portsdb: index generation error

[Günther Dippe]

On 2004-11-03, at 18.31, Kris Kennaway wrote:

> On Wed, Nov 03, 2004 at 06:14:48PM +0100, G?nther Dippe wrote:
>> On 2004-11-03, at 17.37, Kris Kennaway wrote:
>>
>>> On Wed, Nov 03, 2004 at 02:58:10PM +0100, G?nther Dippe wrote:
>>>
>>>> I downloaded a fresh ports.tar.gz and unpacked it (FreeBSD 5.1).
>>>
>>>> ********************************************************************
>>>> Before reporting this error....
>>>> <snip>
>>>
>>> Er, and what did the <snip> say?  Error messages are there for a
>>> reason, you'd do well to read them!
>>>
>>> Kris
>>
>> Hi Kris, hi all,
>> The snipped info was only a general note what I should do before
>> reporting an error (any kind of error).
>
> Yes, so why didn't you follow the directions?
>
> Kris

I'm not sure I understand. From what I see I do have a supported 
version of FreeBSD (5.1)
and the ports collection was fresh. I should check that before 
reporting an error (according
to the snipped text).
Cheers