[MacPorts] #48486: lion buildslave registry damaged

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#48486: lion buildslave registry damaged
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  Reporter:  snc@…           |      Owner:  admin@…
      Type:  defect          |     Status:  new
  Priority:  High            |  Milestone:
 Component:  server/hosting  |    Version:
Resolution:                  |   Keywords:
      Port:                  |
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Comment (by ryandesign@…):

 Replying to [comment:6 keith_dart@…]:
 > I was wondering if ports had some admin command that could scan the
 ports directory and make a new registry.db. Usually these kinds of DBs are
 a kind of cache. Maybe it's automatic? If I just remove it would it be
 rebuilt?

 No, the registry is not a cache; it is the authoritative record of what
 MacPorts has installed. There is no MacPorts command to rebuild it.

 > There are no vSphere level snapshots for this machine.

 I think we can get the current setup working again with a few forced
 activations and deactivations. But just so I know: are there any backups
 of any part of this server? I just want to know that if the server's disk
 were to become unrecoverably corrupted, we'd have a way to bring a working
 system back online. The same would apply to the other servers that
 MacPorts uses.

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