Package database

[Freddie Cash]

On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 10:41 AM, Jim Ballantine <j.ballantine at gmail.com>wrote:

> My /var/db/pkg has become corrupt, and I can't find an archive of it to
> install in it's place.  Does one exist and if so where?  If not any ideas
> on
> how to rebuild the db?
>

Are you using PKGng or the old pkg_* tools?

Meaning, is your data stored as individual files under
/var/db/pkg/PORTNAME/*, or as a single sqlite database under /var/db/pkg?

If using PKGng, there's a backup copy under /var/db/backup*

If using the older pkg_* tools, you're screwed.  :)


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Freddie Cash
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