in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, wrote Noah thusly... > > Somebody know what is going on here? I can't figure it out and > never seen this before.
Neither do i but that won't stop me from speculating ... > > # pkgdb -Fu > ---> Updating the pkgdb > ---> Checking the package registry database > Stale dependency: b2evolution-0.9.2 -> marked (): > marked: Not in due form: <name>-<version> Here, "marked" seems like some sort of place holder for the missing dependency port. The otherwise non empty "()" contain the port directory, under ${PORTSDIR:-/usr/ports}, of the dependency port. > Install stale dependency? ([y]es/[n]o/[a]ll) [yes] a > can't convert nil into String When you answered "all", pkgdb prepared to install the port "marked" but could not parse that name in <name>-<version> format, so the result was empty string or 'nil' in Ruby, the programming language of choice for portupgrade tools. - Parv -- _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"