portupgrade

Warren Block wblock at wonkity.com
Mon Feb 8 20:03:41 UTC 2010


On Mon, 8 Feb 2010, b. f. wrote:

>> This can happen if the ports tree or index file is outdated.
>> csup/portsnap, run pkgdb -Fu, and try it again.
>
> I think you meant 'portsdb -Fu'.  The pkgtools often run 'pkgdb -u'
> and 'pkgdb -aF' automatically, and a full-blown 'pkgdb -F' or 'pkgdb
> -L' usually isn't required unless there is an error, although in most
> cases it wouldn't do any harm.

Doh, that's correct--portsdb.

-Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA


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