pkg-static: pkg-1.4.0.p.a11 conflicts with pkg-1.3.7 (installs files into the same place).

[Matthew Seaman]

On 31/08/2014 18:14, Craig Rodrigues wrote:
> On Sun, Aug 31, 2014 at 9:43 AM, Matthew Seaman
> <m.seaman at infracaninophile.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>>> # pkg info -r pkg
>>> pkg-1.3.7:
>>>         pcbsd-utils-1394538598
>>>
>>> Is this enough to cause the problem?
>>
>> Yeah -- that's enough to cause pkg-devel to be replaced by pkg.  Guess
>> that's another port with a run-time dependency on pkg.
>>
> 
> Thanks for the clarifications.  I have a few questions.
> 
> (1)  Is it wrong for a port to explicitly specify a dependency on pkg?
>  Should pcbsd-utils port be fixed?

No -- as I now recall, pcbsd-utils includes a GUI for installing
packages.  That's a valid use of libpkg, so having a dependency there is
fine.

> (2)  How did I get a dependency on pkg-1.4.0?  Does the
> FreeBSD_new_xorg repository depend on
>       pkg-1.4.0 or pkg-devel?

I don't know.  I believe the official FreeBSD pkg repositories have
always used the release version of pkg, so I can't see what would have
pulled in pkg-1.4.0 for you.

	Cheers,

	Matthew

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