Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2026 17:51:27 +0000 From: Anton Shterenlikht <lists@cmplx.uk> To: Mark Millard <marklmi@yahoo.com> Cc: pkgbase@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [HEADS UP] stable/15: new base packages for PAM, zstd Message-ID: <afJFH6BjM1vY4xWy@cmplx.uk> In-Reply-To: <23d5deac-c35c-44f0-9469-7a22772dd54c@yahoo.com> References: <aeedOZ7VcQAOsQCV@cmplx.uk> <3847a70c-f2d8-4c4a-a5f0-56a4a90168b0@yahoo.com> <aeh6ddAuDClL4YFn@cmplx.uk> <aek7L4X26D0zQTU-@amaryllis.le-fay.org> <aenUvAuAGC8SgpKi__40328.3866167598$1776932059$gmane$org@cmplx.uk> <700c882a-ae24-403a-a8e0-5ceffed569ae@yahoo.com> <aeslKG5UCOmV0ROY@cmplx.uk> <351d3db5-19d0-4652-a44e-b029a8105937@yahoo.com> <afIlbEf1NGIJkko9@cmplx.uk> <23d5deac-c35c-44f0-9469-7a22772dd54c@yahoo.com>
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On Wed, Apr 29, 2026 at 09:32:44AM -0700, Mark Millard wrote: > > > > I get this: > > > > # /home/as/pkgbasify.lua > > Error: The system is already using pkgbase. > > Pass --force to run pkgbasify anyway, for example to fix a partial conversion. > > > > I don't remember invoking pkgbasify before. > > > > should I --force it? > > Note: I have never used the force option. > > A basic question that would direct what you should do . . . > > Which do you want as the basis for your environment: > > ) pkgbase? > > ) What you had before (reverting the partial pkgbase install to no > longer be registered as pkgbase materials)? > > You have the choice of which direction to go. don't mind really... if pkgbase will be the default soon(?) then probably I'd like to go ahead rather than back. But most importantly I want to be able to install security updates, either with pkg or with freebsd-update. Right now neither work --- pkg upgrade does not pull security patches, and freebsd-update no longer work: # pkg upgrade Updating FreeBSD-ports repository catalogue... FreeBSD-ports repository is up to date. Updating FreeBSD-ports-kmods repository catalogue... FreeBSD-ports-kmods repository is up to date. Updating FreeBSD-base repository catalogue... FreeBSD-base repository is up to date. All repositories are up to date. Checking for upgrades (1 candidates): 100% Processing candidates (1 candidates): 100% Checking integrity... done (0 conflicting) Your packages are up to date. # freebsd-version -kru 15.0-RELEASE-p4 15.0-RELEASE-p4 15.0-RELEASE-p7 root@aob:~ # I was expecting the kernel to be upgraded by "pkg upgrade" to p7 too. # freebsd-update fetch freebsd-update is incompatible with the use of packaged base. Please see https://wiki.freebsd.org/PkgBase for more information. Thank you Antonhome | help
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