[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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.
okay thanks for the explanation - so what is the most optimal way of
fixing this without breaking things.
cheers,
Noah
- Parv
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