Date: Mon, 4 Sep 2006 04:52:08 -0700 (PDT) From: "Dr. Jennifer Nussbaum" <bg271828@yahoo.com> To: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> Cc: Gerard Seibert <gerard@seibercom.net>, FreeBSD-Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>, Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> Subject: Re: Various package/ports problems Message-ID: <20060904115208.78117.qmail@web53415.mail.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <20060904051701.GA11980@xor.obsecurity.org>
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Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> wrote: On Sun, Sep 03, 2006 at 06:31:18PM -0700, Dr. Jennifer Nussbaum wrote: > Kris Kennaway wrote: On Sun, Sep 03, 2006 at 05:58:36PM -0700, Dr. Jennifer Nussbaum wrote: > > Kris Kennaway wrote: On Mon, Aug 28, 2006 at 01:59:14PM -0700, Dr. Jennifer Nussbaum wrote: > > > >> Thanks, i CAN compile from the ports collection (i never wanted to use > >> packages). Its MANAGING this that i cant do. I can update my ports tree > >> fine, and i can go into ports directory and do a make install, sure. > >> > >> But i cant do portsversion to see what needs updating, and i cant do > >> pkg_info to find out what versions i have. So doing something like > > >Why not (in both cases)?As i posted in the original message - the main question i was > asking - both of these are broken in some way. Reposting: > > --- > > For example if i try to run "portversion" i get: > > undefined method `each' for nil:NilClass > /usr/local/sbin/portversion:239: [BUG] Bus Error > > from Ruby (ruby 1.8.5 is up to date on the system). :> pkgdb -f ~ $ sudo pkgdb -f ~ $ portversion undefined method `each' for nil:NilClass /usr/local/sbin/portversion:239: [BUG] Bus Error ruby 1.8.5 (2006-08-25) [i386-freebsd4] Abort trap (core dumped) ~ $ > > If i try to run "pkg_info" I quickly get: > > pkg_info: read_plist: bad command '@conflicts apache+ipv6-1.*' :> Deinstall the package that was built for a later version of :> FreeBSD. KrisHow do i tell which this is? Most of this box seems to be compiled from ports, not installed packages. apache+ipv6 is not installed. ~ $ pkg_info ImageMagick-nox11-6.0.2.7 Image processing tools analog-6.0_1,1 An extremely fast program for analysing WWW logfiles pkg_info: read_plist: bad command '@conflicts apache+ipv6-1.*' ~ I rebuilt analog from ports but that doesnt seem to be it. Thanks for your continued help. Jen --------------------------------- Get your own web address for just $1.99/1st yr. We'll help. Yahoo! Small Business.
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