Post Install Configuration Issues (ruby18 error)

[Chris]

Chris wrote:
> Dustin wrote:
> 
>> It's a fresh install of FreeBSD 5.2.1 REL, installed the 
>> "kern-developer" mode of install, immediately after install did the 
>> following:
>>  
>> -installed cvsup-without-gui
>> -updated ports tree using cvsup
>> -attempted to install portupgrade from port and received following error:
>>  
>>
>> Ruby18 error
>> dependency warning: used openssl version contains known vulnerabilities
>> pleas update or define either WITH_OPENSSL_BASE or WITH_OPENSSL_PORT
>> *** Error code 1
>>
>>  
>>
>> I then installed ruby18 from port using "make install clean", and then 
>> installed portupgrade, this time I received no errors.
>>
>>  
>>
>> Then I attempted to run "portsdb -uU", and received the following errors:
>>
>>  
>>
>> core dumped ruby18 portsdb
>>
>>  
>>
>> What am I doing wrong here?
>>
>>  
>>
>> -Dustin
> 
> 
> This is an ongoing issue with portsdb/ruby.
> The way I see it, there are some easy fixes out there
> 
> 0. install portindex
> 1. cvsup (as you did)
> 2. run portindex - this takes a while the 1st time.
> 3. run portindexdb
> 4. pkgdb -afuF (or what ever parms you use)
> 5. portversion -vL= (this dumps out the ports that need updating)
> 6. portupgrade -a (or what ever parms you use.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Another way: - this changes the default database (btriev) to hash
> 
> setenv PORTS_DBDRIVER bdb1_hash
> 
> then run your portdb -u
> In fact, I opted for this one. I now run my ports tree updating scripts 
> as I did BEFORE these issues.
> 
> 

Actually, Why couldn't FreeBSD change the database in the port system? 
It's certainly a fast fix.

-- 
Best regards,
Chris

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