If you really question your ports tree, just rm -rf /usr/ports/* and
cvsup again.
-Otter
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of David W.
Chapman
> Jr.
> Sent: Friday, May 11, 2001 6:06 PM
> To: Roelof Osinga; Rasputin
> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: What gives?
>
>
> The most common thing I find is leftovers, like a
> Makefile.inc or a work
> directory, do a make clean on them, I periodically do a make clean
in
> /usr/ports. I know there is probably a more efficient way to
> do it, but I
> just let it go for a while. You could also do it before you install
> somethings, just do a make clean install, because it also cleans the
> dependencies.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Roelof Osinga" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "Rasputin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Friday, May 11, 2001 4:15 PM
> Subject: Re: What gives?
>
>
> > Rasputin wrote:
> > >
> > > >...
> > > > -rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 1955761 May 10 00:30 gnome
> > > > -rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 636835 May 10 02:46 kde2
> > >
> > > Freaky - those two both work for me.
> >
> > >
> > > Sounds like your ports tree is shafted, because the ports work
for
> others.
> >
> > Interesting suggestion. Never mind the obvious 'how could it have
> > been shafted?', but rather point out how one can verify the state
> > of ones port collection. Please :).
> >
> > Each tarball has an unique MD5 hash. Each port release has
> the distinfo
> > file with the MD5's it has been based upon. Hence each port
> can verify
> > if the tarball fetched is the right one. Alternatively it can
check
> > if needed needed stuff like libs or execs are present.
> >
> > Yet how can a sysop check the correctness of the collection
itself?
> > As well as supporting utilities, of course. Just wipe /usr/ports
and
> > refetch the whole shebang? Coupled with a CVSup of the source, is
it
> > advisable to also wipe the /usr/src tree? Or are there
> diagnostic tools?
> >
> > Would be nice since that would be a nice first step in the
> diagnostic
> > process.
> >
> > Roelof
> >
> > --
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