portmaster and IGNOREME

[Aristedes Maniatis]

I have a package which is not built from a port (it is commercial software). I've put an +IGNOREME file in the package folder. But portmaster will not ignore it:

#portmaster -a

[snip...]

===>>> Proceed? y/n [y]

===>>> Starting build for for ports that need updating <<<===

===>>> Launching child to update CGatePro-5.3.5

===>>> No ORIGIN in /var/db/pkg/CGatePro-5.3.5/+CONTENTS
===>>> Aborting update

===>>> Update for CGatePro-5.3.5 failed
===>>> Aborting update



Unless there is some clear documented reason, portmaster should ignore ports which are marked to be ignored. The documentation reads:

	If you do a regular update of the port, or if the
	-a option is being used you will be asked if you want to update
	the port anyway.

I am not being asked, it just fails the entire port upgrade process, unless I use -ia and specifically exclude this package. I don't know enough about package files to know why ORIGIN is required, even for packages which aren't generated from the ports system.



Ari


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