Date: Thu, 01 Feb 2007 12:33:13 -0800 From: Brian <bri@sonicboom.org> To: Eric Schuele <e.schuele@computer.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, Petre Bandac <petre@kgb.ro> Subject: Re: ports error (or warning) after cvsup Message-ID: <45C24E89.7000306@sonicboom.org> In-Reply-To: <45C15EFA.9080703@computer.org> References: <20070201021532.42b291b5@localhost> <45C15EFA.9080703@computer.org>
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Eric Schuele wrote: > On 01/31/2007 18:15, Petre Bandac wrote: >> portversion -v | grep "<" >> [missing key: categories] [Updating the portsdb <format:bdb_btree> >> in /usr/ports ... - 16409 port entries >> found >> .........1000.........2000.........3000.........4000.........5000.........6000.........7000.........8000.........9000.........10000.........11000.........12000.........13000.........14000.........15000.........16000.... >> ..... >> done] missing key: categories: Cannot read the portsdb! database file >> error >> >> >> but it still lists ports; how can the "missing key" problem be >> restored ? > > Check the thread on ports@ (though no fix yet). > >> >> thanks, >> >> petre >> > > do a portsnap or cvsup, deinstall and reinstall portupgrade, then run portupgrade, it worked for 3 boxes of mine. Brian
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