin, linux-flashplugin6, linux-flashplugin7) trying to get the cursed flash plugin to work for firefox (without success by the way, but that's another story...).
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