Re: PKGBASE Removes FreeBSD Base System Feature

From: vermaden <vermaden_at_interia.pl>
Date: Wed, 06 Aug 2025 22:21:32 UTC
So You still do not understand ...

The pkg(8) command works fine - its just NOT SUPPOSE to DESTROY most of the FreeBSD Base System - because FreeBSD is not Linux to allow shit like that ...




Temat: Re: PKGBASE Removes FreeBSD Base System Feature
Data: 2025-08-07 0:13
Nadawca: "Ceri Davies" &lt;ceri@submonkey.net>
Adresat: "vermaden" &lt;vermaden@interia.pl>; 
DW: FreeBSD-pkgbase@freebsd.org; freebsd-pkg@freebsd.org; freebsd-current@freebsd.org; freebsd-stable@freebsd.org; 



>> On 6 Aug 2025, at 22:54, vermaden  wrote:
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>>> No, it has the same behaviour.
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>> English is not my primary language so I will try to explain in more
simple words as you probably did not understood.
>> 
>> NOPE.
>> 
>> It DOES NOT has the same behavior.
> 
> In each case it forcibly deletes all the packages from your system,
like you asked.
> 
> I understood you fine, I just disagree that this is a shocking result
when you have specified the “all” and “force” flags.  In fact it is
exactly what that command is documented to do and therefore is very far
from a violation of the principle of least astonishment.
> 
> Ceri
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