On Saturday 25 September 2004 02:35, Matt Navarre wrote: > I'm trying to upgrade gnucash, but portupgrade is choking: > > reichlieu# portupgrade -R gnucash > /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/pkgdb.rb:323:in `deorigin': cannot > convert nil into String (PkgDB::DBError) > from /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/pkgdb.rb:916:in > `tsort_build' from /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/pkgdb.rb:915:in `each' > from /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/pkgdb.rb:915:in `tsort_build' from > /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/pkgdb.rb:907:in `each' from > /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/pkgdb.rb:907:in `tsort_build' from > /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/pkgdb.rb:929:in `sort_build' from > /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/pkgdb.rb:933:in `sort_build!' from > /usr/local/sbin/portupgrade:674:in `main' > from /usr/local/sbin/portupgrade:207:in `initialize' > from /usr/local/sbin/portupgrade:207:in `new' > from /usr/local/sbin/portupgrade:207:in `main' > from /usr/local/sbin/portupgrade:1845 > > It looks like the pkgdb has something wrong with it, but pkgdb -Fu doesn't > report anything that seems like it would cause portupgrade to bomb. There's > a duplicate origin for cdrtools, but that doesn't seem to pertain. > > Should I move /var/db/pkg/pkgdb.db out of the way and regenerate it? Will > pkgdb -u recreate pkgdb.db?
Ok, that didn't work. I regenerated pkgdb.db using pkgdb -u and got the same problem. Odd thing is that so far gnucash is the only installed package that generates this error. I suppose I can pkg_delete it and try reinstalling. > > Thanks, > Matt -- "We all enter this world in the same way: naked, screaming, and soaked in blood. But if you live your life right, that kind of thing doesn't have to stop there." -- Dana Gould _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
