Date: Sun, 23 Feb 2014 23:32:07 -0700 From: LuKreme <kremels@kreme.com> To: FreeBSD Ports ML <freebsd-ports@freebsd.org> Subject: [SOLVED] Re: Issues with postmaster after freebsd-update Message-ID: <8EE9C4CB-C3E7-40B7-B52B-58145766AFAA@kreme.com> In-Reply-To: <49D3D50F-9FBF-4247-81D6-5425B8FEBA2D@kreme.com> References: <49D3D50F-9FBF-4247-81D6-5425B8FEBA2D@kreme.com>
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On 13 Feb 2014, at 16:39 , LuKreme <kremels@kreme.com> wrote: > I was running FreeBSD 8-2 and used freebsd-update to update: OK, so final resolution: I reran freebsd update from the start and was still having problems. I = made a couple of mistakes along the way (php55 and gcc49 seemed to be = the most egregious of these) and finally got into a situation where the = reasonable solution seemed to be: postmaster --list-origins (for reference) pkg_delete -a rm -r /var/db/pgk/*=20 and just reinstall the ports I need. I=92m sure I have some binaries and = libraries lying around that are not referenced in any ports that are = installed, but honestly I don=92t think there=92s that many. Just = compiling mysql-client and server and apache24 covered 90% of what was = needed. As it turned out, this solved quite a few little problems (like for some = reason a hebrew spelling package kept getting installed). Now, of course, the next step is to move up from 8.4-RELEASE before it = reaches EOL (which I think is next year in June?). Hopefully that will go a lot smother. Any recommendation on what I should move to? 9.2 is what I was thinking = since I know 10 has a *lot* of changes (no more bind, for one). --=20 Real magic is the hand around the bandsaw, the thrown spark in the powder keg, the dimension-warp linking you straight into the heart of a star, the flaming sword that burns all the way to the pommel. --Moving Pictures
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