From owner-freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Feb 6 00:30:10 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-bugs@hub.freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-bugs@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6444D16A420 for ; Mon, 6 Feb 2006 00:30:10 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [216.136.204.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 481CA43D5A for ; Mon, 6 Feb 2006 00:30:06 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k160U5WN041172 for ; Mon, 6 Feb 2006 00:30:05 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.13.4/8.13.4/Submit) id k160U5Tx041168; Mon, 6 Feb 2006 00:30:05 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Resent-Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2006 00:30:05 GMT Resent-Message-Id: <200602060030.k160U5Tx041168@freefall.freebsd.org> Resent-From: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org (GNATS Filer) Resent-To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Resent-Reply-To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, Jo Rhett Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CFE7216A420 for ; Mon, 6 Feb 2006 00:25:42 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from nobody@FreeBSD.org) Received: from www.freebsd.org (www.freebsd.org [216.136.204.117]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6A1F643D49 for ; Mon, 6 Feb 2006 00:25:42 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from nobody@FreeBSD.org) Received: from www.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by www.freebsd.org (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id k160Pg6Z030447 for ; Mon, 6 Feb 2006 00:25:42 GMT (envelope-from nobody@www.freebsd.org) Received: (from nobody@localhost) by www.freebsd.org (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) id k160PgmG030446; Mon, 6 Feb 2006 00:25:42 GMT (envelope-from nobody) Message-Id: <200602060025.k160PgmG030446@www.freebsd.org> Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2006 00:25:42 GMT From: Jo Rhett To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org X-Send-Pr-Version: www-2.3 Cc: Subject: misc/92867: pkg_add needs an option to disable dependancy downloads X-BeenThere: freebsd-bugs@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Bug reports List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 06 Feb 2006 00:30:10 -0000 >Number: 92867 >Category: misc >Synopsis: pkg_add needs an option to disable dependancy downloads >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Mon Feb 06 00:30:05 GMT 2006 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Jo Rhett >Release: 6.0 >Organization: Silicon Valley Colocation >Environment: FreeBSD [hostname].meer.net 6.0-RELEASE FreeBSD 6.0-RELEASE #4: Fri Nov 11 13:29:33 PST 2005 >Description: If you try to install a package using pkg_add from a URL, pkg_add will recursively attempt to download and install dependancies. This is not always desired behavior. It also adds "All" to the path it is trying to download from. This is probably only relevant to FreeBSD archives. >How-To-Repeat: pkg_add http://somesite/somepath/package1.tbz package1 requires package2, which is not available at /somepath/All/ >Fix: Add a command line option to disable recursive package installations. Return a different result code if dependancies are unavailable so that scripters can identify the problem. >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: