Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2006 22:25:54 +0200 From: Panagiotis Astithas <past@ebs.gr> To: Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org> Cc: ports@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: New /bin/sh based script to manage ports Message-ID: <43DE7652.9050807@ebs.gr> In-Reply-To: <43DE6C65.9040306@FreeBSD.org> References: <43BCF31F.8050900@FreeBSD.org> <1136501778.40648.17.camel@localhost> <43C38A38.1020408@FreeBSD.org> <1136893017.2410.9.camel@pav.hide.vol.cz> <43C8E446.5010603@FreeBSD.org> <20060114144016.1dc9fdd0@Magellan.Leidinger.net> <43C97BEB.3030601@FreeBSD.org> <43CA33E4.40809@ebs.gr> <43D610B6.5080008@FreeBSD.org> <43DE40FE.6000507@ebs.gr> <43DE6C65.9040306@FreeBSD.org>
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------090604050908070707050309 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Doug Barton wrote: > Panagiotis Astithas wrote: >> Doug Barton wrote: >>> Panagiotis Astithas wrote: >>> >>>> Can portmaster be used to do something like 'portupgrade -rf gnutls' >>>> (i.e. rebuild all dependent applications), like it is often requested in >>>> UPDATING? >>> Thanks for this suggestion. I just added this feature, and updated the >>> web >>> page. >>> >>> http://dougbarton.us/portmaster.html >> Thank you! Now, while working towards replacing portupgrade with >> portmaster in my daily system maintenance > > Thanks for giving this a try! This kind of feedback is very valuable. > >> I encountered a couple of other issues: >> >> % portmaster -aiv >> ===>>> Starting check of installed ports for available updates >> grep: /var/db/pkg/pkgdb.db/+CONTENTS: Not a directory >> ===>>> Checking installed port: birda-1.3 >> ===>>> Checking installed port: ca-roots-1.1 >> ===>>> Checking installed port: cabextract-1.1 >> ===>>> Checking installed port: cscope-15.5_1 >> ===>>> Checking installed port: cvsup-without-gui-16.1h_2 >> ===>>> Checking installed port: freebsd-update-1.6_2 >> ===>>> Checking installed port: hcidump-1.5.1 >> ===>>> Checking installed port: iftop-0.16_1 >> ===>>> Checking installed port: iwi-firmware-2.4_2 >> ===>>> Checking installed port: last.fm-player-1.0.3 >> >> ===>>> This port has been deleted: >> ===>>> Aborting update >> >> The first grep error comes from portupgrade, which creates a pkgdb.db >> file in that directory. > > Well that's just rude! :) > >> Can portmaster be smart enough to skip that, or >> even better, not consider regular files (i.e. not directories) at all? > > Yes, that's easily done. I just uploaded a new version that fixes this > issue, and I tested the other instances of 'grep blah $pdb/*/+CONTENTS' to > make sure they are safe. As a side effect of this check it dawned on me that > I could remove some old instances of -r in the grep command lines that are > no longer necessary, so now the whole script is a tiny bit faster too. Darn, I haven't had such a fast turnaround even when I was paying for premium support! >> The seconf error comes from my installation of a package that does not >> come from a port (last.fm-player-1.0.3). I installed it directly from >> the vendor's site (http://last.fm). Can portmaster not error when >> encountering such packages, but rather just produce a warning? > > Hrrrm.... this situation is tougher to handle, because there are a lot more > variables. It would be very useful if you could tar up > /var/db/pkg/last.fm-player-1.0.3 and send it to me if you're comfortable > doing that (I don't need the software, just the metadata). If I can see what > is/isn't in the +CONTENTS file of that package I can have a better idea how > to work around this. Sure, it's available for free download anyway. You'll find it attached. Thanks, Panagiotis --------------090604050908070707050309--
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