[solved]: pkgng | portmaster

From: Darrel <levitch_at_iglou.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2012 12:02:29 -0400 (EDT)
>> Hello,
>>
>> Concerning the new pkg system, I reckon that my port updates can take a
>> drought.
>>
>> Would it be best to deinstall portmaster for now?  Portmaster typically
>> updates itself, but this might be a special case.
>>
>> Currently, my postmaster run ends like this:
>>
>> ===>>> Cannot continue
>> ===>>> Aborting update
>>
>>         ===>>> No ORIGIN in /var/db/pkg/portmaster-3.14/+CONTENTS
>>
>>         ===>>> No ORIGIN in /var/db/pkg/postgresql-client-9.2.1/+CONTENTS
>>
>>         ===>>> No ORIGIN in /var/db/pkg/postgresql-docs-9.2.1/+CONTENTS
>>
>>         ===>>> No ORIGIN in /var/db/pkg/postgresql-server-9.2.1/+CONTENTS
>>
>> Terminated
>> (48) _at_ 12:58:40>
>
> Did you apply the pkgng compatibility patch to portmaster?  It's
> available in ports-mgmt/portmaster now if you select the option in the
> config dialogue.
>

Yes, I found the patch.

> Once patched, portmaster should interoperate with pkgng pretty smoothly.
> Certainly it should be using pkgng's local.sqlite database to pull out
> package contents rather than trying to parse +CONTENTS files.
>

Thanks, Matthew!

Darrel
Received on Tue Oct 16 2012 - 14:02:36 UTC

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