LINUX base upgrade and rpm 4.04 port

[Kris Kennaway]

On Sat, Jan 01, 2005 at 12:35:37PM -0500, Michael L. Squires wrote:
> For security reasons the linux-base version has been updated from 7 to 8; 
> when I follow the instructions in /usr/ports/UPDATING I get a message from 
> the linux-8 make process that I should have first installed rpm 4.0.4 
> (apparently /var/lib/rpm/packages.rpm is in db1 format, and linux-8 wants 
> it in db3 format; also, the user "rpm" is apparently missing).
> 
> Should rpm 4.0.4 be installed before updating, or after, or not at all?

You should send messages discussing ports to the port maintainer, and
to ports at FreeBSD.org.  The relevant people may not read this list.

Kris

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