Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2003 22:44:56 -0700 From: Kent Stewart <kstewart@owt.com> To: ioang@verizon.net, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: portupgrade problems, please help Message-ID: <200310212244.56753.kstewart@owt.com> In-Reply-To: <200310212250.49208.ioang@verizon.net> References: <200310212029.08699.ioang@verizon.net> <200310212108.49670.racerx@makeworld.com> <200310212250.49208.ioang@verizon.net>
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On Tuesday 21 October 2003 07:50 pm, ivan georgiev wrote: > > > > > > I use 5_1_RELEASE. I do not know what happened but now I > > > > > > get: > > > > > > > > > > > > -su-2.05b# portupgrade -arR > > > > > > /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.6/pkgdb.rb:325:in > > > > > > `deorigin': failed to convert nil into String > > > > > > (PkgDB::DBError) from > > > > > > /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.6/pkgdb.rb:918:in > > > > > > `tsort_build' from > > > > > > /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.6/pkgdb.rb:917:in `each' > > > > > > from /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.6/pkgdb.rb:917:in > > > > > > `tsort_build' from > > > > > > /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.6/pkgdb.rb:909:in `each' > > > > > > from /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.6/pkgdb.rb:909:in > > > > > > `tsort_build' from > > > > > > /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.6/pkgdb.rb:931:in > > > > > > `sort_build' from > > > > > > /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.6/pkgdb.rb:935:in > > > > > > `sort_build!' from /usr/local/sbin/portupgrade:674:in > > > > > > `main' from /usr/local/sbin/portupgrade:207:in `initialize' > > > > > > from /usr/local/sbin/portupgrade:207:in `new' > > > > > > from /usr/local/sbin/portupgrade:207:in `main' > > > > > > from /usr/local/sbin/portupgrade:1846 > > > > > > > > > > > > Can someone tell how to fix it. I tried "pkgdb -uf" but it > > > > > > doesn't help. > > > > > > > > > > You may try to remove /var/db/pkg/pkgdb.db and pkgdb -u > > > > > again. > > > > > > > > Thanks, but it didn't cure it :( > > > > > > I would force upgrade portupgrade before you do anything using > > > > > > portupgrade -Rf portupgrade. > > > > /usr/local/sbin/pkgdb -fuF > > /usr/local/sbin/portupgrade -arR > > Thanks for the input, > > > > portupgrade -Rf portupgrade. > > did not help. As well as > > > /usr/local/sbin/pkgdb -fuF > > Still :( > What versions of ruby do you have installed? I can remember back a few versions, that uninstalling portupgrade and ruby and then making and installing portupgrade was faster than fighting the problems with ruby. Kent -- Kent Stewart Richland, WA http://users.owt.com/kstewart/index.html
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