Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2001 00:10:04 -0700 (PDT) From: Peter Pentchev <roam@ringlet.net> To: freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: ports/31168: portupgrade problem: 'update_db': instance of IO needed: Cannot update the packages database! Message-ID: <200110100710.f9A7A4H66752@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR ports/31168; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Peter Pentchev <roam@ringlet.net> To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Cc: Subject: Re: ports/31168: portupgrade problem: 'update_db': instance of IO needed: Cannot update the packages database! Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2001 10:06:05 +0300 Forwarding this to freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, so it gets into the PR's audit trail.. G'luck, Peter -- I am the meaning of this sentence. ----- Forwarded message from parv <parv_@yahoo.com> ----- Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2001 14:00:54 -0400 From: parv <parv_@yahoo.com> To: gnats-admin@FreeBSD.org, freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: ports/31168: portupgrade problem: 'update_db': instance of IO needed: Cannot update the packages database! this was, on the fateful occasion around Oct 09 12:50 -0400, sent by gnats-admin@FreeBSD.org > ... > You can access the state of your problem report at any time > via this link: > > http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=31168 > > >Category: ports > >Responsible: freebsd-ports > >Synopsis: portupgrade problem: 'update_db': instance of IO needed: Cannot update the packages database! > >Arrival-Date: Tue Oct 09 09:50:00 PDT 2001 i have solved my problem by deleting /var/db/pkg/pkgdb.db and rebuilding it... # rm -f /var/db/pkg/pkgdb.db ; pkgdb -F ...after it, portupgrade worked just fine. i need confirmation whether this was (a|the) correct solution not just a workaround. ----- End forwarded message ----- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message
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