Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2000 08:40:02 -0700 (PDT) From: Omachonu Ogali <oogali@intranova.net> To: freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: ports/18223: Netscape port installation erases /var/db/pkg contents Message-ID: <200004271540.IAA98612@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR ports/18223; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Omachonu Ogali <oogali@intranova.net> To: alex@wnm.net Cc: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: ports/18223: Netscape port installation erases /var/db/pkg contents Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2000 10:47:54 -0400 (EDT) Sorry, I misunderstood you, ignore my ramblings^W post, Will straightened me out later on, once again. Sorry. On Tue, 25 Apr 2000 alex@wnm.net wrote: > > >Number: 18223 > >Category: ports > >Synopsis: Netscape port installation erases /var/db/pkg contents > >Confidential: no > >Severity: non-critical > >Priority: high > >Responsible: freebsd-ports > >State: open > >Quarter: > >Keywords: > >Date-Required: > >Class: sw-bug > >Submitter-Id: current-users > >Arrival-Date: Wed Apr 26 00:00:01 PDT 2000 > >Closed-Date: > >Last-Modified: > >Originator: Alex Charalabidis > >Release: 3.4-STABLE > >Organization: > WebNet Memphis > >Environment: > FreeBSD 3.4-20000220-STABLE i386 > FreeBSD 3.4-STABLE i386 > >Description: > Netscape ports netscape47-navigator and linux-netscape6 replace /var/db/pkg > with their own package files, thus erasing all information about previously > installed packages and making local package maintenance extremely difficult. > > Directory contents after installing one of those ports will end up like this: > > -rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 34 Apr 16 11:04 +COMMENT > -rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 171284 Apr 16 11:04 +CONTENTS > -rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 204 Apr 16 11:04 +DESC > > The files, if viewed, can easily be identified as belonging to netscape. > This concerns the current version of those ports, they have not been updated > since this problem last occurred. > > This may concern other netscape ports too. > >How-To-Repeat: > Install one of linux-netscape6 and netscape47-navigator on a machine with > existing entries in /var/db/pkg. List directory contents after installation > or execute pkg_version(1). All old content will be missing. > >Fix: > I have no fix to provide. > > >Release-Note: > >Audit-Trail: > >Unformatted: > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message > -- +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Omachonu Ogali oogali@intranova.net | | Intranova Networking Group http://tribune.intranova.net | | PGP Key ID: 0xBFE60839 | | PGP Fingerprint: C8 51 14 FD 2A 87 53 D1 E3 AA 12 12 01 93 BD 34 | +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message
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