On Tue, Sep 14, 2004 at 03:56:54PM +0300, Petre Bandac wrote:
> conclusion:
>
> rm -rf /usr/ports
> mkdir /usr/ports && cvsup -g -L 2 ports-supfile
> make index
> portsdb -Uu
> pkgdb -Fvu
>
> is it the right method ?
No.
You don't need to completely delete and redownload the whole ports
tree. And running 'portsdb -U' does exactly the same thing as running
'make index' -- no need to do it twice. And 'portsdb -u' will crash
in exactly the same way as you've seen before.
Just do this:
# cvsup -g -L 2 ports-supfile
# make index
# setenv PORTS_DBDRIVER bdb1_hash
# portsdb -u
The 'portsdb -u' command is where the crash usually occurs. Once
you've got past that stage, you're home and dry. Run
portupgrade/portversion/pkgdb as usual.
The bug is in the base system. A fix has been committed to 6-CURRENT:
it should percolate down to 4-STABLE and 5-STABLE in the next few
days.
Cheers,
Matthew
--
Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 26 The Paddocks
Savill Way
PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey Marlow
Tel: +44 1628 476614 Bucks., SL7 1TH UK
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: not available
Type: application/pgp-signature
Size: 187 bytes
Desc: not available
Url : http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-questions/attachments/20040914/06d73546/attachment.bin