Trouble with 'portsdb -uU' and ld-elf.so...

[Michael C. Shultz]

On Thursday 16 December 2004 08:07 am, Eric Schuele wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I'm having trouble with 'portsdb -uU'
>
> It worked exactly twice on my machine.  I was using the following
> commands to upgrade all my ports:
>
> # cvsup -g -L 2 /root/ports-supfile
> # portsdb -uU
> # pkgdb -F
> # portupupgrade -a
>
> worked fine first two times.  Now.. my cvsup works fine.  but when I
> 'portsdb -uU', it runs for a while and then I get something like:
>
> K_1_2 Segmentation fault (core dumped) JAVA_PORT_LINUX_IBM_JDK_1_3 |
> /usr/bin/awk '{ print $1 }'" returned non-zero status
> ===> java/javamail failed
> *** Error code 1
> 2 errors
> /libexec/ld-elf.so.1: rm: Shared object has no run-time symbol table
> *** Error code 1
>
> Stop in /usr/ports.
> *** Error code 1
>
> Stop in /usr/ports.
> failed to generate INDEX!
> fangorn#
>
> // Note that if I do a ls immediately afterwards i get
>
> fangorn# ls
> /libexec/ld-elf.so.1: ls: Shared object has no run-time symbol table.
>
> Now mind you I may have broken my ports tree at some point.  I'm
> relatively new to FreeBSD... and before I began using portupgrade...
> I was manually upgrading a handful of ports (make install..
> deinstall... reinstall type stuff... downloading port folder
> manually).. and I think a placed a few in 'new' directories in my
> ports tree.  So I do not know if that would 'break' my ports tree or
> not.  But thought it was worth mentioning.
>
> Other things worth mentioning:
> - I have a very slight customized kernel config file.  Added support
> for ath, removed some processor support (486/586), added splash
> screen. - I have NEVER cvsupped my kernel src... only the ports tree.
> - Other than changing the kernel config file and buildkernel/install
> kernel... I have done nothing such as buildworld.
> - No other problems on my machine.
>
> # unanme -a
> FreeBSD fangorn.nxdomain.org 5.3-RELEASE FreeBSD 5.3-RELEASE #1: Thu
> Nov 11 09:39:38 CST 2004  root at unx.nxdomain.org:
> /usr/obj/usr/src/sys/INSPIRON5100 i386
>
> Have I broken something?  Am I going about upgrading ports the wrong
> way?  If I have broken my ports tree.... is it possible to recreate
> it correctly?  Maybe delete it and reinstall off CD then cvsup it?

Before you go deleting your entire port tree try the following:

1. install /usr/ports/sysutils/portmanager
2. To see the status of installed ports:
	portmanager -s
3. To upgrade installed ports
	portmanager -u

Note: portmanager does not depend on INDEX, INDEX-5 etc...

-Mike