Date: Wed, 03 May 2017 07:53:35 -0700 From: "Chris H" <bsd-lists@bsdforge.com> To: <freebsd-ports@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: pkg and packages Message-ID: <d903c4aa02b629b5d22cedc62ac33031@ultimatedns.net> In-Reply-To: <chgjgc91bp3vu3aufg8p9cavrp7iehvhei@4ax.com> References: <chgjgc91bp3vu3aufg8p9cavrp7iehvhei@4ax.com>
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On Wed, 03 May 2017 08:03:36 -0400 <scratch65535@att.net> wrote > After doing a general pkg upgrade on my server-of-all-work, I > discovered after some research that the Big Grey Background I was > left with was due to pkg having deleted, but not replaced, xfce4 > desktop. > > Trying to install the desktop package, I discovered that it's > bundled with at least 2 unrelated pieces of software: Thunar, > and samba44. That bothered me, but I needed the desktop. > > pkg got totally confused during the install, first downloading 44 > and THEN noticing the conflict with 46. So it downloaded 46, > too(!), deleted the existing 46, installed 44, and then tried to > re-install 46, failing with a complaint because it had just > installed 44 and that created a conflict. > > But it gets better. Trying to reinstall the samba46 package, I > discovered that I'd have to sacrifice the desktop that I just > installed. > > Clearly, no good can come of packaging unrelated software > together, so there needs to be a way to prevent that, or at least > criticise those who do it. > > And pkg should (a) check for later versions *before* downloading > older ones, (b) preferably not install old versions over newer > without explicit permission, and (c) as a fallback should allow > packages to be decomposed at install time such that installation > is not a yes/no all-or-nothing choice. In pkg(8)'s humble defense; it simply *expedites* your request. It isn't the QA dept. for [port] Maintainers. Mind you; I *fully* appreciate your position. I'm simply trying to indicate *where*, or at *whom* to point fingers. :-) --Chris
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