pkgdb errors after portupgrade -varR

[Jeff Cross]

Jeff Cross wrote:
> I ran portupgrade -varR last night to upgrade a number of ports.  When
> it finished, or returned me to the command line, the following output
> was on the screen:
> 
> ** No need to upgrade 'gedit-2.14.3' (>= gedit-2.14.3). (specify -f to
> force)
> [Updating the pkgdb <format:bdb_btree> in /var/db/pkg ...
> /var/db/pkg/pkgdb.db: unexpected file type or format -- Invalid
> argument; rebuild needed] [Rebuilding the pkgdb <format:bdb_btree> in
> /var/db/pkg ... /var/db/pkg/pkgdb.db: unexpected file type or format --
> Invalid argument: Cannot update the pkgdb!]: Cannot update the pkgdb!]
> --->  Session ended at: Fri, 07 Jul 2006 09:11:39 -0500 (consumed 13:21:18)
> /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/pkgtools.rb:444:in `__system': Command
> failed [exit code 1]: /usr/local/sbin/pkgdb -aFQ (CommandFailedError)
>         from /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/pkgtools.rb:467:in `__sudo'
>         from /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/pkgtools.rb:473:in `xsystem!'
>         from /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/pkgdb.rb:960:in `autofix!'
>         from /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/pkgdb.rb:956:in `autofix'
>         from /usr/local/sbin/portupgrade:475:in `main'
>         from /usr/local/sbin/portupgrade:714:in `main'
>         from /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/optparse.rb:815:in `initialize'
>         from /usr/local/sbin/portupgrade:209:in `main'
>         from /usr/local/sbin/portupgrade:1951
> 
> 
> I ran the portversion -v -l "<" and the following output was returned:
> 
> $ portversion -v -l "<"
> [Updating the pkgdb <format:bdb_btree> in /var/db/pkg ...
> /var/db/pkg/pkgdb.db: unexpected file type or format -- Invalid
> argument; rebuild needed] [Rebuilding the pkgdb <format:bdb_btree> in
> /var/db/pkg ... [Updating the pkgdb <format:bdb_btree> in /var/db/pkg
> ... /var/db/pkg/pkgdb.db: unexpected file type or format -- Invalid
> argument; rebuild needed] [Rebuilding the pkgdb <format:bdb_btree> in
> /var/db/pkg ... /var/db/pkg/pkgdb.db: unexpected file type or format --
> Invalid argument: Cannot update the pkgdb!]: Cannot update the pkgdb!]
> Command failed [exit code 1]: /usr/local/sbin/pkgdb -aFQ
> 
> I noticed the error a number of times in the portupgrade output as well,
> like:
> 
> Fri Jul  7 09:11:09 2006 (00:07 min.)
> --->  Build of editors/openoffice.org-2.0 ended at: Fri, 07 Jul 2006
> 09:11:11 -0500 (consumed 12:40:21)
> --->  Updating dependency info
> --->  Uninstallation of openoffice.org-2.0.3rc6 started at: Fri, 07 Jul
> 2006 09:11:26 -0500
> --->  Fixing up dependencies before creating a package
> [Updating the pkgdb <format:bdb_btree> in /var/db/pkg ...
> /var/db/pkg/pkgdb.db: unexpected file type or format -- Invalid
> argument; rebuild needed] [Rebuilding the pkgdb <format:bdb_btree> in
> /var/db/pkg ... /var/db/pkg/pkgdb.db: unexpected file type or format --
> Invalid argument: Cannot update the pkgdb!]: Cannot update the pkgdb!]
> --->  Uninstallation of openoffice.org-2.0.3rc6 ended at: Fri, 07 Jul
> 2006 09:11:28 -0500 (consumed 00:00:02)
> ** Command failed [exit code 1]: /usr/local/sbin/pkgdb -aFQ
> --->  Skipping 'editors/openoffice.org-2.0'
> --->  Upgrade of editors/openoffice.org-2.0 ended at: Fri, 07 Jul 2006
> 09:11:28 -0500 (consumed 12:40:38)
> 
> Any ideas on how I can correct this issue and get my ports tree and
> related applications working correctly?  Can I use -w option of
> portupgrade to install already compiled code or will I have to redo the
> whole compiling process?
> 
> Thanks in advance!
> 
> Jeff Cross
> http://www.averageadmins.com/
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> 
> 
Reading /usr/ports/UPDATING is a wonderful thing!  Please disregard my
previous post.  Things are moving right along here!  And next time, I'll
do what I should have done this time and every time, and read the
UPDATING file *before* updating! :)

Jeff Cross
http://www.averageadmins.com/