updating a port with problems (libxml2)

[Erik Trulsson]

On Fri, Oct 17, 2008 at 01:01:09AM -0700, Colin Brace wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> I use portsnap to keep the port tree of my FreeBSD 7 box up to date.
> According to portaudit, which I run nightly, there is a problem with the
> current version of libxml2. So, as usual, I run  "sudo portsnap fetch &&
> sudo portsnap update", and then: 
> 
> $ cd /usr/ports/textproc/libxml2
> $ sudo make deinstall
> $ sudo make reinstall clean
> 
> But this last command results in an error:
> 
> ===>  libxml2-2.6.32 has known vulnerabilities:
> => libxml2 -- two vulnerabilities.
>    Reference:
> <http://www.FreeBSD.org/ports/portaudit/d71da236-9a94-11dd-8f42-001c2514716c.html>
> => Please update your ports tree and try again.
> 
> It would appear that the port has not yet been updated. Is this some
> temporary glitch? Otherwise, the approach I use is not very robust, since I
> have now managed to deinstall a library upon which a dozen or so programs
> depend. However, this is the first time this has happened.
> 
> Comments, suggestions most welcome.
> 

Sometimes it takes a while after a problem has been found with a port until
a fixed version is available in the ports tree.  In the worst case the port
might never get fixed.

So, no, your approach is not very robust.




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