Date: Fri, 04 Aug 2006 20:28:09 +0100 From: Chris Whitehouse <chris@childeric.freeserve.co.uk> To: pete wright <nomadlogic@gmail.com> Cc: FreeBSD questions mailing list <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Portmanger getting stuck in loop Message-ID: <44D39FC9.1080902@childeric.freeserve.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <57d710000608021725y1070be50g171be359e4ee795d@mail.gmail.com> References: <57d710000608021725y1070be50g171be359e4ee795d@mail.gmail.com>
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pete wright wrote: > Hi all, > I've got a portmanager question. I've been using it for quite some > time on various systems with great success - until today when i > ctl+c'd in the wrong terminal and broke an upgrade that was going on. > Now when i try to re-run portmanger to get a list of out of date ports > I am getting this: > > <snip> > 00109 ----:p5-Math-BigInt-1.77 /math/p5-Math-BigInt > MISSING > 00110 ----:p5-Socket6-0.19 /net/p5-Socket6 > MISSING > 00111 ----:p5-Email-Address-1.86 /mail/p5-Email-Address > MISSING > 00112 ----:lzo2-2.02_1 /archivers/lzo2 > MISSING > </snip> > > I've tried various portmanager upgrade attempts (using -u/-f/ and -p) > and all seem to fail with similar messages as this: > > > skipping p5-Math-BigInt-1.77 /math/p5-Math-BigInt marked IGNORE > reason: looping, 3rd attempt at make > skipping p5-Socket6-0.19 /net/p5-Socket6 marked IGNORE reason: > looping, 3rd attempt at make > skipping p5-Email-Address-1.86 /mail/p5-Email-Address marked IGNORE > reason: looping, 3rd attempt at make > skipping lzo2-2.02_1 /archivers/lzo2 marked IGNORE reason: looping, > 3rd attempt at make > > > soo...my question is, is there a way to reset the "state" of what > portmanger things is installed (and what rev's etc...). i am not even > sure if portmanger does this, although i am familiar with rebuilding > the pkgdb after i messed up when using portupgrade ;) > > thanks for any pointers/help! > > -pete > > You could try deleting or editing ignore.db. Mine's in /usr/local/share/portmanager/. Also check /usr/local/etc/portmanager/pm-020.conf. Does make run ok inside each ports directory? Just so you know nothing's really broken. Maybe delete any work directory before and after. There is a note in the man page about not interrupting it at some critical stage. Chris
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