Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2014 21:59:17 +0000 From: Peter Harrison <four.harrisons@googlemail.com> To: pete wright <nomadlogic@gmail.com> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Pkg upgrade 'SAT solver' problem Message-ID: <CAA3eX7ZZGKWhu2y=xMXLWmbkSXVBqm497q5k-HQBQ72cqnm%2BRQ@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <CAGBmCT7Jk6YdLn%2Bw7Oha7L1Y==bXx_UH=sf%2BWHALiC1vpYFb3Q@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAA3eX7ayzZEd=%2B%2BgJACO9_yz3apJUHt9AN3b%2B9fd6wxBf1nLog@mail.gmail.com> <CAGBmCT7Jk6YdLn%2Bw7Oha7L1Y==bXx_UH=sf%2BWHALiC1vpYFb3Q@mail.gmail.com>
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On 8 December 2014 at 21:28, pete wright <nomadlogic@gmail.com> wrote: > On Mon, Dec 8, 2014 at 12:18 PM, Peter Harrison > <four.harrisons@googlemail.com> wrote: >> Can someone help with a pkg upgrade problem please? >> >> I've been relying solely on binary pkg for a while now without problem. >> However, on doing the latest upgrade I get: >> >> root@thinkpad:/home/peter # pkg upgrade >> Updating FreeBSD repository catalogue... >> FreeBSD repository is up-to-date. >> All repositories are up-to-date. >> Checking for upgrades (377 candidates): 100% >> Checking integrity... done (1 conflicting) >> pkg: Cannot solve problem using SAT solver: >> cannot install package libxfce4util~x11/libxfce4util, remove it from >> request? [Y/n]: n >> pkg: cannot solve job using SAT solver >> >> If I answer 'y' I get a much longer sequence of similar errors and the >> upgrade still bombs. > > is this related to the upgrade of gettext? As per /usr/ports/UPDATING: > > "20141130: > AFFECTS: users of devel/gettext (close to everyone) > AUTHOR: tijl@FreeBSD.org > > The devel/gettext port has been split up in devel/gettext-runtime, a > lightweight package containing runtime libraries, and devel/gettext-tools, > a package containing developer tools. The devel/gettext port still exists > as a metaport. > > You must first delete the existing installation of gettext and then > reinstall it. This will break sudo, so you *must* do this in a root > shell (sudo -i) if you use sudo. > " > > I did an upgrade last week and this package pretty much broke > everything (including most of xfce4) causing me to do a pretty big > uninstall/reinstall dance. Of course if I read /usr/ports/UPDATING > first I would have saved myself some drama :) > > Cheers, > -pete > > -- > pete wright > www.nycbug.org > @nomadlogicLA Thanks - sounds about right but... root@thinkpad:/home/peter # pkg delete -f gettext 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: gettext-0.19.3 Proceed with deinstalling packages? [y/N]: y [1/1] Deleting gettext-0.19.3: 100% root@thinkpad:/home/peter # pkg upgrade Updating FreeBSD repository catalogue... FreeBSD repository is up-to-date. All repositories are up-to-date. Checking for upgrades (377 candidates): 100% Checking integrity... done (1 conflicting) pkg: Cannot solve problem using SAT solver: cannot install package libxfce4util~x11/libxfce4util, remove it from request? [Y/n]: Still no dice. Any ideas? Cheers, Peter Harrison.
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