portsdb -uU error (I also need some tips)

[Jeff Hinrichs]

Fafa Diliha Romanova wrote:
> Hello!
> 
> There's been a lot of mess in my ports lately.
> I want to get rid of this:
> 
> pkg_delete: package bsdpan-libwww-perl-5.800 has no origin recorded
> pkg_delete: package bsdpan-libwww-perl-5.800 has no origin recorded
> 
> Which pops up every time I install/deinstall a port or package.
> I have done a 'pkgdb -F' which seemed to work.
> 
> Upon 'portsdb -uU' I get:
> 
> #########################
> 
> Updating the ports index ... Generating INDEX.tmp - please wait..cannot create /tmp/index.UHO8TTKq/INDEX.tmp.desc.german: No such file or directory
> *** Error code 2
> 1 error
> 
> ********************************************************************
> Before reporting this error, verify that you are running a supported
> version of FreeBSD (see http://www.FreeBSD.org/ports/) and that you
> have a complete and up-to-date ports collection.  (INDEX builds are
> not supported with partial or out-of-date ports collections -- in
> particular, if you are using cvsup, you must cvsup the "ports-all"
> collection, and have no "refuse" files.)  If that is the case, then
> report the failure to ports at FreeBSD.org together with relevant
> details of your ports configuration (including FreeBSD version,
> your architecture, your environment, and your /etc/make.conf
> settings, especially compiler flags and WITH/WITHOUT settings).
> 
> Note: the latest pre-generated version of INDEX may be fetched
> automatically with "make fetchindex".
> ********************************************************************
> 
> *** Error code 1
> 
> Stop in /usr/ports.
> *** Error code 1
> 
> Stop in /usr/ports.
> No such file or directory - /tmp/INDEX8274.0
> portsdb: index chmod error
> 
> #########################
> 
> So what is this?
> 
> Also, can anybody tell me if these commands are all I need to
> do a full cleanup and upgrade of my ports?
> 
> This is my /root/make.PORTS:
> 
> #########################
> 
> cvsup -g -L 2 /etc/cvsupfile && pkgdb -F && portupgrade -ra && portsdb -uU && portupgrade -ra && pkgdb -F
> 
> #########################
> 
> Thank you all so much!
> 
> All the best,
> -- Fafa
> 
This may not fix all of your problems, but doing a
  cd /usr/ports
  make fetchindex
is much faster and less problematic than
  portsdb -uU