Kris Kennaway writes:
> > I committed a crime! While upgrading the ports
under the newly
> > installed RELENG_7 (beta4) with "portupgrade
-arRk" I **deleted**
> > the directory /var/db/pkg.
> >
> > Is there any way to rebuild it from scratch?
>
> Nope, that was the only copy.
Assuming there are no backups, he will have to rebuild
"from
scratch". I see two approaches:
I) Find complex leaf programs, like FireFox or OpenOffice.
Build the port; this will drag in all the dependencies.
II) a) Look in /usr/ports/distfiles, where all the
distribution
tarballs live.
b) Prune the resulting list, so you're only trying to build
one
of any given port.
c) Map the tarball name to the port. A discussion of how
to
do this happened within the last year on either
questions or
ports, and may contain usable scripts.
d) Lay in a good supply of your favorite caffeinated
beverage,
and set to work.
In either case, design and implement a backup method.
Robert Huff
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