${PORTSDIR}/infrastructure/build/out-of-date generates unusable data for a port with a packing list containing '@option always-update'.
The following patch fixes the problem (which appears to be fallout from the recent pkg_add improvements): Index: out-of-date =================================================================== RCS file: /pub/cvsroot/OpenBSD/ports/infrastructure/build/out-of-date,v retrieving revision 1.17 diff -u -p -r1.17 out-of-date --- out-of-date 2 Jan 2010 12:54:22 -0000 1.17 +++ out-of-date 25 Jan 2010 15:15:34 -0000 @@ -53,9 +53,13 @@ sub collect_installed $pkg->{$subdir}->{name} = $name; $pkg->{$subdir}->{stem} = $stem; $pkg->{$subdir}->{version} = $version; - my $sig = $plist->signature; - if (ref($sig)) { $sig = $sig->string; } - $pkg->{$subdir}->{signature} = $sig; + if (defined $plist->{'always-update'}) { + $pkg->{$subdir}->{signature} = 'always-update'; + } else { + my $sig = $plist->signature; + if (ref($sig)) { $sig = $sig->string; } + $pkg->{$subdir}->{signature} = $sig; + } } return $pkg; } Here's a simple way to replicate the problem from an empty ${PKG_DBDIR}: x4v64:build/packages 2120>sudo pkg_add -rxi pkg_mgr x4v64:build/packages 2121>pkg_info p5-Curses-1.20p0 terminal screen handling and optimisation p5-Curses-UI-0.9607 curses based user interface framework for Perl p5-DBD-SQLite-1.25v0 SQLite drivers for the Perl DBI p5-DBI-1.609 unified perl interface for database access p5-Net-Daemon-0.43 extension for portable daemons p5-PlRPC-0.2018p0 module for writing rpc servers and clients p5-Term-ReadKey-2.30p1 change terminal modes, and perform non-blocking reads pkg_mgr-0.1p0 user-friendly package browser and manager quirks-1.6 exceptions to pkg_add rules sqlite3-3.6.16.1 embedded SQL implementation sqlports-1.7 sqlite database of ports, user version x4v64:build/packages 2122>/usr/ports/infrastructure/build/out-of-date Collecting installed packages Collecting port versions: ok Collecting port signatures: ok Outdated ports: databases/sqlports,-main # -main cdrom=yes ftp=yes @arch amd64 +DESC @sha RJuKFE16R4FCIZ7y8y2PnPF0XkYTLOddknbdsfQDuBM= @size 2297 @cwd /usr/local share/sqlports @sha qmpuuuMQRYvPyMAu0wL1J8DYCkeb0bw9/V+a+qJZjUY= @size 36389888 ,@comment $OpenBSD: PLIST-main,v 1.2 2009/12/01 18:27:46 espie Exp $ @name sqlports-1.7 @option always-update @comment subdir=databases/sqlports -> devel/quirks # @comment $OpenBSD: PLIST,v 1.1.1.1 2009/12/04 16:50:48 espie Exp $ @name quirks-1.6 @option always-update @comment subdir=devel/quirks cdrom=yes ftp=yes @arch * +DESC @sha ZcShuBxD9cPsWmJce9rnoKKlC4qYQve7PwElfX/uk8Q= @size 348 @cwd /usr/local libdata/perl5/site_perl/OpenBSD/ libdata/perl5/site_perl/OpenBSD/Quirks.pm @sha 5rWWNlXYKVZaVzQGwzHb5AvcvdSBOk/A07+PzJ2F2fk= @size 5646 -> Here's what is generated after applying the patch: x4v64:build/packages 2123>/usr/ports/infrastructure/build/out-of-date Collecting installed packages Collecting port versions: ok Collecting port signatures: ok Outdated ports: databases/sqlports,-main # always-update -> sqlports-1.7 devel/quirks # always-update -> quirks-1.6