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>Number:         30728
>Category:       ports
>Synopsis:       pkg_add causes install of multiple versions of same software
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    freebsd-ports
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Fri Sep 21 22:50:01 PDT 2001
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     parv
>Release:        FreeBSD 4.4-STABLE i386
>Organization:
>Environment:
System: FreeBSD moo.holy.cow 4.4-STABLE FreeBSD 4.4-STABLE #0: Fri Sep 21 13:38:37 EDT 2001 toor@moo.holy.cow:/source/obj/source/src/sys/BOVINE i386


>Description:

pkg_add adds new version of same software w/o any warnings or regard
of duplicity.

case in point: when i was in the process of installing 
gnomecontrolcenter-1.4.0.1, pkg_add installed db3-3.2.9_2,1
when db3-3.2.9 was already installed, installed glib-1.2.10_4
when glib-1.2.10_3 was alredy installed.... w/o any warnings.

who knows what other software was reinstalled unnecessarily?

>How-To-Repeat:

install a dependecny software & let it age. or, install an old
version of a dependency software. then pkg_add software that 
would be dependent on the already installed (old) dependency, 
and watch pkg_add add junk load.

>Fix:
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted:

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