Date: Mon, 04 Sep 2006 23:05:43 +0200 From: Rene Ladan <r.c.ladan@gmail.com> To: RW <list-freebsd-2004@morbius.sent.com> Cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: portmaster deletes failed ports Message-ID: <44FC9527.6000802@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <200609042118.09134.list-freebsd-2004@morbius.sent.com> References: <44FC4303.4050600@gmail.com> <200609042118.09134.list-freebsd-2004@morbius.sent.com>
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RW schreef: > On Monday 04 September 2006 16:15, Rene Ladan wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I ran my approx. daily portmaster -a -d run this morning. It started >> upgrading sysutils/bsdstats, but failed because pkg-install was not >> present. When that file got committed later this morning, portmaster >> didn't upgrade the port because ... (huh ?) ... bsdstats was not >> installed anymore. > > The old version of a package must be deleted before a new one can be > installed. Build tools like port[upgrade|manager|master] create a backup > package file from the existing installed files, which is supposed to be > reinstalled, if the port install fails. > I forgot to mention in my original mail that I did: # portsnap fetch update # portmaster -a -d (build failed, pkg deleted) (...) (read mail about bsdstats being fixed) # portsnap fetch update # portmaster -a -d > You're seeing a bug rather than a missing feature. I know. Regards, Rene -- GPG fingerprint = E738 5471 D185 7013 0EE0 4FC8 3C1D 6F83 12E1 84F6 (subkeys.pgp.net) "It won't fit on the line." -- me, 2001
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