Date: Mon, 3 Jun 2024 08:21:13 -0300 From: Renato Botelho <garga@FreeBSD.org> To: Yuri <yuri@FreeBSD.org>, "ports@freebsd.org" <ports@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Why does 'pkg install -A xx' reinstall pkg? Message-ID: <badc5369-dca7-4fd5-b1f3-c53f4bb7f60d@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <0d254498-0783-4394-982a-8c126220d166@FreeBSD.org> References: <0d254498-0783-4394-982a-8c126220d166@FreeBSD.org>
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On 02/06/24 17:50, Yuri wrote: > I saw it many times how 'pkg install -A xx' reinstalls pkg: > > > > Installed packages to be REINSTALLED: > > > pkg-1.21.3 > > > > > It doesn't explain the reason. > > > Why is such operation ever needed? > > > The package version doesn't change, and there are no dependencies that > change, so why does it need to reinstall pkg? > Do you have multiple pkg repositories on this system? I've been seeing this behavior to happen for years when more than one repository is configured. We always had 2 repositories on pfSense and it was not something trivial to see on FreeBSD systems, but nowadays with pkgbase it's becoming more common so I guess more people will see it happening. -- Renato Botelho
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