Yea, pkgdb worked like a charm. i had been using the -fu option in a more conservative manner, but now it looks like it's all set. Thanks alot
On Sat, 4 Oct 2003 17:40:24 +0100 Matthew Seaman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sat, Oct 04, 2003 at 12:00:55PM -0400, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Gave that a shot, but still seeing the same problem > > any other tips? > > Perhaps the problem is that one or more of the pkg's > doesn't have a > +COMMENT file at all. Try this: > > # cd /var/db/pkg > # find . -type d -mindepth 1 -print | sed -e > 's,$,/+COMMENT,' | xargs touch -a > > However, if there's a pkg installed on your system > without a +COMMENT > file, either you're running a pretty old system, or > you've somehow > installed a really old pkg. You should probably just > delete and > re-install any pkgs showing this symptom. > > Other than that, you can try running 'pkgdb -Fvu' (from > the > portupgrade(1) port) which should go a long way towards > fixing any > prolems in the package DB. If that fails, then it's a > case of manual > inspection of the whole /var/db/pkg tree to see if you > can spot what > is out of place. > > Cheers, > > Matthew > > -- > Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 26 > The Paddocks > Savill > Way > PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey > Marlow > Tel: +44 1628 476614 > Bucks., SL7 1TH UK _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"