Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2007 19:36:19 +0300 From: Sergey Matveychuk <sem@FreeBSD.org> To: ports@FreeBSD.org Cc: w45kl9@charter.net, Randy Pratt <bsd-unix@earthlink.net> Subject: Re: Portupgrade omitting dependencies? Message-ID: <45DF1803.7030106@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <45C6EE26.9010909@FreeBSD.org> References: <20070205001114.b4f77f86.bsd-unix@earthlink.net> <45C6EE26.9010909@FreeBSD.org>
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Sergey Matveychuk wrote: > Randy Pratt wrote: >> There seems to be some problem in the way that portupgrade handles >> dependencies in updating a port to a new version. In quite a few >> cases, portupgrade does not restore all dependencies that were >> originally listed in the +REQUIRED_BY file. I'll use the "netpbm" > > Well, I have an idea about this I should check. > Sorry I did not answer for a long time. I have no time for portupgrade till today. I've found the big and fix it in portupgrade-devel (version 2.2.4). It would be great if you test it (anyone who want are welcome). You can follow the steps to upgrade: portupgrade -fo ports-mgmt/portupgrade-devel portupgrade pkgdb -L (it fixes lost dependencies. you could want to backup your /var/db/pkg to compare afterwards) pkgdb -F ... and work as usualy -- Dixi. Sem.
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