update_prebinding crashes

[toobiloo]

When I run update_prebinding from the Terminal window, it crashes.
I type the command:
update_prebinding -verbose -force -root
and immediately I get the error message:
update_prebinding[492] *** Uncaught exception: <NSInvalidArgumentException> [NSPlaceholderString initWithUTF8String:]: NULL cString
Trace/BPT trap
Does any one know what this means or seen it before, or could give me any indication of how to fix it?

 

[Darkshadow]

You need to add the directory you wish update_prebinding to work from after -root (if you want to do the whole drive, add / after -root). It's expecting that, and since it wasn't there, it's barfing over a null string.

 

[Captain Code]

If you're running Jaguar, you don't need to manually update the prebindings because the system will do it periodically for you, as well as any time you install a new application.