Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2004 12:02:19 +0700 From: Roger Merritt <mcrogerm@stjohn.ac.th> To: Mark Linimon <linimon@lonesome.com> Cc: ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Index generation error Message-ID: <5.2.0.9.0.20040617115636.00a2e990@127.0.0.1> In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0406162138100.13647-100000@pancho> References: <5.2.0.9.0.20040617084213.00a201d0@127.0.0.1>
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At 09:43 AM 6/17/04, you wrote: >*********************** >No virus was detected in the attachment no filename > >Your mail has been scanned by InterScan. >***********-*********** > > >On Thu, 17 Jun 2004, Roger Merritt wrote: > > > >[root@kepler:/usr/ports]# portsdb -U > > >Updating the ports index ... Generating INDEX.tmp - please > > >wait..rasmol-2.7.2_1: "/usr/ports/devel/imake" non-existent -- dependency > > >list incomplete > > >===> biology/rasmol failed > > >*** Error code 1 > > >1 error > >This is because devel/imake was removed, as it seemed that no port >depended on it (according to INDEX). However, there was a 'stealth >dependency' on XFree86 version 3, which few people seem to still be >using. > >A recent fix to bsd.port.mk was supposed to fix this dependency. >However, I am now beginning to think that my removal of devel/imake >was a mistake and should be backed out. I suppose it depends on >how many people really are still using XFree86 version 3. > >At this point this needs to be a portmgr@ call as to whether we >try to continue to try to fix this in bsd.port.mk, or simply >reinstate devel/imake until whatever time we remove version 3. > >mcl Ahh, thanks for the explanation. I thought I had seen something about "imake", maybe in the 'questions' mailing list. OK, so I'll just wait a few days and cvsup the ports tree again. -- Roger
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