pkg_add errors

[Dominic Fandrey]

Pav Lucistnik wrote:
> Dominic Fandrey píše v st 27. 05. 2009 v 18:43 +0200:
> 
>> During my last run of 'pkg_upgrade -a', cups-client forgot to install
>> the library libcups.so.2, which I fortunately recognized due to my
>> routine of running pkg_libchk after every package/port upgrade.
>>
>> Running 'pkg_upgrade cups-client' fixed that problem. The interesting
>> part is, that the reinstallation of cups-client was done from the
>> same package. So either pkg_add, tar or the file system were to blame,
>> because the package is without fault.
>>
>> I expect that this unreliability of pkg_add (or the underlying systems)
>> has a severe impact on my further development of pkg_upgrade.
> 
> I think it was entirely different story --
> 
> installation of cups-client (put libcups on disc)
> upgrade of cups-base (remove libcups from disc)
> 

Well, that's possible, but why would cups-base perform such an evil
deed?

It's a very soothing suggestion, though. At least as far as pkg_upgrade
is concerned.