Re: problem running pkg_delete

2012-05-13 Thread Mel Flynn
On 13-5-2012 21:51, Chris Rees wrote: > The quotes are from @dirrmtry, so inserted by bsd.port.mk. Ah, shows how rusty I am. Also, why aren't they single quotes? Do we actually support shell expansion dirrmtry? -- Mel ___ freebsd-ports@freebsd.org mail

Re: problem running pkg_delete

2012-05-13 Thread Chris Rees
On 13 May 2012 20:35, Mel Flynn wrote: > On 13-5-2012 14:48, Robert Huff wrote: >> >> Mel Flynn writes: >> >>>  > pkg_delete: the package info for package "Source" is corrupt >>>  > >>>  >   Any ideas? >>> >>>  Can you provide the output of: >>>  grep -E '@(unexec|exec).*Source' /var/db/pkg/*/+CON

Re: problem running pkg_delete

2012-05-13 Thread Mel Flynn
On 13-5-2012 14:48, Robert Huff wrote: > > Mel Flynn writes: > >> > pkg_delete: the package info for package "Source" is corrupt >> > >> > Any ideas? >> >> Can you provide the output of: >> grep -E '@(unexec|exec).*Source' /var/db/pkg/*/+CONTENTS > > Yes. Well, I was hoping to s

Re: problem running pkg_delete

2012-05-13 Thread Robert Huff
Mel Flynn writes: > > pkg_delete: the package info for package "Source" is corrupt > > > >Any ideas? > > Can you provide the output of: > grep -E '@(unexec|exec).*Source' /var/db/pkg/*/+CONTENTS Yes. huff@> grep -E '@(unexec|exec).*Source' /var/db/pkg/*/+CONTENTS /var/db/pkg

Re: problem running pkg_delete

2012-05-13 Thread Mel Flynn
On 12-5-2012 20:24, Robert Huff wrote: > > Suddenly I'm getting: > > pkg_delete: the package info for package "Source" is corrupt > > Any ideas? Can you provide the output of: grep -E '@(unexec|exec).*Source' /var/db/pkg/*/+CONTENTS -- Mel _

Re: problem running pkg_delete

2012-05-12 Thread Robert Huff
Stephen Montgomery-Smith writes: > > You would probably get the same message from: > > mkdir /var/db/pkg/Source > > pkg_delete Source > > > > Try it out! > > I did think of this. But this creates the error message: > > pkg_delete: the package info for package 'Source' is corrupt (use -

Re: problem running pkg_delete

2012-05-12 Thread Stephen Montgomery-Smith
On 05/12/2012 08:06 PM, Jason Hellenthal wrote: On Sat, May 12, 2012 at 06:31:44PM -0500, Stephen Montgomery-Smith wrote: On 05/12/2012 06:25 PM, Stephen Montgomery-Smith wrote: On 05/12/2012 01:24 PM, Robert Huff wrote: Suddenly I'm getting: pkg_delete: the package info for package "Sourc

Re: problem running pkg_delete

2012-05-12 Thread Jason Hellenthal
On Sat, May 12, 2012 at 06:31:44PM -0500, Stephen Montgomery-Smith wrote: > On 05/12/2012 06:25 PM, Stephen Montgomery-Smith wrote: > > On 05/12/2012 01:24 PM, Robert Huff wrote: > >> > >> Suddenly I'm getting: > >> > >> pkg_delete: the package info for package "Source" is corrupt > >> > >> Any i

Re: problem running pkg_delete

2012-05-12 Thread Stephen Montgomery-Smith
On 05/12/2012 06:25 PM, Stephen Montgomery-Smith wrote: On 05/12/2012 01:24 PM, Robert Huff wrote: Suddenly I'm getting: pkg_delete: the package info for package "Source" is corrupt Any ideas? Is it possible that you created a directory by accident inside /var/db/pkg called "Source"? Also

Re: problem running pkg_delete

2012-05-12 Thread Stephen Montgomery-Smith
On 05/12/2012 01:24 PM, Robert Huff wrote: Suddenly I'm getting: pkg_delete: the package info for package "Source" is corrupt Any ideas? Is it possible that you created a directory by accident inside /var/db/pkg called "Source"? _

Re: problem running pkg_delete

2012-05-12 Thread Robert Huff
RW writes: > > pkg_delete: the package info for package "Source" is corrupt > > Do you mean that you get that specific message, or that you are getting > it for multiple packages and "Source" is a placeholder? That specific message. Robert Huff ___

Re: problem running pkg_delete

2012-05-12 Thread RW
On Sat, 12 May 2012 14:24:16 -0400 Robert Huff wrote: > > Suddenly I'm getting: > > pkg_delete: the package info for package "Source" is corrupt > > Any ideas? Do you mean that you get that specific message, or that you are getting it for multiple packages and "Source" is a placeh

Re: problem running pkg_delete

2012-05-12 Thread Chris Rees
On 12 May 2012 20:58, Jerry wrote: > On Sat, 12 May 2012 14:24:16 -0400 > Robert Huff articulated: > >>pkg_delete: the package info for package "Source" is corrupt > > I had a similar experience about a year ago with a port I was trying to > remove. I eventually did a force installation of the por

Re: problem running pkg_delete

2012-05-12 Thread Jerry
On Sat, 12 May 2012 14:24:16 -0400 Robert Huff articulated: >pkg_delete: the package info for package "Source" is corrupt I had a similar experience about a year ago with a port I was trying to remove. I eventually did a force installation of the port and then deleted it normally. I have no idea

Re: problem running pkg_delete

2012-05-12 Thread Jason Hellenthal
On Sat, May 12, 2012 at 02:24:16PM -0400, Robert Huff wrote: > > Suddenly I'm getting: > > pkg_delete: the package info for package "Source" is corrupt > > Any ideas? > I would inspect the contents of the package directory in question. /var/db/pkg/Source/??? Does it differ

Re: problem running pkg_delete

2012-05-12 Thread Matthias Apitz
El día Saturday, May 12, 2012 a las 02:24:16PM -0400, Robert Huff escribió: > > Suddenly I'm getting: > > pkg_delete: the package info for package "Source" is corrupt > > Any ideas? Check the content of /var/db/pkg/"Source" HIH matthias -- Matthias Apitz e - w http://ww

problem running pkg_delete

2012-05-12 Thread Robert Huff
Suddenly I'm getting: pkg_delete: the package info for package "Source" is corrupt Any ideas? Respectfully, Robert Huff ___ freebsd-ports@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mail