Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2004 21:30:43 -0500 From: Jonathan Franks <daemon@taconic.net> To: Joe Altman <fj@panix.com> Cc: Eric Schuele <e.schuele@computer.org> Subject: Re: Trouble with 'portsdb -uU' and ld-elf.so... Message-ID: <41C244D3.8090204@taconic.net> In-Reply-To: <20041217015720.GB25921@panix.com> References: <41C1B2B7.4050602@computer.org> <20041217015720.GB25921@panix.com>
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Joe Altman wrote:
>On Thu, Dec 16, 2004 at 10:07:19AM -0600, Eric Schuele wrote:
>
>
>>Hello,
>>
>>I'm having trouble with 'portsdb -uU'
>>
>>It worked exactly twice on my machine. I was using the following
>>commands to upgrade all my ports:
>>
>># cvsup -g -L 2 /root/ports-supfile
>># portsdb -uU
>># pkgdb -F
>># portupupgrade -a
>>
>>worked fine first two times. Now.. my cvsup works fine. but when I
>>'portsdb -uU', it runs for a while and then I get something like:
>>
>>K_1_2 Segmentation fault (core dumped) JAVA_PORT_LINUX_IBM_JDK_1_3 |
>>/usr/bin/awk '{ print $1 }'" returned non-zero status
>>===> java/javamail failed
>>*** Error code 1
>>2 errors
>>/libexec/ld-elf.so.1: rm: Shared object has no run-time symbol table
>>
>>
>
>Here is my guess, and I emphasize that it is a guess:
>
>http://fireflynetworks.net/pipermail/rtg/2004-December/001375.html
>
>is a page I found by using Google to search for:
>
>Shared object has no run-time symbol table
>
>
>
>>Now mind you I may have broken my ports tree at some point.
>>
>>
>
>This appears to be the case:
>
>
>
>>I'm
>>relatively new to FreeBSD... and before I began using portupgrade... I
>>was manually upgrading a handful of ports (make install.. deinstall...
>>reinstall type stuff... downloading port folder manually)..
>>
>>
>
>I suggest reinstalling the ports you deinstalled, if you haven't
>already done so...
>
>
>
>>and I think
>>a placed a few in 'new' directories in my ports tree. So I do not know
>>if that would 'break' my ports tree or not. But thought it was worth
>>mentioning.
>>
>>
>
>I can't quite parse this because it appears to me that you've left out
>a word or two.
>
>
>
>>Other things worth mentioning:
>>- I have a very slight customized kernel config file. Added support for
>>ath, removed some processor support (486/586), added splash screen.
>>
>>
>
>I don't think this is relevant.
>
>
>
>>- I have NEVER cvsupped my kernel src... only the ports tree.
>>
>>
>
>And here it is: go and update your source, including the ports tree,
>after you have reinstalled the ports you deinstalled. Make sure that
>the world is correctly installed; then go and try the portupgrade
>bits, one port at a time.
>
>
>
>>I have done nothing such as buildworld.
>>
>>
>
>Go and do buildworld, then portupgrade.
>
>
>
>>Have I broken something? Am I going about upgrading ports the wrong
>>way?
>>
>>
>
>Yes, it appears that you have broken something.
>
>
>
>>If I have broken my ports tree.... is it possible to recreate it
>>correctly? Maybe delete it and reinstall off CD then cvsup it?
>>
>>
>
>No, you don't need to do a complete reinstall, IMO; you do need to
>update your source, perhaps even desperately.
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From what I've heard, portsdb -Uu is not preferred in 5.3, rather one
should do make fetchindex in /usr/ports then run portsdb -u afterwards.
I've only HEARD that this is correct, but it worked for me..... so make
of it what you will....
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