On Sat, 27 Nov 2004 17:29:27 +0800, Aaron Webster
<aaronw@giardini.com.au> wrote:
> Hi all
> 
> I want to install samba on my qube 2 which is running netbsd 1.6.2.
> I downloaded the source file for samba and ran into glibc errors,
> which i found not to be supported by netbsd. I checked through the
> archives and saw a posting about pkgsrc and how this was the best way
> to install programs so i downloaded the pkgsrc file from netbsd.org
> 
> Problem is when i tried to make install samba from the pkgsrc files i
> get this :
> 
> ===> Error: The package tools installed on this system are out of date.
> ===> The installed package tools are dated 2003/02/02 and you must update
> ===> them to at least 2003/09/18 using the following command:
> ===>
> ===>    cd /usr/pkgsrc/pkgtools/pkg_install && /usr/bin/make clean &&
> /usr/bin/make install
> *** Error code 1
> 
> Stop.
> make: stopped in /usr/pkgsrc/net/samba
> 
> so i went and tried what is says to update the pkg_install tools and
> this is what i get
> 
> ===> Installing for pkg_install-20041110
> ===> usage: pkg_admin [-V] command args ...
> Where 'commands' and 'args' are:
>   rebuild                     - rebuild pkgdb from +CONTENTS files
>   check [pkg ...]             - check md5 checksum of installed files
>   lsall /path/to/pkgpattern   - list all pkgs matching the pattern
>   lsbest /path/to/pkgpattern  - list pkgs matching the pattern best
>   dump                        - dump database
>   pmatch pattern pkg          - returns true if pkg matches pattern,
> otherwise false is already installed - perhaps an older version?
> *** If so, you may use either of:
> ***  - "pkg_delete usage: pkg_admin [-V] command args ...
> Where 'commands' and 'args' are:
>   rebuild                     - rebuild pkgdb from +CONTENTS files
>   check [pkg ...]             - check md5 checksum of installed files
>   lsall /path/to/pkgpattern   - list all pkgs matching the pattern
>   lsbest /path/to/pkgpattern  - list pkgs matching the pattern best
>   dump                        - dump database
>   pmatch pattern pkg          - returns true if pkg matches pattern,
> otherwise false" and "/usr/bin/make reinstall" to upgrade properly
> ***  - "/usr/bin/make update" to rebuild the package and all of its
> dependencies
> ***  - "/usr/bin/make replace" to replace only the package without re-linking
> ***    dependencies, risking various problems.
> *** Error code 1
> 
> Stop.
> make: stopped in /usr/pkgsrc/pkgtools/pkg_install
> *** Error code 1
> 
> Stop.
> make: stopped in /usr/pkgsrc/pkgtools/pkg_install
> *** Error code 1
> 
> Stop.
> make: stopped in /usr/pkgsrc/pkgtools/pkg_install
> 
> I have rebuilt the pkg_admin database and tried to do a update
> instead of a install (which i found recomended in the archives of
> this list) but encounter the same error.
> 
> Anyone know how to fix either of these errors so i can install samba?

Are you still having this problem?

This might be some pkgsrc backwards compatibility bug, I'm not sure...
I remember hitting some problem like this but I don't remember being
snagged by it.

The answer might be to install 2.0-release and try again. I know
that's not a particularly good answer though.

Andy