Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2014 07:30:38 +1100 From: John Marshall <john.marshall@riverwillow.com.au> To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: 'pkg version -I index' ignores index argument Message-ID: <20140213203038.GA30069@rwpc15.gfn.riverwillow.net.au>
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Prompted by the recent EOL announcement and the very loud pkg_install
warning, I recently migrated about a dozen systems to pkgng. So far the
only thing I've tripped over is the pkg-version(8) tool ignoring its
index argument. The tool appears to do a good job of maintaining
backwards compatibility with its venerable predecessor:
usage: pkg_version [-hIoqv] [-l limchar] [-L limchar] [[-X] -s string]
[-O origin] [index]
pkg_version -t v1 v2
pkg_version -T name pattern
Usage: pkg version [-IPR] [-hoqvU] [-l limchar] [-L limchar] [-egix pattern]
[-r reponame] [-O origin] [index]
pkg version -t <version1> <version2>
pkg version -T <pkgname> <pattern>
but the new tool completely ignores its optional [index] argument and,
if I request use of an INDEX via -I, it will only work if there is an
INDEX file in the ports tree directory. A missing ports tree directory
is also a fatal error.
I have submitted a PR (ports/186671) in which I provide a patch to
pkg/version.c to rectify this problem. The patch:
- removes the requirement for /usr/ports when using an index (-I)
- reads and uses the optional index file argument which, if present,
will supersede the default file in /usr/ports.
I am not a programmer, so please excuse and correct anything which is
done improperly. "It works for me."
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John Marshall
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