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Date:      Fri, 17 Nov 2017 06:51:56 +0000
From:      Matthew Seaman <matthew@FreeBSD.org>
To:        freebsd-ports@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Package database problems
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From: Matthew Seaman <matthew@FreeBSD.org>
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Subject: Re: Package database problems
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On 16/11/2017 19:58, Paul Schmehl wrote:
> --On November 16, 2017 at 8:49:24 PM +0100 Kurt Jaeger <lists@opsec.eu>=

> wrote:
>=20
>> Hi!
>>
>>> > ???There's nothing to iterate over.=C2=A0 There's nothing in /var/d=
b/pkg
>>> > anymore except the SQLite databases.
>>>
>>> Then what is all this? (I'm only showing part of it.
>>>
>>> =C2=A0ls /var/db/pkg/
>>> FreeBSD.meta=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=
=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 libXfixes-5.0.3=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0
>>> p5-Net-Domain-TLD-1.74
>>> =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0py27-qt4-dbussupport-4.12_1
>>> ImageMagick-6.9.2.10,1=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 libXfont-1.5.2,2=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=
=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0
>>> p5-Package-Stash-0.37_1
>>
>> Looks like you have some old-style pkg_xxxx leftovers.
>=20
> So, what should I do? I didn't setup this server to begin with. I
> recall, a while back, instructions for switching to pkgng. Is that what=

> wasn't done?

Have you been using portmaster by any chance?  portmaster uses old-style
per package directories in /var/db/pkg to keep some state.  IIRC it's
not critical state and removing it will not break portmaster.

Given you have a working pkg(8) setup and pkg has an accurate
representation of the packages you have installed, then you can probably
remove all of those old-style directories without significant penalty.

	Cheers,

	Matthew


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