portsdb -uU error (I also need some tips)

[Michael C. Shultz]

On Sunday 13 March 2005 11:01 am, Jason Henson wrote:
> On 03/13/05 12:09:24, 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:
>
> It looks like a problem with /var/db/pkg.  You have time to wipe
> /var/db/pkg and remove all ports?  Try portmanager before you wipe
> your ports and db.
>
> Have you cd /usr/ports && mkae fetchindex?
>
> > Stop in /usr/ports.
> > No such file or directory - /tmp/INDEX8274.0
> > portsdb: index chmod error
>
> chmod error?  Are you root or what?
>
> > #########################
> >
> > 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
>
> Don't do pkgdb unattended, you may need to answer questions.  You
> could skip all this index stuff if you use portmanager.  But you need
> /var/db/pkg in good condition to use pormanager, I think?
>
portmanager doesn't use /var/db/pkg/pkgdb.db, I think that is what
you are refering to.  It should be able to fix this person's problem 
like you suggested though.

-Mike