Re: issue with ports

From: parv (parv_fm_at_emailgroups.net)
Date: 05/23/03

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    Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 17:42:36 -0400
To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org

    in message <20030523065702.GD383@hal9000.halplant.com>,
    wrote Andrew J Caines thusly...
    >
    > You can always rebuild the ports and package databases...
    >
    > # cd /usr/ports/ ; > INDEX ; > INDEX.db ; make index ; portsdb -Uu
    > # > /var/db/pkg/pkgdb.db ; pkgdb -u

    O! The Horrors!

    Why are you obliterating INDEX* & pkgdb.db files? You do realize
    that you are digging your own grave in case indexing or installed
    ports db making fails, or the processes need to be stopped?

    make index already takes care of INDEX, unfortunately, instead of
    keeping around the old copy unless index making succeeds.

    By using -U option, you are rebuilding INDEX. Why then you already
    built it once? Like much the cooing & warmth oozing out of your
    computer?

      - Parv 

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