Sorry these didn't get to the list. gmail responses only to sender and not cc, it also seems to top post.
---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Jim Ballantine <j.ballant...@gmail.com> Date: Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 3:09 PM Subject: Re: Package database To: Freddie Cash <fjwc...@gmail.com> I looked in /var/db and there is not dir/file named backup. There is a dir named pkg.bak but it is empty. On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 1:46 PM, Jim Ballantine <j.ballant...@gmail.com>wrote: > I'm trying to upgrade with portmaster and getting: > > portmaster -Gadv > ===>>> Sorting ports by category > ===>>> Gathering distinfo list for installed ports > > ===>>> No ORIGIN in /var/db/pkg/ORBit2-2.14.19/+CONTENTS > > ===>>> No ORIGIN in /var/db/pkg/R-3.0.1/+CONTENTS > > > > On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 1:43 PM, Freddie Cash <fjwc...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 10:41 AM, Jim Ballantine >> <j.ballant...@gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> My /var/db/pkg has become corrupt, and I can't find an archive of it to >>> install in it's place. Does one exist and if so where? If not any >>> ideas on >>> how to rebuild the db? >>> >> >> Are you using PKGng or the old pkg_* tools? >> >> Meaning, is your data stored as individual files under >> /var/db/pkg/PORTNAME/*, or as a single sqlite database under /var/db/pkg? >> >> If using PKGng, there's a backup copy under /var/db/backup* >> >> If using the older pkg_* tools, you're screwed. :) >> >> >> -- >> Freddie Cash >> fjwc...@gmail.com >> > > _______________________________________________ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
