Date: Thu, 02 Nov 2006 21:19:39 -0600 From: Eric Schuele <e.schuele@computer.org> To: Robert Huff <roberthuff@rcn.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: /var corrupted..... Message-ID: <454AB54B.6060700@computer.org> In-Reply-To: <17738.3589.181431.82582@jerusalem.litteratus.org> References: <1162399232.4866.25.camel@ugly> <4548D3DC.3060902@orchid.homeunix.org> <454A0699.2000904@computer.org> <17738.3589.181431.82582@jerusalem.litteratus.org>
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On 11/02/2006 09:25, Robert Huff wrote:
> Eric Schuele writes:
>
>> How can I force a reinstall of a port and all its deps.
>
> The port itself will handle anything "above".
Well, that's what I had thought would happen, but the port does not seem
to re-register the dependencies. It simply notes that they are present,
and builds and registers the port I have attempted to `make install`.
So for example if I go to /usr/ports/www/firefox, and `make install` it.
I only end up with firefox in my /var/db/pkg folder. None of its deps
appear.
> As for things "below" ... you're pretty much hosed. If the pkg
> db (or equivalent) existed, it would know which ports had been
> installed and could rebuild things.
> Without the pkg db, the only record of what _should_ be
> installed is in your head.
Yes.. this is now painfully obvious to me. I guess in some way I had
thought the pkg db, was simply a convenience. But I now realize it is
*the authority* on what is installed on your machine. While I do plan
to back it up from now on... I have added the two small scripts to my
toolbox as well.
I alias the following as port_install
#!/bin/sh
#
# Used to create a log file of things I have installed on a machine
#
make install clean && \
printf "`pwd`\t\t\t`date`\n" >> /root/maint/install/port_install.log
and the following as port_deinstall (mind the word-wrap).
#!/bin/sh
#
# Used to create a log file of things I have installed on a machine
#
SCRIPT_DIR=/root/maint/install
grep -v `pwd` $SCRIPT_DIR/port_install.log > $SCRIPT_DIR/port_deinstall.log
rm $SCRIPT_DIR/port_install.log
mv $SCRIPT_DIR/port_deinstall.log $SCRIPT_DIR/port_install.log
make deinstall
Then I have a list of top level apps that *I* have installed. I am
using the above today, as I am reinstalling all top level apps. :)
> On the other hand, if you remeber
> certain leaf ports installing them will drag in most of the
> infrastructure. (My candidates: OpenOffice, Firefox, Apache,
> something involving Java. GIMP.) It will still take time, but
> within limits you can just let it run.
>
> A scenario for the future: my /var/db/pkg has ~620 entries, and
> totals just over 62mb. Building a tarball took less than a minute
> and ate another 60mb. Might be a sound investment.
>
yeah... I have already added /var/db/pkg to my backup scripts. I backup
a bunch of system stuff every time I buildworld. I just wasn't getting
that.
Thanks.
>
> Robert Huff
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Regards,
Eric
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