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Date: Sun, 18 Apr 1999 20:09:17 -0400
From: Luc Morin <luc_m@videotron.ca>
Subject: Re: strange message from pkg_info
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Brandon Fosdick wrote:
> 
> I had the same problem. I was missing the pkg directory, once I created it and
> hand-made .mkversion I stopped getting that. Though I still don't know why it
> was trying to cd to a file.
> 
> -Brandon
> 
> Luc Morin wrote:
> >
> > Hi all
> >
> > I updated my system on april 12, and I just noticed today that when I
> > query packages with pkg_info -a, I get the following message just before
> > the pkg information is printed:
> >
> > pkg_info: can't change directory to '/var/db/pkg/.mkversion'!
> >
> > isn't .mkversion just a regular file ?
> >
> > Any thoughts on this ?
> >

Well, in this case the /var/db/pkg directory already exists, and
/var/db/pkg/.mkversion also exists. 

I'll look into the pkg_info code.

Regards,

-- 
Luc Morin    <luc_m@videotron.ca>
Electrical Engineering Technologist


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