On 2/10/2015 2:57 PM, Ray Donnelly wrote:
> On Tue, Feb 10, 2015 at 7:56 PM, Jon <[email protected]> wrote:
>> No change in errors after the following on my win8.1 x64 system with a
>> 64bit msys2 install...
>>
>> Jon@Black MSYS ~
>> $ pacman-db-upgrade
>>
>> Jon@Black MSYS ~
>> $ pacman -Syu
>> :: Synchronizing package databases...
>>  mingw32 is up to date
>>  mingw64 is up to date
>>  msys is up to date
>> :: Starting full system upgrade...
>> error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/sync/mingw32.db:
>> Unrecognized archive format
>> error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/sync/mingw32.db:
>> Unrecognized archive format
>> error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/sync/mingw64.db:
>> Unrecognized archive format
>> error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/sync/mingw64.db:
>> Unrecognized archive format
>> error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/sync/msys.db: Unrecognized
>> archive format
>> error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/sync/msys.db: Unrecognized
>> archive format
> 
> What about Alexey's suggestion, pacman -Syyu?

I get the same response either whether I run

pacman -Syyu

or

pacman-db-upgrade
pacman -Syu

the only difference is with pacman -Syyu, it reloads the database and I
see this:

$ pacman -Syyu
:: Synchronizing package databases...
 mingw32                  635.0   B  0.00B/s 00:00
[######################] 100%
 alpmtmp.QmTl2u           635.0   B  0.00B/s 00:00
[######################] 100%
 mingw64                  635.0   B   620K/s 00:00
[######################] 100%
 alpmtmp.DUuX1n           635.0   B  0.00B/s 00:00
[######################] 100%
 msys                     635.0   B  0.00B/s 00:00
[######################] 100%
 alpmtmp.FyCsrj           635.0   B  0.00B/s 00:00
[######################] 100%
:: Starting full system upgrade...

There are some very suspicious looking db files being downloaded.

> 
>> ...
>>
>> On 2/10/15, Ray Donnelly <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> On Tue, Feb 10, 2015 at 5:57 PM, Wayne Stambaugh <[email protected]>
>>> wrote:
>>>> Just ran `pacman -Syu` and got bunch of these messages:
>>>>
>>>> error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/sync/mingw32.db: Unrecognized
>>>> archive format
>>>> error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/sync/mingw32.db: Unrecognized
>>>> archive format
>>>> error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/sync/mingw64.db: Unrecognized
>>>> archive format
>>>> error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/sync/mingw64.db: Unrecognized
>>>> archive format
>>>> error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/sync/msys.db: Unrecognized
>>>> archive format
>>>> error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/sync/msys.db: Unrecognized
>>>> archive format
>>>>
>>>> Any suggestions?
>>>
>>> Can you try:
>>> pacman-db-upgrade
>>>
>>> please?
>>>
>>>>
>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>> Dive into the World of Parallel Programming. The Go Parallel Website,
>>>> sponsored by Intel and developed in partnership with Slashdot Media, is
>>>> your
>>>> hub for all things parallel software development, from weekly thought
>>>> leadership blogs to news, videos, case studies, tutorials and more. Take
>>>> a
>>>> look and join the conversation now. http://goparallel.sourceforge.net/
>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>> Msys2-users mailing list
>>>> [email protected]
>>>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/msys2-users
>>>
>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>> Dive into the World of Parallel Programming. The Go Parallel Website,
>>> sponsored by Intel and developed in partnership with Slashdot Media, is
>>> your
>>> hub for all things parallel software development, from weekly thought
>>> leadership blogs to news, videos, case studies, tutorials and more. Take a
>>> look and join the conversation now. http://goparallel.sourceforge.net/
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> Msys2-users mailing list
>>> [email protected]
>>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/msys2-users
>>>
> 


------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dive into the World of Parallel Programming. The Go Parallel Website,
sponsored by Intel and developed in partnership with Slashdot Media, is your
hub for all things parallel software development, from weekly thought
leadership blogs to news, videos, case studies, tutorials and more. Take a
look and join the conversation now. http://goparallel.sourceforge.net/
_______________________________________________
Msys2-users mailing list
[email protected]
https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/msys2-users

Reply via email to