Date: Thu, 04 Sep 2014 09:44:12 +0200 From: "Ronald Klop" <ronald-lists@klop.ws> To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Forcing pkg Message-ID: <op.xlnjryamkndu52@ronaldradial.radialsg.local> In-Reply-To: <5c04d8d3287b214cd827612b774a7553@mailbox.ijs.si> References: <op.xlmtzqlwg7njmm@michael-think> <20140904093421.7f1abd04@akips.com> <op.xlmyafurg7njmm@michael-think> <5c04d8d3287b214cd827612b774a7553@mailbox.ijs.si>
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On Thu, 04 Sep 2014 02:29:25 +0200, Mark Martinec <Mark.Martinec+freebsd@ijs.si> wrote: > 2014-09-04 02:00 Michael Ross wrote: >> On Thu, 04 Sep 2014 01:34:21 +0200, Paul Koch <paul.koch@akips.com> >> wrote: >> >>> On Thu, 04 Sep 2014 00:27:16 +0200 >>> "Michael Ross" <gmx@ross.cx> wrote: >>> >>>> Hello, >>>> a second pkg question: >>>> Assume I have to install something *now*, like in: 5 minutes ago, >>>> production on fire, >>>> never mind corrupt pkg databases or anything, sort out later, need >>>> service >>>> up: >>>> Is there any equivalent to "pkg_add --force"? >>>> As in, *I* know the dependencies are met, and I *know* that pkg is >>>> wrong >>>> in complaining? >>>> -DDISABLE_CONFLICTS doesn't work anymore? >>> Or, I want to install pkg A, but it relies on pkgs B, C, D,... >>> I only want to use a single program in pkg A that I "know" has >>> no dependencies and really don't want to pull in anything else. >>> >> like what would have been >> -i, --no-deps >> Install the package without fetching and installing >> dependencies. >> to pkg_add. >> Michael > > > Another example over which I'm currently stuck: > > # pkg install mailman (or, same with: pkg upgrade) > The following 3 packages will be affected (of 0 checked): > > Installed packages to be REMOVED: > postfix-current-2.12.20140709_2,4 > > New packages to be INSTALLED: > postfix: 2.11.1_4,1 > > Installed packages to be UPGRADED: > mailman: 2.1.18.1_1 -> 2.1.18.1_3 > > I don't want the postfix-current to be removed. Mailman is perfectly > capable of working with it and does not need postfix: 2.11.1. > > > Even if I follow this path: remove postfix-current, install mailman > and let it install postfix: 2.11.1, then try to remove postfix: 2.11.1 > and install postfix-current - it tries to deinstall mailman. > > Mark > Just a guess. Does it help to change the origin of postfix? Something like: pkg set -o postfix:postfix-current Ronald.
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