portupgrade, portsdb -U failing, ruby dumping core

[E. Eusey]

On Thursday 02 September 2004 02:34 pm, Dan Finn wrote:
> [ root @ stewie : /usr/ports/sysutils/portupgrade] : portupgrade ruby
> [Failed `Inappropriate file type or format'] [Updating the portsdb
> <format:bdb1_btree> in /usr/ports ... - 11725 port entries found
> .........1000.........2000.........3000.........4000.........5000.........6
>000.........7000.........8000..../usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/portsdb.r
>b:587: [BUG] Bus Error
> ruby 1.8.1 (2004-05-02) [i386-freebsd5]
>
> Abort trap (core dumped)
>
> Any ideas what could be causing this?  I recently installed portindex
> and have been using that to generate indexes after reading someone
> suggestion on one of the fbsd mailing lists.  I don't think I have
> made any other changes recently.
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I hate to add a "me too," but, well, me too.  I'm running 5.2.1-RELEASE, not 
running portindex, and didn't have trouble until the instructions 
from /usr/ports/UPDATING.  Haven't tried to move and re-cvsup /usr/ports.  
Anyone else have success via this route?

Evan