Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2001 15:36:47 -0500 From: dochawk@psu.edu To: "Kevin Oberman" <oberman@es.net>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: multiple versions of ports somehow installed. (trying again) Message-ID: <200112112036.fBBKalL01950@fac13.ds.psu.edu> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 11 Dec 2001 09:42:19 PST." <200112111742.fBBHgJd20087@ptavv.es.net>
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somehow, my entire response was deleted . . . kevin: > > From: dochawk@psu.edu > > Also, according to the manpage, INDEX.db and INDEX.rbo should be here. > > They're not. > > Shouldn't the missing files and inability to do anything cause an error? > Wow. It looks like something REALLY messed things up on your > system. Your analysis matches mine. swell. :) > The INDEX file looks OK. It should not be updated under normal > circumstances. But you do need the other files which SHOULD be created > by "portsdb -u" and I can't imagine what is failing. > You might want to re-install ruby and then portupgrade, but that's > just a shot in the dark. I suspect that you might have a current > portupgrade and an old ruby. I just deinstalled everything ruby, and remade ruby and ruby-opt-parse to replace older (november?) versions. No dice. Is there any other way to force the creation of INDEX.db and .rbo? Or am I to the point where /usr/ports and /usr/local should be nuked, and start again from cvs? hawk -- What part of "non-negotiable" didn't you understand? /"\ ASCII ribbon campaign dochawk@psu.edu Smeal 178 (814) 375-4700 \ / against HTML mail These opinions will not be those of X and postings. Penn State until it pays my retainer. / \ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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