PKGNG + portmaster /var/db/pkg/ not empty

[Michael Schuh]

Hi there,


as far as i understood /var/db/pkg should be empty, after an fresh update
to stable 10 and

# pkg delete -a -f

WITH_PKGNG=yes
is set in /etc/make.conf

the next inquiry of pkg asks for
the installation of pkg. everything fine so far.

now i would going to use the freshly updated ports tree
to reinstall all packages starting with portmaster.
the call up of

# make config

shows only a message like options changed, but no dialog.
thanks google i could figure out to install dialog4 ports first,
then i got this working again.

for my opinion:
it should get installed automatically or the dialog from the system should
get used
or at least iot should printout a hint or error message.


installing portmaster now and inquire an
portmaster `cat installed-ports-list` like in the man page of portmaster
recommended, i get the
/var/db/pkg filled again. beside the local.sqlite db from pkng.

for the fun, some packages didn'r installed files in /var/db/pkg.

it are exactly 4 packages difference, any relation to MAKEARGS=-j4 ?

Any ideas how to get rid of this behaviour?


many thanks