Re: using pkgdb
in message [EMAIL PROTECTED], wrote Chuck Robey thusly... -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 I'm using pkgdb because I wanted to try portupgrade, and it required it. portupgrade does not require pkgdb. pkgdb is part of portupgrade; portupgrade installs pkgdb. - Parv -- ___ freebsd-ports@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: using pkgdb
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Parv wrote: in message [EMAIL PROTECTED], wrote Chuck Robey thusly... -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 I'm using pkgdb because I wanted to try portupgrade, and it required it. portupgrade does not require pkgdb. pkgdb is part of portupgrade; portupgrade installs pkgdb. I don't doubt that, but portupgrade itself tossed out the instruction to me to run pkgdb -F, to fix something (I don't know what). I didn't just want to run something which has such a confusing man page. I ran it under instructions, and now it's asking me questions which I can't figure out the effects of any of the offered actions will be. Everyone seems to want to toss me hazy hints instead of what those options actually accomplish; I'm beginning to think that the only folks who are answering are the folks who don't really know the answer. - Parv -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v2.0.4 (FreeBSD) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFH7msKz62J6PPcoOkRAh1pAKCHnjBpSDD3AGpvAXAlbpd7zGyTPACfdOo1 OEfkUWyRgb9sOq3p4/aCLIU= =+T6d -END PGP SIGNATURE- ___ freebsd-ports@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Fwd: using pkgdb
On Sat, Mar 29, 2008 at 9:15 AM, Chuck Robey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Parv wrote: in message [EMAIL PROTECTED], wrote Chuck Robey thusly... -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 I'm using pkgdb because I wanted to try portupgrade, and it required it. portupgrade does not require pkgdb. pkgdb is part of portupgrade; portupgrade installs pkgdb. I don't doubt that, but portupgrade itself tossed out the instruction to me to run pkgdb -F, to fix something (I don't know what). I didn't just want to run something which has such a confusing man page. I ran it under instructions, and now it's asking me questions which I can't figure out the effects of any of the offered actions will be. Everyone seems to want to toss me hazy hints instead of what those options actually accomplish; I'm beginning to think that the only folks who are answering are the folks who don't really know the answer. - Parv y = yes, I want the stale dependency to map to the proposed one. n = no, that proposed replacement is pure poppycock. a = who knows... [the Ruby code doesn't make sense for my virgin eyes -- I only do shell scripts, Perl, and some TCL :)..] The line of referring to is /usr/local/sbin/pkgdb:646. -Garrett ___ freebsd-ports@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: using pkgdb
On Mar 29, 2008, at 16:13 , Garrett Cooper wrote: y = yes, I want the stale dependency to map to the proposed one. n = no, that proposed replacement is pure poppycock. a = who knows... [the Ruby code doesn't make sense for my virgin eyes -- I only do shell scripts, Perl, and some TCL :)..] a = if you see the same stale dependency anywhere else, fix it the same way instead of asking me again -- brandon s. allbery [solaris,freebsd,perl,pugs,haskell] [EMAIL PROTECTED] system administrator [openafs,heimdal,too many hats] [EMAIL PROTECTED] electrical and computer engineering, carnegie mellon universityKF8NH ___ freebsd-ports@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: using pkgdb
Chuck Robey [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I'm using pkgdb because I wanted to try portupgrade, and it required it. My problem is that it's doing procedures, asking for a decision on my part, but I can't make any guess how to answer it, because the prompt is fairly meaningless to me. Here is an example of what I'm seeing: Stale dependency: someportname-1.1.1 - differentportname-1.1.1 (differentportname): 3rdportname-1.1.1 ? ([y]es/[n]o/[a]ll) [yes] To me, this is fairly self-explanatory. someportname is listed as depending on differentportname, but differentportname isn't installed. It suggests that 3rdportname be listed as a dependency instead, on the theory that 3rdportname may be providing the functionality that someportname actually depends on. Your choices are y to accept that suggestion, n to refuse it, and a to accept it and also apply it to all other ports that depend on differentportname. I haven't the least idea what the Y/N/A is referring to, what sort of action I am causing or allowing. I tried the man page on pkgdb, but I didn't see that sort of message in that page. Sure hope you can give me a hint (and, as a hint, this might be a good time to fix that fairly useless prompt). Apparently, but you would have to make a concrete suggestion to the program's author. Since it makes sense to me, I doubt any attempts I made for improvements would turn out to actually be better. Be well. ___ freebsd-ports@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: using pkgdb
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Lowell Gilbert wrote: Chuck Robey [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I'm using pkgdb because I wanted to try portupgrade, and it required it. My problem is that it's doing procedures, asking for a decision on my part, but I can't make any guess how to answer it, because the prompt is fairly meaningless to me. Here is an example of what I'm seeing: Stale dependency: someportname-1.1.1 - differentportname-1.1.1 (differentportname): 3rdportname-1.1.1 ? ([y]es/[n]o/[a]ll) [yes] To me, this is fairly self-explanatory. someportname is listed as depending on differentportname, but differentportname isn't installed. It suggests that 3rdportname be listed as a dependency instead, on the theory that 3rdportname may be providing the functionality that someportname actually depends on. Your choices are y to accept that suggestion, n to refuse it, and a to accept it and also apply it to all other ports that depend on differentportname. Unfortunately, you didn't tell me what the Y/N/A meant either. First, thing, your estimate of what it means isn't obvious to ME (I'm writing this as some prank), my own guess would have been that the word stale would refer to something that's still hanging around. Irregardless, I can't get any hint whatsoever if Y means to do some deleting somewhere; for the deletion, I have no guess if it's going to delete the first or second file reference. If you think I'm dumb and just want to be insulting, then just tell me what actual action the Y refers to, so I get something useable out of this, then go ahead and talk about me. I'm honestly confused about it, and wouldn't be writing this if I weren't. I haven't the least idea what the Y/N/A is referring to, what sort of action I am causing or allowing. I tried the man page on pkgdb, but I didn't see that sort of message in that page. Sure hope you can give me a hint (and, as a hint, this might be a good time to fix that fairly useless prompt). Apparently, but you would have to make a concrete suggestion to the program's author. Since it makes sense to me, I doubt any attempts I made for improvements would turn out to actually be better. Be well. -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v2.0.4 (FreeBSD) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFH7XIvz62J6PPcoOkRApX/AKCBoZPmradKZp5jOPnU4NLy+RXt1wCfZZmA HtsV9gOqSX3dfj/Q0o9ZW90= =uvet -END PGP SIGNATURE- ___ freebsd-ports@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: using pkgdb
Chuck Robey [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: 3rdportname-1.1.1 ? ([y]es/[n]o/[a]ll) [yes] ^ ^^ Unfortunately, you didn't tell me what the Y/N/A meant either. ___ freebsd-ports@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
using pkgdb
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 I'm using pkgdb because I wanted to try portupgrade, and it required it. My problem is that it's doing procedures, asking for a decision on my part, but I can't make any guess how to answer it, because the prompt is fairly meaningless to me. Here is an example of what I'm seeing: Stale dependency: someportname-1.1.1 - differentportname-1.1.1 (differentportname): 3rdportname-1.1.1 ? ([y]es/[n]o/[a]ll) [yes] I haven't the least idea what the Y/N/A is referring to, what sort of action I am causing or allowing. I tried the man page on pkgdb, but I didn't see that sort of message in that page. Sure hope you can give me a hint (and, as a hint, this might be a good time to fix that fairly useless prompt). -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v2.0.4 (FreeBSD) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFH69qyz62J6PPcoOkRAkLKAJ4pV/vKgKv4aojyYymSPaclGHonzgCfZD9a lN12HYVWg/m22k700ubkokA= =BMlj -END PGP SIGNATURE- ___ freebsd-ports@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
