Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2025 17:46:46 +0100 From: Graham Perrin <grahamperrin@gmail.com> To: freebsd-pkg@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Understanding vital with version 2.2.2 of pkg in FreeBSD 16.0-CURRENT (1600000) Message-ID: <6bbfbfa1-02f8-4b78-bcc2-d6cd1ae6941d@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <0396e303-e96b-4c66-bf29-495896bff38e@gmail.com>
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On 24/09/2025 00:56, Graham Perrin wrote: > A package that is neither missing, nor vital, is reportedly missing > when deletion is attempted without force, because the non-vital > package is a dependency of a vital meta package that is not mentioned > when the non-missing package is reportedly missing. > > True or false? An example: FreeBSD-ppp root@sixteen:~ # pkg delete FreeBSD-ppp Cannot solve problem using SAT solver, trying another plan Cannot solve problem using SAT solver, trying another plan Checking integrity... done (0 conflicting) 1 packages requested for removal: 0 locked, 1 missing root@sixteen:~ # pkg delete -fy FreeBSD-ppp Checking integrity... done (0 conflicting) Deinstallation has been requested for the following 1 packages (of 0 packages in the universe): Installed packages to be REMOVED: FreeBSD-ppp: 16.snap20250923232126 Number of packages to be removed: 1 [1/1] Deinstalling FreeBSD-ppp-16.snap20250923232126... … [1/1] Deleting files for FreeBSD-ppp-16.snap20250923232126: 100% root@sixteen:~ # pkg check -d Checking all packages: 0% … Checking all packages: 100% FreeBSD-set-minimal has a missing dependency: FreeBSD-ppp >>> Missing package dependencies were detected. >>> Found 1 issue(s) in the package database. Checking integrity... done (0 conflicting) The following packages will be installed: New packages to be INSTALLED: FreeBSD-ppp: 16.snap20250923232126 Number of packages to be installed: 1 >>> Try to fix the missing dependencies? [y/N]: y [1/1] Installing FreeBSD-ppp-16.snap20250923232126... … [1/1] Extracting FreeBSD-ppp-16.snap20250923232126: 100% >>> Summary of actions performed: FreeBSD-ppp dependency has been fixed >>> Missing dependencies were fixed successfully. pkg: Package database is busy while closing! root@sixteen:~ # pkg iinfo FreeBSD-ppp FreeBSD-ppp-16.snap20250923232126 root@sixteen:~ # pkg delete FreeBSD-ppp Cannot solve problem using SAT solver, trying another plan Cannot solve problem using SAT solver, trying another plan Checking integrity... done (0 conflicting) 1 packages requested for removal: 0 locked, 1 missing root@sixteen:~ #home | help
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