cups-base upgrade failure

[Lowell Gilbert]

"Jasvinder S. Bahra" <bbdl21548 at blueyonder.co.uk> writes:

> Hi,
>
> I'm trying to upgrade cups-base on my system, but i'm having some problems.
>
> When I try (using portupgrade), i'm presented with the following...
>
> ----------8<----------
> gmake[1]: Nothing to be done for `all'.
> gmake[1]: Leaving directory
> /var/ports/basejail/usr/ports/print/cups-client/work/cups-1.3.10/ppd'
> Making all in templates...
> gmake[1]: Entering directory
> /var/ports/basejail/usr/ports/print/cups-client/work/cups-1.3.10/templates'
> gmake[1]: Nothing to be done for `all'.
> gmake[1]: Leaving directory
> /var/ports/basejail/usr/ports/print/cups-client/work/cups-1.3.10/templates'
> ===>  Installing for cups-client-1.3.10_1
> ===>   Generating temporary packing list
> ===>  Checking if print/cups-client already installed
> ===>   cups-client-1.3.10_1 is already installed
>      You may wish to ``make deinstall'' and install this port again
>      by ``make reinstall'' to upgrade it properly.
>      If you really wish to overwrite the old port of print/cups-client
>      without deleting it first, set the variable "FORCE_PKG_REGISTER"
>      in your environment or the "make install" command line.
> *** Error code 1
>
> Stop in /basejail/usr/ports/print/cups-client.
> *** Error code 1
>
> Stop in /basejail/usr/ports/print/cups-client.
> *** Error code 1
>
> Stop in /basejail/usr/ports/print/cups-base.
> *** Error code 1
>
> Stop in /basejail/usr/ports/print/cups-base.
> *** Error code 1
>
> Stop in /basejail/usr/ports/print/cups-base.
> ** Command failed [exit code 1]: /usr/bin/script -qa
> /tmp/portupgrade20090510-49660-5q2d8w-0 env UPGRADE_TOOL=portupgrade
> UPGRADE_PORT=cups-base-1.3.9_3 UPGRADE_PORT_VER=1.3.9_3 make reinstall
> --->  Restoring the old version
> ** Fix the installation problem and try again.
> [Updating the pkgdb <format:bdb_btree> in /var/db/pkg ... - 39
> packages found (-0 +1) . done]
> ** Listing the failed packages (-:ignored / *:skipped / !:failed)
>        ! print/cups-base (cups-base-1.3.9_3)   (install error)
> ----------8<----------
>
> If I do a "uname -a", I get the following...
>
> ----------8<----------
> FreeBSD pearl.xxxxxxxxxx.xxx 6.4-RELEASE-p4 FreeBSD 6.4-RELEASE-p4 #0:
> Mon Apr 27 19:11:59 BST 2009
> jazz at watchtower.xxxxxxxxxx.xxx:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/WATCHTOWER  i386
> ----------8<----------
>
> I've looked in /usr/ports/UPDATING, but i'm not seeing anything
> regarding cups.

I just forced the install, and everything was happy afterwards...

-- 
Lowell Gilbert, embedded/networking software engineer, Boston area
		http://be-well.ilk.org/~lowell/