Re: ports and /var/db/pkg
ok, so i wrote a small script (tcl, since i don't know perl), that does some checking, it reports for each package, the number of files how many are realy there, and if so, checks the MD5. now, if im not to far off, if some/all files are missing, or if the md5 does not match, i should be able to remove the package info, ... Well, that's not what you were asking for originally, and tools already exist to check that. OK, let me refrase it PROBLEM: how to update /var/db/pkg, when it knows too much, i.e. /usr/local has less stuff that /var/db/pkg knows about. e.g. pkg_info -g and the example from the pkg_which(1) manpage that I mentioned to you in a previous email. i read most of the pkg*, and though im very impressed, i fail to find a clear/easy way to get a one line output saying: pkg xyz no longer exits, can be removed from database thanks, danny ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: ports and /var/db/pkg
ok, so i wrote a small script (tcl, since i don't know perl), that does some checking, it reports for each package, the number of files how many are realy there, and if so, checks the MD5. now, if im not to far off, if some/all files are missing, or if the md5 does not match, i should be able to remove the package info, ... Well, that's not what you were asking for originally, and tools already exist to check that. OK, let me refrase it PROBLEM: how to update /var/db/pkg, when it knows too much, i.e. /usr/local has less stuff that /var/db/pkg knows about. e.g. pkg_info -g and the example from the pkg_which(1) manpage that I mentioned to you in a previous email. i read most of the pkg*, and though im very impressed, i fail to find a clear/easy way to get a one line output saying: pkg xyz no longer exits, can be removed from database thanks, danny If you know that package XYZ exists in /var/db/pkg but isn't in /usr/local (probably because you didn't 'make deinstall' or pkg_delete it), just do this: rm -rf /var/db/pkg/XYZ -- Matt Emmerton ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: ports and /var/db/pkg
ok, so i wrote a small script (tcl, since i don't know perl), that does some checking, it reports for each package, the number of files how many are realy there, and if so, checks the MD5. now, if im not to far off, if some/all files are missing, or if the md5 does not match, i should be able to remove the package info, ... Well, that's not what you were asking for originally, and tools already exist to check that. OK, let me refrase it PROBLEM: how to update /var/db/pkg, when it knows too much, i.e. /usr/local has less stuff that /var/db/pkg knows about. e.g. pkg_info -g and the example from the pkg_which(1) manpage that I mentioned to you in a previous email. i read most of the pkg*, and though im very impressed, i fail to find a clear/easy way to get a one line output saying: pkg xyz no longer exits, can be removed from database thanks, danny If you know that package XYZ exists in /var/db/pkg but isn't in /usr/local (probably because you didn't 'make deinstall' or pkg_delete it), just do this: rm -rf /var/db/pkg/XYZ sorry, no points. it's a correct answer but that was/is not the question :-) how do you know that XYZ is no longer there? sure, pkg_info -g will tell you which files are no longer there, or have bad md5, but is one file? or all files? danny -- Matt Emmerton ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: ports and /var/db/pkg
On Fri, Apr 04, 2003 at 02:11:58PM +0300, Danny Braniss wrote: ok, so i wrote a small script (tcl, since i don't know perl), that does some checking, it reports for each package, the number of files how many are realy there, and if so, checks the MD5. now, if im not to far off, if some/all files are missing, or if the md5 does not match, i should be able to remove the package info, ... Well, that's not what you were asking for originally, and tools already exist to check that. OK, let me refrase it PROBLEM: how to update /var/db/pkg, when it knows too much, i.e. /usr/local has less stuff that /var/db/pkg knows about. e.g. pkg_info -g and the example from the pkg_which(1) manpage that I mentioned to you in a previous email. i read most of the pkg*, and though im very impressed, i fail to find a clear/easy way to get a one line output saying: pkg xyz no longer exits, can be removed from database If you are only interested in packages which no longer have *any* files on the filesystem, then compare the output of the following two commands: pkg_info -qL package | wc -l pkg_info -qg package | wc -l If the output of those two commands is the same, then there are no valid package files left at all, and a pkg_delete -f is in order. Moreover, if you are only interested in the existence of the files, it would be easier to do something like: remove=1 pkg_info -qL package | while read fname; do [ -f $fname ] remove=0 done if [ $remove == 1 ]; then pkg_delete package; fi G'luck, Peter -- Peter Pentchev [EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP key:http://people.FreeBSD.org/~roam/roam.key.asc Key fingerprint FDBA FD79 C26F 3C51 C95E DF9E ED18 B68D 1619 4553 yields falsehood, when appended to its quotation. yields falsehood, when appended to its quotation. pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: ports and /var/db/pkg
On Fri, Apr 04, 2003 at 04:14:19PM +0300, Peter Pentchev wrote: On Fri, Apr 04, 2003 at 02:11:58PM +0300, Danny Braniss wrote: ok, so i wrote a small script (tcl, since i don't know perl), that does some checking, it reports for each package, the number of files how many are realy there, and if so, checks the MD5. now, if im not to far off, if some/all files are missing, or if the md5 does not match, i should be able to remove the package info, ... Well, that's not what you were asking for originally, and tools already exist to check that. OK, let me refrase it PROBLEM: how to update /var/db/pkg, when it knows too much, i.e. /usr/local has less stuff that /var/db/pkg knows about. e.g. pkg_info -g and the example from the pkg_which(1) manpage that I mentioned to you in a previous email. i read most of the pkg*, and though im very impressed, i fail to find a clear/easy way to get a one line output saying: pkg xyz no longer exits, can be removed from database If you are only interested in packages which no longer have *any* files on the filesystem, then compare the output of the following two commands: pkg_info -qL package | wc -l pkg_info -qg package | wc -l If the output of those two commands is the same, then there are no valid package files left at all, and a pkg_delete -f is in order. Moreover, if you are only interested in the existence of the files, it would be easier to do something like: remove=1 pkg_info -qL package | while read fname; do [ -f $fname ] remove=0 done if [ $remove == 1 ]; then pkg_delete package; fi Just one more comment: the reason I stick to pkg_delete -f instead of rm -rf /var/db/pkg/package is that the /var/db/pkg scheme is not really set in stone: the correct way to manipulate the package database is *only* via the pkg_* tools. Well, there is something to be said about the tools available in ports/sysutils/portupgrade, but then, they are actively maintained by knu, who will most probably track any changes in the base system handling of packages, if and when those should occur. G'luck, Peter -- Peter Pentchev [EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP key:http://people.FreeBSD.org/~roam/roam.key.asc Key fingerprint FDBA FD79 C26F 3C51 C95E DF9E ED18 B68D 1619 4553 Hey, out there - is it *you* reading me, or is it someone else? pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: ports and /var/db/pkg
Danny Braniss wrote: ok, so i wrote a small script (tcl, since i don't know perl), that does some checking, it reports for each package, the number of files how many are realy there, and if so, checks the MD5. now, if im not to far off, if some/all files are missing, or if the md5 does not match, i should be able to remove the package info, ... Well, that's not what you were asking for originally, and tools already exist to check that. OK, let me refrase it PROBLEM: how to update /var/db/pkg, when it knows too much, i.e. /usr/local has less stuff that /var/db/pkg knows about. e.g. pkg_info -g and the example from the pkg_which(1) manpage that I mentioned to you in a previous email. i read most of the pkg*, and though im very impressed, i fail to find a clear/easy way to get a one line output saying: pkg xyz no longer exits, can be removed from database thanks, danny If you know that package XYZ exists in /var/db/pkg but isn't in /usr/local (probably because you didn't 'make deinstall' or pkg_delete it), just do this: rm -rf /var/db/pkg/XYZ sorry, no points. it's a correct answer but that was/is not the question :-) how do you know that XYZ is no longer there? sure, pkg_info -g will tell you which files are no longer there, or have bad md5, but is one file? or all files? danny -- Matt Emmerton ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hello, Take a look at pkgdb -F The pkgdb command also works as an interactive tool for fixing the pack- age registry database when -F is specified. It helps you resolve stale dependencies, unlink cyclic dependencies, complete stale or missing ori- gins and remove duplicates. You have to run this periodically so portupgrade(1) and other pkg_* tools can work effectively and unfail- ingly. From #man pkgdb (1) -Ryan ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: ports and /var/db/pkg
Matthew Emmerton [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: If you know that package XYZ exists in /var/db/pkg but isn't in /usr/local (probably because you didn't 'make deinstall' or pkg_delete it), just do this: rm -rf /var/db/pkg/XYZ Umm, no, just pkg_delete it and ignore the warnings about missing files. DES -- Dag-Erling Smørgrav - [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: ports and /var/db/pkg
On Thu, Apr 03, 2003 at 11:06:06AM +0300, Danny Braniss wrote: Only if you've never run 'make clean' (unlikely, if he's following directions). :-), specially since disk space tends to run out. so, if i understand the drift, there is no simple way to sync 'what is' with 'what should' be? Correct. Kris pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: ports and /var/db/pkg
Correct. ok, so i wrote a small script (tcl, since i don't know perl), that does some checking, it reports for each package, the number of files how many are realy there, and if so, checks the MD5. now, if im not to far off, if some/all files are missing, or if the md5 does not match, i should be able to remove the package info, ... Q: true or false? danny ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: ports and /var/db/pkg
On Thu, Apr 03, 2003 at 02:06:39PM +0300, Danny Braniss wrote: Correct. ok, so i wrote a small script (tcl, since i don't know perl), that does some checking, it reports for each package, the number of files how many are realy there, and if so, checks the MD5. Errr.. you mean, it does something like 'pkg_info -g'? :) now, if im not to far off, if some/all files are missing, or if the md5 does not match, i should be able to remove the package info, ... Q: true or false? What do you mean, 'remove the package info'? What exactly are you trying to achieve? G'luck, Peter -- Peter Pentchev [EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP key:http://people.FreeBSD.org/~roam/roam.key.asc Key fingerprint FDBA FD79 C26F 3C51 C95E DF9E ED18 B68D 1619 4553 Thit sentence is not self-referential because thit is not a word. pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: ports and /var/db/pkg
On Thu, Apr 03, 2003 at 02:06:39PM +0300, Danny Braniss wrote: Correct. ok, so i wrote a small script (tcl, since i don't know perl), that does some checking, it reports for each package, the number of files how many are realy there, and if so, checks the MD5. now, if im not to far off, if some/all files are missing, or if the md5 does not match, i should be able to remove the package info, ... Well, that's not what you were asking for originally, and tools already exist to check that. e.g. pkg_info -g and the example from the pkg_which(1) manpage that I mentioned to you in a previous email. Kris pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: ports and /var/db/pkg
On Wed, Apr 02, 2003 at 06:18:24PM +0300, Danny Braniss wrote: hi all, is there some 'easy' way to resync /var/db/pkg from /usr/local (after some rm's on it?), i guess i could write a script to would try and match the info in /var/db/pkg, and if it's not where it's supposed to be would remove the info, but if there is a command ... Not really..you can go the other way though; see the example in pkg_which(1). Kris pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: ports and /var/db/pkg
Danny, If you built your packages from ports, you could always reinstall them. You just have to check for /usr/ports/group/port/work/.install_done.* It's not perfect, but you could use it to generate a quick list of ports to selectively re-install. Good luck, -brian --- Kris Kennaway [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed, Apr 02, 2003 at 06:18:24PM +0300, Danny Braniss wrote: hi all, is there some 'easy' way to resync /var/db/pkg from /usr/local (after some rm's on it?), i guess i could write a script to would try and match the info in /var/db/pkg, and if it's not where it's supposed to be would remove the info, but if there is a command ... Not really..you can go the other way though; see the example in pkg_which(1). Kris ATTACHMENT part 2 application/pgp-signature __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - File online, calculators, forms, and more http://tax.yahoo.com ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: ports and /var/db/pkg
On Wed, Apr 02, 2003 at 02:58:43PM -0800, Brian O'Shea wrote: Danny, If you built your packages from ports, you could always reinstall them. You just have to check for /usr/ports/group/port/work/.install_done.* Only if you've never run 'make clean' (unlikely, if he's following directions). Kris pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
